Seems to me a lot of people lately have been digging deep into the bowels of the book of Leviticus to show us heathens that we truly are doing bad things. For the longest time, they've pointed at a passage that speaks against homosexual relationships (Leviticus 18:22). Now, someone has taken to posting about a new rule in Leviticus. Leviticus 19:28 says "do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves, I am LORD". So I guess the person who brought this up, and all those who have reposted really don't like tattoos. Go figure. Someone that doesn't like tattoos. I suppose there are still a few left. To them I say, if you don't like them, don't get them. Also, how's it going living your life according to the book of Leviticus?
That's the kicker, isn't it? Leviticus is a huge book with all the old testament laws about sacrifices, who you can and can't have sex with, and all sorts of other stuff. And yet, the only things that people take from Leviticus are the rules that would tell those of us who don't live in the ancient middle east how to live our lives. They don't read through the book and say "gee. I haven't been preparing my sacrifices properly (Leviticus 22)" or "wow, I really need to stop wearing clothes made of two different materials (Leviticus 19:19)". In fact, they never once apply those laws passed down from the angels to the prophets to their own life. They see them only as a means to attempt to force us terrible unwashed heathens into their narrow view of the world.
I have a suggestion for these "good Christians". How about you read the rest of your bible? In particular, there's a book called Hebrews that has specific bearing on this whole matter. Shall I help you find your way? Alright. Here you go.
Hebrews 1:1-4: In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. 3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. 4 So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs
Here we see that God is saying Jesus is above the angels who talked to the prophets of old, and therefore, his word supercedes that of the prophets in every way.
Hebrews 8: 7-13:
7 For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another. 8 But God found fault with the people and said[b]:
“The days are coming, declares the Lord,
when I will make a new covenant
with the people of Israel
and with the people of Judah.
9 It will not be like the covenant
I made with their ancestors
when I took them by the hand
to lead them out of Egypt,
because they did not remain faithful to my covenant,
and I turned away from them,
declares the Lord.
10 This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel
after that time, declares the Lord.
I will put my laws in their minds
and write them on their hearts.
I will be their God,
and they will be my people.
11 No longer will they teach their neighbor,
or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’
because they will all know me,
from the least of them to the greatest.
12 For I will forgive their wickedness
and will remember their sins no more.”[c]
13 By calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear.
Here we can easily see that God has told the people that, because the people of the old testament couldn't seem to get their act together, he would give them another chance, a new promise. And this promise, this covenant would override the old, along with the laws which the people of Israel just couldn't seem to follow.
There's quite a bit more in there regarding the mechanics of the whole thing, explaining the how and why of the transfer from the old ways to the new. I highly recommend that all those folks who enjoy pointing out a passage or two from Leviticus, and yet who don't even come close to living by its tenets, take a look at the entire text. And if you can't be bothered to do that, you might as well just shut the hell up, stop going to church, and stop calling yourself a christian, because you damn sure aren't doing what you were told to do.
Oh... and just so you folks understand... I'm a PAGAN. I'm not a christian, I don't go to church. I celebrate the turning of the seasons and follow gods you don't know or understand. And yet here I am, quoting scripture to those of you who are supposed to know it better than I. Personally, I think I have a better grasp on what it was that your God and Jesus were trying to tell you all those years than most of you do.
For those few who truly do embody the spirit you profess, thank you. Especially you, Pastor Schroer. I only knew you for a while, but you showed me that not all professed christians are closed minded, closed hearted hypocrites, who speak about living life one way, while doing the exact opposite. Thank you for teaching me the best way to catch a counterfeit and a liar is to study the original item as closely as possible so you can point out the fakes for all to see.
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