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Talk:Essay:Adulteress Story (view source)
Revision as of 05:25, April 9, 2008
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::: To me, the [[Gospel of John]] was vandalized by the [[liberal]] adulteress story, which is used today to oppose the [[death penalty]], make light of promiscuity, downplay [[Hell]], and undermine Christian teaching about asking for and receiving forgiveness. The story pretends to be an eyewitness account, but was added long after all the eyewitnesses had died. No big deal: I'd do the Lord's work by "reverting" the vandalism.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 20:45, 8 April 2008 (EDT)
::: To me, the [[Gospel of John]] was vandalized by the [[liberal]] adulteress story, which is used today to oppose the [[death penalty]], make light of promiscuity, downplay [[Hell]], and undermine Christian teaching about asking for and receiving forgiveness. The story pretends to be an eyewitness account, but was added long after all the eyewitnesses had died. No big deal: I'd do the Lord's work by "reverting" the vandalism.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 20:45, 8 April 2008 (EDT)
: The Bible is considered to be inerrant in its original form. We believe we have a good indication of what was preached and told, but understand that there may be small differences such as that section in John and the end of Mark. In comparison to any other work of antiquity, the cohesion of the Bible and lack of differences among different copies is unparalleled.
:On a different note though, I wouldn't call the story a liberal falsehood, as concepts of liberal and conservative as understood today did not have a direction correlation to that time. One of the issues that is left out, is the fact that only the woman was brought before Jesus. Where was the man since she was caught 'in the very act of adultery'. The Pharisees, to put it in terms that do have meaning to us today, were being deceitful. Their reason to confront Jesus was to discredit Him in a no win situation, not because they had a deep desire to see that justice was done. Many of the concepts in the story can be found in other areas of Scipture. For instance Jesus is known for performing miracles in different ways; the idea of him writing on the ground is only a difficulty if we go out of our way to read one into it -- in my opinion. Other concepts of 'Judge not lest you be judged' and 'taking the log out of your own eye before helping your neighbor take the speck out of their eye' from other areas of Scripture also show a hesitancy to judge. Reproof of others should be done in a spirit of humility and with a goal to help the person. I think that is the greatest interpretation that can be taken from this story and from other areas of the Bible that echo similar themes. [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 01:25, 9 April 2008 (EDT)
== Mosaic law ==
== Mosaic law ==
Steve, your cite to the Mosaic law is terrific. But [[liberal]] [[Christians]] will cite the adulteress story as changing Mosaic law. Indeed, the increasing reliance on this adulteress story in churches is leading to an increased opposition to the [[death penalty]].--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 20:01, 8 April 2008 (EDT)
Steve, your cite to the Mosaic law is terrific. But [[liberal]] [[Christians]] will cite the adulteress story as changing Mosaic law. Indeed, the increasing reliance on this adulteress story in churches is leading to an increased opposition to the [[death penalty]].--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 20:01, 8 April 2008 (EDT)