Re: Gypsy Taub Interviews Nudists Julie and Rich

On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:40:53 GMT, "Neosapienis"
<[email protected]> wrote:

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>Much of the NT was written by Paul who never met Jesus in person and wrote 
>some disparaging letters about homosexuals in the book of the Corinthians 
>(see 1 Corinthians 6: 9 - 20 for example) as well as in Romans where he even 
>condemend lesbians as well. 

At the time some of the Greeks were fucking little boys, slaves and
non-slaves, in public and as a matter of course. There were no laws
against such activity and no police to enforce such laws, coupled with
a public that thought such matters to be the way of the World.

It is in that context that Paul spoke, not to us today, but to those
particular societies and of that time. Paul also speaks to social
settings like we have today where people are greedy, possessive and
violent. He condemns that much more. Rarely do we hear of that
message.

Either way, he was literally talking to those people of that time, and
he makes that clear. What is universal in his message is that the
application of Jesus teachings must differ depending on the problems
of the people of that time and place. No one size fits all.

This is how Jesus teachings are consistent and valid for all time and
all places. It is not a formula and never will be. 

Again, Paul's example was how NOT to be applying a formula but rather
how to think, discuss and argue these things out with each other. The
last thing he would have wanted would be for some preacher to blindly
quote him in a completely different situation.

Remember, it was Paul who eliminated much of the literal excesses of
the Jews of that time being mandated in the Christian church.