tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post1731903731558664388..comments2024-03-27T00:38:51.570-07:00Comments on Left Behind and Loving It: One Last Way of Thinking about “Blood”D. Mark Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12016377712982292924noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-17137096431380507732009-05-26T06:40:11.361-07:002009-05-26T06:40:11.361-07:00Mr. Jones,
I cannot accept your comment's premise...Mr. Jones, <br />I cannot accept your comment's premise, "According to God there is only one way to think about..." In fact, there are several ways to think about how one accounts for shedding human blood. There were provisions for people's guilt to be taken away by sacrifices; there was a clause that allowed the guilty- even murderers- to grab the handles of the mercy seat on the altar in the tabernacle; there was the law of retaliation that exacted an equal in payment for a sin (eye for eye, etc.)- all of which were words of God according to different books of the Bible. And when Jesus displaces the law of retaliation, the Christian tradition calls his preaching authoritative- moreso than the words given to Noah. <br />So, while there is plenty of room for discussion and difference about what, exactly, the Scriptures require in the case of bloodshed, we have to listen to many voices and not just select one as "the" voice of God. That's why I've tried to show at least 4 genuine and faithful ways of understanding "blood" in the Christian tradition.From Mark Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08343191370740534861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-64594751980279524492009-05-26T04:23:53.551-07:002009-05-26T04:23:53.551-07:00According to God there is only one way to think ab...According to God there is only one way to think about any human male's life taken by bloodshed. He says there is always the pre existing constant requirement to give him an account AFTER any human male's life is taken by bloodshed. For this reason there cannot be a direct benefit for anyone solely by Jesus having been crucified. Gen. 9:5 NIV.<br />Theodore A. JonesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com