"Sins of the Father"

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>> <<IAN

>> 

>> My you are long winded. You may dream of heaven and hell but not I. If

>> 

>> death were not a punishment, then why did God strike dead Aaron's son for

>> 

>> spilling his seed on the ground? Why did God have Joshua commit genocide?

>> 

>> Why is God such a murderous entity? Why did God cause the great flood?

>> 

>> Where, anyplace in the Penteteuch at least, is hell mentioned as a place

>of

>> 

>> punishment? I'm sorry Roger, you may have your distorted views on the

>Bible

>> 

>> but they sound utterly ridiculous to me.>>

>> 

>> RH

>> It is necessary to be long winded because so many people have not grasped

>this

>> very fundamental point.  Even your understanding is limited because of

>your

>> limited knowledge of the entire Scriptures.  You see physical death as

>being a

>> punishment because that is your personal 20th century view of death. 

>However,

>> physical death is important in the Bible because it sets in concrete the

>final

>> destiny of a person.  

>> 

>> If hell is not in view in the Pentetuch, what purpose did the sacrificial

>> system serve?  Why have all the sacrifices?


NANCY
Because Yoohoo was constantly involving himself in the daily lives of the
Israelis and demanded that they make these sacrifices to appease him. In
order to ensure success in their bloody conquests, they had to keep the law,
which included burnt offerings and other sacrifices that were pleasing to
their god. Just like the other religions of ancient times. 

Nancy Todd
todds@pa.net

>

>IAN

>Good question. Just why would an omnieverything God need with sacrifices?

>Why would this egomaniac God of yours need man to worship him? Just how

>insecure can one God get? My little old burnt out matchstick god doesn't

>demand anything of me. He doesn't even care if I don't capitalize his name.

>I can pray to my little old burnt out matchstick god and he'll answer just

>as many prayers as your omnimaxi God. What a waste, killing all those

>animals (if you want to believe they had that many animals with them out in

>the Sinai. When are you going to grasp the full picture Roger?

>

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