For Abrahamic Religions

[LuisDantas]

The Buddha didn't actually say that about Buddhist teaching, he was talking to non believers about their own beliefs.

Eh. Like you would know.

 

[Lyndon]

Maybe you should go back and read the Kalama sutta, the Buddha wasn't speaking to Buddhists.

 

[The Emperor of Mankind]

Basically the same cherry picking of scriptures that I see Therevada Buddhists doing!!

Are you actually capable of engaging in a thread without resorting to whataboutery?

 

[Lyndon]

stopped making sense sometimes????

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Is it acceptable to cherry pick the religious scriptures and only follow the parts you agree with?

It would be strange to follow the parts you disagree with.

 

[Spiderman]

Every Christian cherry picks the Scriptures

 

[The Emperor of Mankind]

stopped making sense sometimes????

... what? Your posts don't usually make sense but even by normal standards this is way out there.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Basically the same cherry picking of scriptures that I see Therevada Buddhists doing!!

And if a Theravada Buddhist jumped off a bridge, would you do it too?

 

[tonemonkey]

Is it acceptable to cherry pick the religious scriptures and only follow the parts you agree with?

Nope. If you're talking about the Bible then every verse has a context. People like to pick a verse out of context and build a belief around it, when in the context of the whole passage, and the broader context of Scripture that verse doesn't mean what they want it to mean. Many evils have been done by religious people who have excused their evil with a verse taken out of context.

 

[Ubon]

And if a Theravada Buddhist jumped off a bridge, would you do it too?

Nope. If you're talking about the Bible then every verse has a context. People like to pick a verse out of context and build a belief around it, when in the context of the whole passage, and the broader context of Scripture that verse doesn't mean what they want it to mean. Many evils have been done by religious people who have excused their evil with a verse taken out of context.

There are some things in the Bible that are brutal, thou shall not permit a witch to live, a man that lies with a man shall be put to death, rules on how to treat your slaves, are they taken out of context to.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Is it acceptable to cherry pick the religious scriptures and only follow the parts you agree with?

I, for one, cherry pick the religious scriptures written in bold italic.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

And this is why I like the Dalai Lama's saying that if science goes against a Buddhist scripture, go with science because the scriptures were written by those who knew far less than we now know.

"one should accept the truth from whatever source it proceeds" - Maimonides

 

[tonemonkey]

Every Christian cherry picks the Scriptures

Nope, not true. But you can believe that if it makes you feel better.

 

[Spiderman]

Nope, not true. But you can believe that if it makes you feel better.

Scripture says people should be put to death for working on Sabbath or adultery. I don't know of any one who follows that. Sounds psychotic and cruel to me.

 

[Lyndon]

I've yet to hear a Christian that thinks you should marry your rapist!! But I'm sure there's one out there

 

[Spiderman]

I, for one, cherry pick the religious scriptures written in bold italic.

I love your posts Jayhawk

 

[tonemonkey]

There are some things in the Bible that are brutal, thou shall not permit a witch to live, a man that lies with a man shall be put to death, rules on how to treat your slaves, are they taken out of context to.

When you're looking at the Bible It's really important to look at when each verse or verses you're talking about was said in the history of the Jews. If you're talking about Old Testament rules and regulations then you're seeing things that were said to a particular people for a particular time. God was trying to raise up a holy people who were surrounded by truly horrendous and brutal cultures. Those who worshiped Ba'al and Molech were way into human sacrifice. Those that weren't into human sacrifice worshiped through sex with temple prostitutes.

The Old Testament laws and regulations were to make the Jews a totally separate people - distinct and different from the cultures around them who were doing evil in God's eyes. These rules were meant for a certain people for a certain time. They were meant only until Jesus came who would help his people understand the heart behind them. For instance, through Moses God allowed a man to divorce his wife in a certain way, but Christ made it clear that this is not what was originally intended - they only were allowed to divorce because their hearts were so hard. Now divorce is only allowed because of infidelity. I know that Christians today have the same divorce rate as everybody else, but that's a conversation for another day.

Witchcraft was not allowed in the Old Testament again because God wanted his people to be holy and not to engage in the worship of demons, which is what was happening around them.

The Greek word for slave used in the New Testament doesn't speak of slaves taken by force against their will, but indentured servitude. People who would become somebody's servant for a set period of time so that they could have work and their family could have a place to stay. I know that people have used these verses to excuse the other kind of slavery, but that's a misreading of Scripture.

 

[tonemonkey]

Scripture says people should be put to death for working on Sabbath or adultery. I don't know of any one who follows that. Sounds psychotic and cruel to me.

That was just for the Jews and only until Jesus came. Again, trying to create a holy people - not extended beyond the time that Jesus came and not to other believers than the Jews.

 

[Spiderman]

When you're looking at the Bible It's really important to look at when each verse or verses you're talking about was said in the history of the Jews. If you're talking about Old Testament rules and regulations then you're seeing things that were said to a particular people for a particular time. God was trying to raise up a holy people who were surrounded by truly horrendous and brutal cultures. Those who worshiped Ba'al and Molech were way into human sacrifice. Those that weren't into human sacrifice worshiped through sex with temple prostitutes.

The Old Testament laws and regulations were to make the Jews a totally separate people - distinct and different from the cultures around them who were doing evil in God's eyes. These rules were meant for a certain people for a certain time. They were meant only until Jesus came who would help his people understand the heart behind them. For instance, through Moses God allowed a man to divorce his wife in a certain way, but Christ made it clear that this is not what was originally intended - they only were allowed to divorce because their hearts were so hard. Now divorce is only allowed because of infidelity. I know that Christians today have the same divorce rate as everybody else, but that's a conversation for another day.

Witchcraft was not allowed in the Old Testament again because God wanted his people to be holy and not to engage in the worship of demons, which is what was happening around them.

The Greek word for slave used in the New Testament doesn't speak of slaves taken by force against their will, but indentured servitude. People who would become somebody's servant for a set period of time so that they could have work and their family could have a place to stay. I know that people have used these verses to excuse the other kind of slavery, but that's a misreading of Scripture.

The commandment against graven images was also for the Jews , not for Christians. There is nothing in the New Testament about it. Some Christians follow the OT rule on images, others don't. Either way, the people that do are cherry picking which OT verses apply

 

[Lyndon]

When you're looking at the Bible It's really important to look at when each verse or verses you're talking about was said in the history of the Jews. If you're talking about Old Testament rules and regulations then you're seeing things that were said to a particular people for a particular time. God was trying to raise up a holy people who were surrounded by truly horrendous and brutal cultures. Those who worshiped Ba'al and Molech were way into human sacrifice. Those that weren't into human sacrifice worshiped through sex with temple prostitutes.

The Old Testament laws and regulations were to make the Jews a totally separate people - distinct and different from the cultures around them who were doing evil in God's eyes. These rules were meant for a certain people for a certain time. They were meant only until Jesus came who would help his people understand the heart behind them. For instance, through Moses God allowed a man to divorce his wife in a certain way, but Christ made it clear that this is not what was originally intended - they only were allowed to divorce because their hearts were so hard. Now divorce is only allowed because of infidelity. I know that Christians today have the same divorce rate as everybody else, but that's a conversation for another day.

Witchcraft was not allowed in the Old Testament again because God wanted his people to be holy and not to engage in the worship of demons, which is what was happening around them.

The Greek word for slave used in the New Testament doesn't speak of slaves taken by force against their will, but indentured servitude. People who would become somebody's servant for a set period of time so that they could have work and their family could have a place to stay. I know that people have used these verses to excuse the other kind of slavery, but that's a misreading of Scripture.

Way to justify slavery!!!