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by Montana
Tue Aug 17, 2010 12:04 pm
Forum: Questions for Christians
Topic: Is God inconsistent...or are Christians?
Replies: 78
Views: 15805

Re: Is God inconsistent...or are Christians?

You say that it has "changed", the expectation to execute homosexuals (as well as many other examples). But are these not examples of relative morality? It was moral then for some, but not moral for others at another time? The times and government were different. Israel lived in a society...
by Montana
Tue Aug 17, 2010 12:00 pm
Forum: Questions for Christians
Topic: Is God inconsistent...or are Christians?
Replies: 78
Views: 15805

Re: Is God inconsistent...or are Christians?

Montana, the morality is constant. Homosexual behavior in the OT is noted as a sin, in the NT it is as well. What is not constant here is the context and the penalty. Those elements are not moral in and of themselves. Those are issues of justice and penalty. That is independent of the moral foundat...
by Montana
Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:25 am
Forum: Questions for Christians
Topic: Is God inconsistent...or are Christians?
Replies: 78
Views: 15805

Re: Is God inconsistent...or are Christians?

Frankly Montana, we don't know exactly what "moral value" was at play with all OT laws. We often try to codify them and place them as timeless, but the reality is that there are laws that God gave in the OT which are no longer in effect. That doesn't speak to the constancy of God; that sp...
by Montana
Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:21 am
Forum: Questions for Christians
Topic: Is God inconsistent...or are Christians?
Replies: 78
Views: 15805

Re: Is God inconsistent...or are Christians?

God isn't inconsistent and His morals (and ours) aren't inconsistent. How He has shown us to handle sins is different though. Israel had the imperfect sacrificial system. I'm not saying God is imperfect, but He implemented that system for a reason. At the right time, He sent Christ to end the sacri...
by Montana
Sun Aug 15, 2010 8:12 pm
Forum: Questions for Christians
Topic: Is God inconsistent...or are Christians?
Replies: 78
Views: 15805

Re: Is God inconsistent...or are Christians?

I understand that, and it was my original line of thinking. However...there's a moral value attached to the executing of homosexuals, correct? If was moral then for Israel to do. But it is not moral now for Christians to do (is what I believe but cannot adequately defend...and is what you appear to ...
by Montana
Sun Aug 15, 2010 7:50 pm
Forum: Questions for Christians
Topic: Is God inconsistent...or are Christians?
Replies: 78
Views: 15805

Is God inconsistent...or are Christians?

I'm hoping to get some help from a strong Christian here. I've asked several Christians who have given just crazy answers or just did not know. I'm starting to think that the question/problem cannot be answered...and therefore, sincerely presents a problem with the Christian religion. The issue is t...