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Originally posted by chavos
Nope. The OT isn't intrinsicially smite laden than the New Testament. There are passages of violence and death in both, and passages of mercy and love in both. It's a pretty common misconception, but one that is quickly disproved by reading the text.
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Oh because the OT has some examples of mercy/love, it's alright in Deuteronomy 6.15 when God kills you because you worshipped the wrong God?
The injustices told by the Bible aren't cancelled out because some examples of mercy and love are present.
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I also think that Christians ought to deal with these passages instead of "disregarding" them. Much better to retain them as a negative example, than to forget the mistakes of the past.
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So regard them as mistakes and don't follow them. Disregard them as rules to follow, as I said.