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Violence in the Old Testament
« on: January 28, 2009, 12:20:16 PM »
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I have had several Muslims post first testament verses of early wars where under Gods commands the Jews were to kill all the men women and children etc. next they will Quote Jesus saying I have not come to change the law but uphold it-Does Jesus stand behind Killing men women and children?

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Re: Violence in the Old Testament
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2009, 12:23:04 PM »
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I have had several Muslims post first testament verses of early wars where under Gods commands the Jews were to kill all the men women and children etc.....

First it's important to note the two covenants. The first to the Jews and the next including us Gentiles.
Next that was a direct commandment of God.
When we see the mass slaughters and such in the OT they are always lessons in disobedience to God. People ritually sacrificing children and such.

I could be mistaken but I believe one of those "kill them all" passages was an order to the Jews and those to be killed were of the seed of Ishmael, that have become the scourge on the world.

God commanded Abraham to sacrifice his son.
When God commands something we obey it.
But what does THE LAW say among other things? "Thou shalt not kill."

Old testament prophets laid down their swords and suggestion of the sword in God's service many centuries before Jesus was ever born.

Interestingly just this morning another search regarding contradictions brought me to this site.
I barely peaked at it so for all I know it is some cult so view it with care.
http://www.tektonics.org/lp/packham02.html

More specifically to your subject:
http://www.tektonics.org/lp/packham02.html#GENOCIDE

...... next they will Quote Jesus saying I have not come to change the law but uphold it-Does Jesus stand behind Killing men women and children?

You know Jesus would never approve of even killing enemies.
I don't believe that means that a Christian can't defend the otherwise defenseless.

Does it say Jesus came to "uphold" the law? Not in MY KJV:

Mat 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

Luk 24:44 And he said unto them, These [are] the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and [in] the prophets, and [in] the psalms, concerning me.

He fulfilled the law with His shed blood. That's how Christians have only two commandments. The rest of the law is pressed in our hearts through the Holy Ghost. ALL the law.

Mat 22:40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets

For example: Jhn 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

Mat 5:43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 44 BUT I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Even when it comes to food:

Act 10:13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. 14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.

Mat 15:11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

We are not saved by acts of the flesh. Those are as filthy rags to God. We are saved by the condition of our hearts through repentance and following Jesus Christ.

Eze 11:19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:

Jer 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:

Hbr 8:13 In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away.

Hbr 12:24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than [that of] Abel.



A lot of the time they quote the following verses in an effort to suggest Jesus was violent as their 6th century reprobate:
http://islamchristianforum.com/index.php?board=33.0


Any time a Muslim quotes something get out a KJV search tool and CHECK the verse. This one has KJV by default:
http://www.blueletterbible.org/
I've learned a lot about God's Word through doing word and term searches in the above site.

This one unfortunately has NKJV by default, that you can easily change, but lots of great tools on the drop-down menu at the left including Strong's definitions and a Textus Receptur Greek/English interlinear:
http://www.olivetree.com/cgi-bin/EnglishBible.htm

I use ONLY the KJV and the Textus Receptus Greek/English interlinear with Strong's. Please read this regarding New Age bible versions:
http://www.beholdthebeast.com/new_age_bible_versions.htm

I would vastly prefer if you asked these questions in the forum so that maybe others could benefit. Doubtful that others will join in because it is a pretty uncomfortable place for indoctrinated Christians as well as Muslims. God's Word takes no prisoners.

I may include it generically without fingering you if that's OK.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9Rdej28pP4

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Re: Violence in the Old Testament
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2009, 12:32:15 PM »
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I have had several Muslims post first testament verses of early wars where under Gods commands the Jews were to kill all the men women and children etc. next they will Quote Jesus saying I have not come to change the law but uphold it-Does Jesus stand behind Killing men women and children?

Additionally, the phrase "kill them all and let God sort them out" comes to mind.
For a Christian:
Phl 1:21 For to me to live [is] Christ, and to die [is] gain.

Thus the children would be spared from growing up in their parents custody and following idol worship some of which even included sacrifice of children to please pagan Gods.

The innocent are all with God. Like Children, and others who are innocent through ignorance, or continued to have faith in God, in spite of those around them.
For the innocents, where there is no law, there is no transgression:
Rom 4:15 Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, [there is] no transgression.

And the guilty received their eternal reward.

It's about trust in God. He'll sort it all out.

Our life on this earth is but a tiny vapor in regard to our eternity.

Mat 10:39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.


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Re: Violence in the Old Testament
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2009, 01:04:15 PM »
Can I know God's judgments on Muslims?

Rom 11:33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable [are] his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

No I can't. Can I learn that the false prophet mohammed recited EXACTLY what NOT to believe as if it came from Satan's own mouth? Unequivocally.

2Pe 2:1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be FALSE TEACHERS among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, EVEN DENYING THE LORD THAT BOUGHT THEM, AND BRING UPON THEMSELVES SWIFT DESTRUCTION.

Rom 3:25 Whom God hath set forth [to be] a propitiation THROUGH FAITH IN HIS BLOOD, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

Mat 26:28 For this is MY BLOOD of the new testament, which is SHED FOR MANY for the remission of sins.

Hbr 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and WITHOUT SHEDDING OF BLOOD IS NO REMISSION.

1Jo 5:12 He that hath the Son hath life; [and] HE THAT HATH NOT THE SON OF GOD HATH NOT LIFE.

Jhn 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and HE THAT BELIEVETH NOT THE SON SHALL NOT SEE LIFE, BUT THE WRATH OF GOD ABIDETH ON HIM.

1Jo 5:10  He that BELIEVETH ON THE SON OF GOD hath the witness in himself: HE THAT BELIEVETH NOT GOD HATH MADE HIM A LIAR; because HE BELIEVED NOT THE RECORD that God gave of his Son.

Surah 4:157  That THEY SAID (in boast), "WE KILLED CHRIST Jesus the son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah";- BUT THEY KILLED HIM NOT, NOR CRUCIFIED HIM, but so it was made to appear to them, and those who differ therein are full of doubts, with no (certain) knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, FOR OF A SURETY THEY KILLED HIM NOT:-

1 John 2:22  Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? HE IS ANTICHRIST, THAT DENIETH the Father and THE SON. 23 WHOSOEVER DENIETH THE SON, THE SAME HATH NOT THE FATHER: [(but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also].

Surah 9.30 THE JEWS CALL ‘UZAIR A SON OF GOD, AND THE CHRISTIANS CALL CHRIST THE SON OF GOD..... GOD’S CURSE BE ON THEM: how they are deluded away from the Truth!

John 3:16  For God so loved the world, that he gave HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Sura 19:88 They say: "(Allah) Most Gracious HAS BEGOTTEN A SON!" 89 INDEED YE HAVE PUT FORTH A THING MOST MONSTROUS!