When it comes to derogatory and hateful remarks about minorities, Jesus is frequently given a pass. His ‘meek and mild’ persona – not one he actually had, but one he’s acquired over time – is brought into play to absolve him of all unpleasantness.
For example, and as liberal bloggers are fond of saying, here’s what he had to say about gay marriage:
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Yup, that’s right; he said absolutely nothing about it – not directly anyway. But what Jesus did say, if ‘Matthew’ is to believed, was that he upheld the Jewish Law in its minutest detail:
Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfil. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5.17-19)
That’s the Law that prescribes death for even the smallest infraction that he’s endorsing there. Here’s a brief sample of that Law and the penalty for breaking its petty rules:
Stone to death anyone who works on the Sabbath. (Exodus 35.2 and Numbers 15.32-36)
Kill publicly children who dishonour their father or mother. (Leviticus 20.9)
Stone to death anyone who blasphemes the name of the Lord. (Leviticus 24.16)
Execute a married couple who have sexual intercourse during the woman’s period. (Leviticus 18.19)
Put to death those involved in adultery. (Leviticus 20.10)
Execute any man who lies with another man, as with a woman. (Leviticus 20.13)
Stone to death at her father’s door any woman who is not a virgin on her wedding night. (Deuteronomy 22.13-14 and 20-21).
Sound familiar? With its oppressive brutality and liberal use of the death penalty, this sort of behaviour is like IS practices today. They’re both desert ‘moralities’, after all. And this is the law that Jesus advocates and insists remains in place until ‘heaven and earth pass away’. As that hasn’t happened yet, the Law, according to Jesus anyway, remains in effect. Never mind that Paul says it doesn’t – God himself, in the shape of Jesus Christ says it does. How’s that for meek and mild?
(Cue Christians referencing the story of the woman caught in adultery. That, however, is a late addition to the Bible and, in any case, Jesus only saves the woman because his beloved Law hasn’t been properly complied with.)
Thankfully, civilised human beings – and civilised Christians too – ignore Jesus and don’t seek to apply such old barbaric laws (though there are some believers who want to when it comes to LGBT people; see my previous post.) But if you want to know Jesus’ position on moral issues that he doesn’t pontificate on explicitly, just remember he fully supports the death penalty for adultery, homosexuality, working on the Sabbath, not being a virgin on your wedding night, having sex at the wrong time of month, dancing, listening to the radio, tweeting and texting… oh wait… now I have got him confused with Islamic extremists. It’s so easy to do.
Next time: Jesus says that the only way to gain eternal life is to follow this vicious Law with all its unreasonable demands.
rejectingjesus, 
Wow, where to begin… First you do not know scripture, and cherry pick the one’s to make your points.
Starting here.
Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfil. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5.17-19)
While Jesus was HERE on earth, the Law was still in effect. His mission was to fulfill the Law and prophets who wrote about Him in The Old Covenant.
By fulfilling ALL the Law and the prophets down to the letter, He made the Old Covenant obsolete. That is why we have the New Covenant. The Old is no longer necessary, we are under the church age and grace, because of Christ’s finished work on the cross. ” It is finished ”
You cannot mix the old with the new, as Jesus refers to in the book of Matt. 9: 17
“And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the old skins would burst from the pressure, spilling the wine and ruining the skins. New wine is stored in new wineskins so that both are preserved.”
And by Paul in Hebrews :13 – By calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear.
” And this is the law that Jesus advocates and insists remains in place until ‘heaven and earth pass away’.”
The Law is in effect for the unrepentant, and is the standard God will use come judgment day.
The Law is no longer in effect for the Christian. Because we accept Christ as Lord and Savior, who fulfilled the Law, we are counted righteous before God, and not under the Law and it’s requirements.
Romans 3:21 -But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, 22even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction; 23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,…
” Cue Christians referencing the story of the woman caught in adultery. That, however, is a late addition to the Bible and, in any case, Jesus only saves the woman because his beloved Law hasn’t been properly complied with.)
Great example of the authority of Christ who is God in the flesh, and is the one capable of forgiving sin for the lawbreakers ( sinners ).
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I’m a little short on time, and i wish I wasn’t, because I could pick apart your post piece by piece for hours. I WILL say though, that I’d expect someone who has dedicated a whole site to this matter to have actually read the book he’s so dedicated to disproving. It’s pretty clear that you haven’t and only used quick Google searches to try to prove your point. The big thing that i’d really like to point out is that most of the scripture you quoted to try to prove your point is from the Old Testament. That means it was law BEFORE Jesus was born. Yes, some of them are pretty harsh. That is why Jesus whittled the 613 commandments in the OT down to 10 in the NT. The most important being, ”Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” The most important one, right behind that, is to, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” That is why I just prayed for you. I wish that people like you would get away from trying to disprove the Word and find something else (literally ANYTHING else) to spend your time doing. What do you have to gain by making this site? Do you have such little self worth that, as a grown adult (I assume, but maybe I’m wrong), you really need someone to pat you on the back and say, “WOW! You did a really good job! You get a gold star. That means, you get to pick out what toy you want to play with at recess first today!” Will, if that’s what you need, I ain’t the one to say it. Your arguments are weak, and you are clearly uninformed on the subject you’ve chosen to focus on. Why don’t you, at least, read the Bible (I mean cover to cover) before you speak on it. If you need a little motivation, why don’t you remember that Satan knows the Bible better than ANYONE here on Earth. I mean, even better than the POPE!!! Familiarize yourself so you can, at least, make an educated, organized, well informed, argument. You do that, and I’ll consider giving you a shred of respect. Otherwise, good luck on your day of reckoning. I hear it’s hot down there, so make sure you pack shorts!!
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Mr Brave Anonymous: I’ll respond to your comment in a separate post which I’ll put up soon. While you wait, how about you read up on how to include paragraph breaks in your writing?
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One hundred years ago I worked some clerical student work jobs at university. I read a lot of manuals and publications produced by the university. Even wrote a few of them.
For some reason no one could explain to me, the university spelled “employee” as “employe.” In every single occurrence they published.
I began to imagine a vast warehouse where the university stored all the e’s they’d saved up over their entire existence.
Perhaps Mr Brave Anonymous is similarly storing up carriage return characters for some purpose known only to him.
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Clever!
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