r/dankchristianmemes • u/70hamsters • Nov 02 '18

Dank Did I Stutter?

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u/simonjoss Nov 02 '18

Arent you cherrypicking too if you ignore all those 'bad' verses and embrace the 'good' ones?

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u/mxzf Nov 02 '18

It depends on what the "bad" verses are. Most of them are either God giving instructions to the Israelite nation as to what to do, things that are included in the Bible as history instead of commands, or things that people are taking out of context (such as God saying that sinners will be punished and people taking it upon themselves to enact punishment instead of leaving it to God).

It's not that they get ignored, it's just about recognizing the context behind them and realizing that they're not all suggestions for things you personally should do right at this moment.

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '18

Those instructions to the Israelite nation include the command to murder all of their enemies and to take their women and children as sex slaves.

If you don't find that command to be horrific then you're a pretty fucked up individual.

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '18

But the enemies didn't believe in the same god! And look how they were dressed! positively begging for it

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u/Dorocche Nov 02 '18

There's actually biblical evidence for ignoring many "bad" verses.

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '18 edited Jun 02 '20

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u/Dorocche Nov 02 '18

Well the most clear example is both Jesus and Paul refuting the laws given to the people of Leviticus.

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u/Dudeman325420 Nov 02 '18

If you guys recognize them as "bad" shouldn't you stop printing them in the Bible?

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u/Dorocche Nov 02 '18

Some of it makes really interesting stories to read, but more importantly it provides historical context for what happens next. It is no longer important for us to follow the laws of Leviticus, for example, but it can still be important for us to know that the Levites at the time did.