Ziggy
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If we did not have the Torah how would we know God?I don’t know if you knew but the synagogue mass shooter Robert Bower from 2018, had the verse John 8:44 (where Jesus refers to Jews as the children of the devil) on his social media profile. Now Jesus was also a Jew and it’s mentioned in John that salvation is from the Jews. There are just so many questionable things from the Bible, even contradictions..that for one to say there aren’t any, must really have to try to make it all work out. Same with the Qur’an.
God chose himself a people to bear witness of himself. They were to be the "light of the world" which brought the knowledge of God to all around the world. (Kind of like christians SUPPOSED to be doing today)
But they weren't perfect, far from it. Every turn they took they went after idolatry. They absorbed paganism from the nations around them.
They lived for the world and not for God.
Not all Jews followed that same path. One bad apple can spoil a whole bunch, but not necessarilly the apple orchard.
It's difficult to see the lessons in the bible if your standing to close to the subject.
Israel was God's vessel made for destruction. Not by man's hand, but by their own.
Rom 9:21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
Rom 9:22 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:
Rom 9:23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
Rom 9:24 Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?
Israel was given to the world as an example, the same as Jesus was sent to lead us by example.
Israel went off the path many times. Jesus stayed the course.
People like Robert Bower use scripture for their own deviated purpose and excuses.
They use "religion" to cause division to fit their agenda.
No one should be judged by anything other than their character. Not race, gender, religion, social class, nothing.
These are used against people in propaganda campaigns, usually politically motivated to deceive people into believing one set of people care more about their "plight" than another. When in fact the ones who are faking concern are the very same setting them up to come under fire.
Man is evil.
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