• Nibodhika@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    Sabbath

    You seem to think the bible says the Sabbath need not be kept because of the new covenant, however Matthew 5:17-18 contradicts that view, because Jesus says that the law hasn’t changed. Also if you read carefully you will notice that even in some passages where he’s critic of Sabbath, it is directed at the way people do it, and not the act itself.

    Neutral person

    You’re missreading what you quoted. Regarding Jesus a person can be in one of 3 states, for, against or neutral. Your quote says

    For the one who is not against us is for us.

    Meaning neutral counts as counts as for, therefore Jesus is not against like you claimed. If you would like to keep arguing he’s against then quote Matthew 12:30 which is the exact opposite, i.e.

    He who is not with Me is against Me

    Who asked for the Census

    You can’t quote something that literally says God told David to number people and claim that’s not what it means. He didn’t tempt, there’s no ambiguity he said “Go number Israel”.

    numbers

    Again, you’re fidgeting meaning, when someone says the sum is X but I didn’t included Y they mean that the actual number is larger than what he said. You’re shoe fitting an explanation to try to make it fit.

    Jesus v Pilates

    And yet in John 18:33 he’s very chatty, and always replies.

    can God change

    And yet, several times in the bible he regrets what he did, which is only possible by a creature capable of change. Regret means that he would do it differently now, so for example in 1 Samuel 15:10-11 when he said he regrets having made Saul King he means he wouldn’t do it now, therefore he has changed.

    Also since you quoted something that also tells that Jesus can’t change, then he can’t be tempted nor die, since that requires change. Therefore Satan never had a chance to tempt him in the mountain, which makes it pointless, also he didn’t die when crucified which is a problem to the whole Christianity idea.

    Jealousy

    Like you quoted God is jealous, but also jealousy is a sin, and God can’t be near sin, so he can’t be near himself. You can’t claim he’s a special kind of jealous, jealousy as a whole is listed as an obvious sin in Galatians 5:20, there’s no “except when Jealousy is based on passion”

    Temptation

    But also he tests followers, for example Abraham. Those being tested can obey or not, not obeying god is a sin, therefore asking someone to do something they don’t want is tempting them to sin.