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I contend the legal language that matters in the Pentateuch is not "if a man" or "he will die,"
But if a man schemes against his neighbor to kill him by treachery, you will take him from my altar to die. Ex 21:14.
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Here are my reasons why I believe Ezekiel amended the Law of Moses:
- Ezekiel uses the same legal language and the same phrases as in the Pentateuch: "if a man", "he will die", "he will live" etc.
- The reason for the death penalty…
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Very good points @C_M_
Actually, I changed my view, and now consider the moral argument the most convincing one, an…
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Ezekiel 18 rescinds the death penalty for every case in which the offender is repentant.
There's also a precedence in 2 Sam. 12.
The NT makes it clear that we're not under the law, for example Rom. 3:24, Rom. 6:14, Col. 2:14. Jesus al…
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What does the chairman (Jan) wants for CD? This is the starting point.
I created CD to continue the idea and spirit of the original CD, which I had the impression was what everyone wanted when we start…
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Nope. It can be recovered from archive.org, bu…
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But they have the legal rights to the original content on christiandiscourse.com, which I want to recover and host. So I'll play nicely.
But I'll ask them again about using the name.
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It's been like two years since I had an email exchange with them... They probably just ased nicely then not to use the name "Christian Discourse".
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I've looked at all relevant passages for a research paper recently. I'll attach the final draft.
In short, none of the commands about acpital punishment carry over to the New Testament. It is not mandatory or prescribed for the church age, …
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Sorry about the late reply. I've been wanting to reply for many days, but the workload from seminary doesn't leave me much time to get involved as much as I like to.
"Christian Discourse" would be my personal preference, but that's a tradem…
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Old books are sometimes just as encouraging. Here's one that I had on my reading list for decades, but only managed to read this year:
I'm pretty sure that's against Google's advertising policies. Religious and political targeting is clearly banned.
If you keep seeing this particular ad, you can report it to Google, and they will take care of it. Usually there's a dropdown…
I do allow Google to place no more than three ads per page. That's for covering the ongoing cost for the domain and the server. Most of the time, in my experience, Google doesn't even place all three ads, as they don't like to sell ads space on p…
@Wolfgang said:
Oh dear .... and I thought it was THE RUSSIANS and THE PUTIN who are behind it all…
Google no longer allows advertising for the following type of sites:
Examples: places of worship, religious guidance, religious education or universities, religious products
Sorry about the lack of responsiveness. My moderator activity has largely been limited to the necessary ongoing spam deletion.
I don't actually believe that there needs to be constant growth and/or activity for a forum to be successful. If …
Thanks @C_M_ for your years of commitment to CD and its predecessor.
I can fully relate to your comments. I had left…
Many blessings @Wolfgang
We will always be here, and happy to welcome you back any time.
The big update from Vanilla 2.6 to 2.8 happened around that time. I've reported the issue to the support forum.
I did update the forum software a few days ago. Maybe the new display came with the update. Since the search does work fine, I'm a bit hesitant to report a bug. Let's wait and see if it's still like this after the next update.
Western politics have certainly paved the way for random censorship, but the actual decision what is deemed "hate speech" lies with Facebook. And since FB is closely allied, for example, with the Pakistani government, all censorship is sharia com…
I agree. Would it be possible to refrain from …
Thanks @C_M_ for your commitment! Yes, CD is here to stay, in the spirit of the original christiandiscourse.com.
Alt…
@ASN_032 said:
As mentioned, I would also like you to prove your claims from the bible, where in th…
Okay, the forum software doesn't allow for a custom offline message. We're staying online then...
Guys,
I'm joining the internet "blackout day" tomorrow, initiated by Wikipedia, the Pirate Party, and other Article 13 and copyright reform opponents.
<…@Mitchell said:
I wonder what we can do to help attrack more active forum members here?
Surprisingly, the OHCHR agrees with much of what is said in your article.
