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Originally Posted by Willravel
Read it. He said "the law", and he further specified by referring to the prophets. You don't think Ezra was a prophet?
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I don't know, was he?
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You imply distinction where there is none. The words are perfectly clear:
"That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman."
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Read it: it says "should" be put to death. I think this is more of a moral treatise, and I think it was also revised over time. I think Jesus had a different approach.
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I think it's disingenuous to suggest that someone that believes in Jesus isn't Christian. All the "but Jesus said" arguments in the world are totally and completely invalid because following your interpretation of Jesus' teachings isn't a part of the definition of Christian. That's my point. As soon as you leave the most basic definition of Christian, you lose the meaning of the word.
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I think it's disingenuous too (though Muslims recognize Jesus as a prophet). But I also think it's disingenuous to suggest that following the teachings of Christianity is not a part of being Christian.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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