Re: Here's one for Bob (hope it makes your head spin)

In article <46DD68EC.2010301@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
Bob Koehler wrote:
In article <fbi4gb$lb0$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, david20@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

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7 [22] Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness: in fact, ancient
Israel did envisage other means of obtaining forgiveness; the Old Testament
mentions contrition of heart (Psalm 51:17), fasting (Joel 2:12), and almsgiving
(Sirach 3:29). The author is limiting his horizon to the sacrificial cult,
which did always involve the shedding of blood for its expiatory and unitive
value.

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I'm not really in favor of getting my religious teaching from a web
site, but suppose for rhetorical purposes we took the above to be
true.

What prevents God from changing it?


STARE DECISIS - Lat. "to stand by that which is decided." The principal
that the precedent decisions are to be followed by the courts.

Unless overruled by a higher authority - eg Government passing new laws which
supersede the older law. In this case God is presumably the ultimate authority
and legislator.

Besides which as stated in the quotation above the old testament does not
agree that "Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness".


David Webb
Security team leader
CCSS
Middlesex University

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