I have simply recorded history as it has been written down. It is not Christian to refuse and discard history. Burning books is something such as Hitler did. My report on that the synagogues did not accept all people has nothing to do with anything except that it is a report on history that happened. You are out of line in your constant search for something to judge negatively.
Is it OK to tell God no we won’t do what He asks?
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I feel certain that the Lord asks us to put our wills into obeying Him, and not obedience with a goal of earning salvation but motivated by our love and praise of God. I am called a Sabbath keeper, a judinizer, and scolded terribly for this. Men say that being a Sabbath Keeper is wrong. I do not listen to man, I listen to God and clearly God tells me to do this and accept that it means I must be mocked for it. Scripture warns us that the world is against all of God, even His ways.
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As you said nothing about historical records, and you provided no supporting documentation, links, citations, or references, and your post was made in the Bible Discussion Forum, it is reasonable to conclude that you were making assertions as to what the Bible contains.
However, it is Christian to question something supposedly biblical which is clearly not biblical.
Spare me the overreaction. Instead, be proactive and provide appropriate information and context to your statements.
However, it is Christian to question something supposedly biblical which is clearly not biblical.
Spare me the overreaction. Instead, be proactive and provide appropriate information and context to your statements.
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A lot of Gentiles will say no, they will not refrain from eating meats the Lord did not command them to refrain from, and no, they will not be physically circumcised when God does not requirement it, and no, they will not celebrate feast days that God did not require them to celebrate, etc.
God gave Noah creeping things to eat. He told Israelites not to eat them. He gave Israelites feasts to observe. Where does He say that Gentiles must keep them?
God gave Noah creeping things to eat. He told Israelites not to eat them. He gave Israelites feasts to observe. Where does He say that Gentiles must keep them?
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To me the Lord tells us that He sees people as humans all of the same kind as if we all had the same color skin. Paul explains it quite completely in Romans. There are numerous places in the OT telling us this. But as has been pointed out, I am quite alone with that thought.
When the Jews escaped from slavery in Egypt we are told that it was not only Jews but a mixed crowd but they were all included. The Jews were originally gentiles, every one. Abraham who God made the first Jew was a native of Mesopotamia and a gentile. The only gentiles who didn't reject God were individuals like Ruth who joined the Hebrews and lived with them like Ruth did. God did not reject gentiles but many scriptures tell the Jews they were the same and under the same instructions.
To me, saying they are different so God spoke to them in a different way just does not make sense any more than Hitler did. Any gentiles could join them if they accepted Him, join at any time.
When the Jews escaped from slavery in Egypt we are told that it was not only Jews but a mixed crowd but they were all included. The Jews were originally gentiles, every one. Abraham who God made the first Jew was a native of Mesopotamia and a gentile. The only gentiles who didn't reject God were individuals like Ruth who joined the Hebrews and lived with them like Ruth did. God did not reject gentiles but many scriptures tell the Jews they were the same and under the same instructions.
To me, saying they are different so God spoke to them in a different way just does not make sense any more than Hitler did. Any gentiles could join them if they accepted Him, join at any time.
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Peter said that men of every nation who do what is right are acceptable with him.
On the other hand, Paul wrote this about Gentiles:
Ephesians 2
12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
17 And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
Gentiles were, generally, without hope and without God in the world.
But Paul also teaches that by the works of the law, no flesh shall be justified in his site, and that that the righteousness of God apart from the law has been revealed, being witnessed by the law and the prophets (Romans 3:21.)
I wonder if, after reading your post, you think the way that the nations become righteous with God is through being circumcised and obeying the law of Moses. in Acts 15, Peter advised not putting the Gentiles under a yoke that neither he nor their fathers could bear.
Abraham was justified by faith before he was circumcised. Noah had a covenant with God, also, before Abraham. Gentiles are justified by faith in Christ Jesus, not by being circumcised and taking upon themselves the obligation to keep the law of Moses. Paul was very much opposed to Gentiles being circumcised and taking upon themselves this obligation, as we see in Galatians.
Peter said that men of every nation who do what is right are acceptable with him.
On the other hand, Paul wrote this about Gentiles:
Ephesians 2
12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
17 And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
Gentiles were, generally, without hope and without God in the world.
But Paul also teaches that by the works of the law, no flesh shall be justified in his site, and that that the righteousness of God apart from the law has been revealed, being witnessed by the law and the prophets (Romans 3:21.)
I wonder if, after reading your post, you think the way that the nations become righteous with God is through being circumcised and obeying the law of Moses. in Acts 15, Peter advised not putting the Gentiles under a yoke that neither he nor their fathers could bear.
Abraham was justified by faith before he was circumcised. Noah had a covenant with God, also, before Abraham. Gentiles are justified by faith in Christ Jesus, not by being circumcised and taking upon themselves the obligation to keep the law of Moses. Paul was very much opposed to Gentiles being circumcised and taking upon themselves this obligation, as we see in Galatians.