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Politics : Should God be replaced? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: average joe who wrote (22647)	10/11/2005 3:52:31 PM
From: LLCF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 28931

<It won't work, Jesus came in fulfillment of the old testament, i.e. he was the next step and did not extinguish anything.> First of all, Jesus din't write anything down... the bible is recollections and stories. Second, words are linear, and couldn't possibly emody completely spiritual teachings, especailly after hundreds of years of passing down stories. Third, Jesus constantly outwits those looking to crucify him by sticking to his posititve message and seemingly purpously NOT trying to tear down prior teachings as a way of teaching. At that time it probably would have meant destruction of the entire society! You see it everywhere in the qotes of Jesus... trying to accept and be positive, not 'against'... mother T wouldn't be in an "anti-war" protest for instance... only a 'pro-peace' event. The old Testiment was apparently included only in 3-400 AD at the council of Nicea by much discussion, voting, etc. So none of this (IMO) is "written in stone". <Matthew 22 Then he said to them, "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's."> A great example of him not intending to bring down society IMO. And here he's clearly saying IMO that all the old stuff can be replaced by his new commandments: Matthew 22:36-40 "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?" And He said to him, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.' "This is the great and foremost commandment. "The second is like it, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' "On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets." DAK