Tag: law
No Stones, No Church
Deuteronomy 23:1 1 He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD. It seems as if all of the Book of Deuteronomy, chapter 23, is made up of various rules and laws, most of which are very silly. This particular verse [...]
Stone Disobedient Children
Deuteronomy 21:18-21 18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them: 19 Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out [...]
Is Circumcision Mandated?
Genesis 17:9-14 9 And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. 10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. 11 And ye shall circumcise the [...]
The Price of Rape
Deuteronomy 22:28-29 28 If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found; 29 Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because [...]
The Old Law Still Applies
Matthew 5:17-20 17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. 19 [...]