This is probably one of the most important questions about Christianity. In the Old Testament God allegedly tels you to kill your son for instance just for secretly enticing you to go and worship other Gods and the New Testament says to love your enemies.
I think this is one of the things that turns people away from Christianity . How do you explain it?
Thanks
Christ/God was there in person (O.T.) and was
His own GODHEAD THEOCRACY. (meaning that
they read all hearts + minds, and what their fate would be well before it took place)
His church government's on earth when He left in the N.T. were to be His Theocracy. Also we see the Ceasar government of Rom. 13 with the duty to man's second table of God's law only.
See Matt. 18:14-18. And this is only for a OBEDIENT church or it would be cut off as well!
Rev. 2:5
Matt. 18
[
15] Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
[
16] But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
[
17] And if he shall neglect to hear them,
tell it unto [[the church:]] but if he
neglect to hear [[the church]], let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
[
18] Verily I say unto you,
Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
And
Rev. 2
[
5] Remember therefore from whence
thou art fallen, and
repent, and do the first works;
or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
And NO, the Lord does play games using rubber bullets so to speak! For we find today that
He has REJECTED the Whole garbage can of the Rev. 17:1-5 Great Whore mother along with her daughters who are
all coming back to satan's roost.
--Elijah