Abraham and Isaac

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You see Keith, your trouble is that you neither understand the Bible and neither do you know about life in Biblical days.

In Old Testament days Child Sacrifice was normal. These were the pagans who you sometime talk about in a nice way as only someone who is ignorant can.

The pagan child sacrifice was being done at the time of Christ in a valley called "Hell" just outside Jerusalem and when Jesus gave his sermon on the mount he said: -

"You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgement.' But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgement. Again, anyone who says to his brother, 'Raca, is answerable to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell.

The lesson to be learnt from Abraham was that 1) Abraham was a man of faith and was obedient, 2) His son was obedient, 3) God tests us but He brings us through and he never tests us beyond what we are able, 4) On that momentous day GOD PUT AN END TO CHILD SACRIFICE.



God had promised Abraham that he would be the "Father of Nations" through his son Isaac and Abraham must have known in his heart of hearts that nothing could possibly happen to Isaac, partly because of Gods command not to kill and also because of his promise. Killing Isaac was never an option.

What is so marvellous and again is something else that proves the truth and accuracy of the Bible is that ABRAHAM DID INDEED BECOME THE FATHER OF NATIONS.

The Bible is so true.

Thank you for allowing me to share this with you Keith. God is Great.

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Tracing Back to God

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"Even if one does not believe in God, there are elements of the idea of God that remain in us and that cause us to see the world with some divine aspects. ... I don't see myself as so much dust that has appeared in the world, but as being that was expected, prefigured, called forth. in short, as a being that could, it seems, come only from a creator; and this idea of a creating hand that created me refers me back to God."

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Thou Shalt Not Kill. Sixth Commandment

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The sixth commandment concerns our own and our neighbour's life (Exo_20:13): “Thou shalt not kill; thou shalt not do any thing hurtful or injurious to the health, ease, and life, of thy own body, or any other person's unjustly.”

It does not forbid killing in lawful war, or in our own necessary defense, nor the magistrate's putting offenders to death, for those things tend to the preserving of life; but it forbids all malice and hatred to the person of any (for he that hateth his brother is a murderer), and all personal revenge arising therefrom; also all rash anger upon sudden provocations, and hurt said or done, or aimed to be done, in passion which Jesus further expounds in Mat_5:22. It also forbids persecution, laying wait for the blood of the innocent and righteous among us.

Sources:

John Wesley
Matthew Henry
New Bible Commentary (Inter-Varsity Press)

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