[ SECRET POST #360 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #360 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 08 pages, 192 secrets from Secret Submission Post #052.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 linked back to the page ] broken links, [ 1 2 ] not!secrets, [ 1? 2? ] not!fandom, [ 1 2 3 ] repeats, [ 1 ] probably not for real.
Next Secret Post: Tomorrow, Tuesday, January 1st, 2008.
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
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Comments

Re: 16

[kinneas.livejournal.com]

I am not picking any fights, but...

It seems in today's society, there is a movement of nice, generally unobtrusive Christians like yourself to specify that despite the crazy zealots of both old and modern day, your religion and its teachings are ultimately one of tolerance and love.

I must ask you: How do you reconcile that with the rather violent lessons of the Old Testament? From my understanding, all of God's word is divine law. I also understand that according to the New Testament, God does indeed forgive sins as long as one follows a life of Christ---and by extension divine law. Does one simply exclude the instructions to burn down neighbor villages with heathen presence? How does that work?

Don't misunderstand me; I think the peaceful, mostly keep-it-to-yourself Christian movement is an excellent one, but I still have to ask.

Re: 16

[shadsie.livejournal.com]

All I can say is that I've struggled to reconcile some of the Old Testament passages with my New Testament beliefs, myself. It is something I've personally come up with more questions than answers to, myself, yet I haven't found it reason to throw away my faith - if you understand.

Generally, modern Christians live by the New Testament. The Old Testament is largely considered "for another time," I guess.

I'm not even sure I'm the one to ask. I'm no theology student, and, as I've said above, I haven't actually been to church in over a year. (This stemming from personal social anxiety and a general unsuress about the American church's place in politics). These kind of questions might be better asked of a "better" Christian. *Grin.*

Re: 16

[kinneas.livejournal.com]

Haha, gotcha. While I personally can't empathize because I'm a bit of an ideological absolutist, I understand I think where you're coming from.