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Sorry, I read thru this entire text and all I read was an opinion, not one scripture was quoted. I on the other hand post scripture to show the corrupt, and spiteful nature of all religions.
Here is Leviticus, maybe he should read it before he and others embarrass themselves by trying to deny what it literally says.
Death for Adultery
If a man commits adultery with another man's wife, both the man and the woman must be put to death. (Leviticus 20:10 NLT)
I can't ask him, but I can ask you, where is the ambiguity in this scripture? One member supported the comment that the bible was a framework to live by. Ok..here is part of that framework, so why don't Christians themselves live by it?
Trying to defend the bible morally is a waste of time.. Remember, this is the same book that was used to enslave us...
Peace!
No, this was not the writer's "opinion." It was exegetical commentary on the codes in Leviticus and Deuteronomy. No, the writer didn't quote book/chapter/verse. He stated that he "paraphrased/summarized" what the Bible does say in relation to the codes of Leviticus and Deuteronomy.
Now, as I said previously, Jesus, Himself, said that He was the fulfillment of "The Law." -- The legalistic codes of Leviticus and Deuteronomy were no longer necessary under the New Covenant. They were for a specific People for that specific time.
Jesus also said:
Matthew 22:
[36] Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
[37] Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
[38] This is the first and great commandment.
[39] And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
[40] On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Specifically about adultery and divorce, Jesus said:
Matthew 5:
[27] Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
[28] But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Matthew 19:
[9] And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
And, yes, the Bible was USED to enslave us.
And, yes, the Bible has verses on slavery which was a MAN-MADE institution not GOD-made.
So, yes, there were so-called "rules" for slavery set forth for the Children of Israel and for outsiders.
It's always amazing to me how some Black folk will, on one hand, argue that the already long-existent slavery of ancient Africa was not the same as the European chattel slavery of the Maafa; and, on the other hand, try to degrade the Bible for pointing out verses about slavery throughout lands IN Africa.
Long before Judaism, Christianity or Islam touched Africa, there was slavery there from tribal/kingdom conquests.
Throughout Kush, Nubia, etc... there was slavery in those various cultures. And there were certain Rights, Privileges and Punishments afforded to the "slaves" of those societies by the ruling classes.
So, the Bible did not introduce, frame or set down the "original" parameters for slavery. It was already IN Africa in various forms with various tacit and/or written rules, according to the dictates of the ruling class.