I'm amazed at how people want to "pick and choose" the parts of the Bible that suit them. A movie was given a PG-13 rating not because of profanity but because the dialogue discussed God! Parents needed to be warned of this!? NBC has edited Veggie Tales to get rid of any religious language because that might unduly influence someone or offend them. (Amazing how they defend the right to show trash saying parents should monitor what their kids are watching. That the remote has an off button!) I heard on the radio that a female minister left a denomination because it taught against homosexuality saying "those scriptures really don't apply to today." I hear of people arguing against tithing because it is an "Old Testament" teaching. (What do they do with the seventh chapter of Hebrews?)
My question to people is how can you just pick and choose the parts you LIKE!? Can you remove the eggs from a cake once it has been baked? NO! If you don't like eggs or are allergic to them then you must not eat the cake! God inspired the entire Bible. Nowhere do I find that He says we only have to abide by the commandments or the passages that make us feel good! Nor does the Bible indicate that any part of it is merely for our reading pleasure!
What kind of society would we have if we got to pick and choose the laws we want to obey! "You know, I don't like that law against stealing. I really want that man's Beamer so I'll just steal it. My defense will be that that stealing law offends me."
This may seem ridiculous, but it is how we want to treat God's laws! No we can't pick and choose which laws of the land we want to obey and we CERTAINLY can't pick and choose which of God's laws we want to obey! It's all or nothing, folks. Your only choice is to accept it completely or reject God completely. Just remember that for every choice you make, there is a consequence.
My question to people is how can you just pick and choose the parts you LIKE!? Can you remove the eggs from a cake once it has been baked? NO! If you don't like eggs or are allergic to them then you must not eat the cake! God inspired the entire Bible. Nowhere do I find that He says we only have to abide by the commandments or the passages that make us feel good! Nor does the Bible indicate that any part of it is merely for our reading pleasure!
What kind of society would we have if we got to pick and choose the laws we want to obey! "You know, I don't like that law against stealing. I really want that man's Beamer so I'll just steal it. My defense will be that that stealing law offends me."
This may seem ridiculous, but it is how we want to treat God's laws! No we can't pick and choose which laws of the land we want to obey and we CERTAINLY can't pick and choose which of God's laws we want to obey! It's all or nothing, folks. Your only choice is to accept it completely or reject God completely. Just remember that for every choice you make, there is a consequence.
