Re: hemingway
James J Rovira (jrovira@juno.com)
Tue, 08 Jun 1999 20:18:09 -0400 (EDT)
well, eh...most theologians view ethics in terms of different
"dispensations" or "covenants," the intent of the earlier ones being
fufilled by the rules of the older ones. The Old Testament or covenant
(or contract, if that's clearer) had rules governing all facets of the
civil, personal, governmental, religious and social life of the Hebrew
people and was focused upon a particular piece of land.
The New Testament or covenant or contract, what have you, is based upon a
personal relationship and focuses more upon the individual acting in a
community of believers and is not centered around any piece of land on
this earth. So fhe focus is more on who you are inside rather than on
what food you're eating, etc....
Jim
On Tue, 08 Jun 1999 17:44:36 -0400 Aaron <aaron.brager@writeme.com>
writes:
>> Well, if we're allowed to ignore all that
>> stuff, who chooses what stuff we *do* have to follow??? It was all
>very
>> confusing for a 12 year old (:
>>
>> Camille
>
>To me, it all depends on how you interpret it. For example, in the
>old
>testament, you may not drink a calf that has been bathed in its
>mother's
>milk. This is interpreted as, "you can't have meat at milk together."
> I
>don't understand this at all.
>
>--
>Cheers,
> Aaron
>
>Today's Quote: "Homosexuality is a very interesting topic. And I'm
>sure
>all of you would like to discuss it, just not with Mr. Acheson."
>--Jon
>Acheson.
>
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