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[QUOTE]Originally posted by papermachesatan
[B]Irrelevant. We're not debating about the Christians, we're debating about the events portrayed in the Bible. The only thing we're debating about is the Bible. Not the Christians who can't follow it word for word in life.
You argue that which you don't know, the old testament is not to be taken literal, many of the events and command actions were acceptable and needed to that culture, not necessarly acceptable to todays standerds. Just as some stuff we do today won't be acceptable to later generations down the road. The old testament is to be strained through what is taught in the New testament. Some of what is taught in the NT is not directly applicable to today, because culture has changed some, when that is the case commen sense is needed, and help from a knowledgeable person in the areas of greek and hebrew is useful. Also don't take what is written in certain versions, as a correct translation of what was original written. Most translations help the transition from greek to english easier to understand be changing words, and there order around, rather than take a literal translation from greek word to english word.
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