An Archaic Interpretation Of The Bible

Romans 1:24-27; Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves,

Back to the topic of sexual fornication we already know their views of it, therefore their views played different key roles in what religious practices they did in both Roman and Greek religion. Men used prostitutes as a safeguard against adultery so this benefited women by making money. Prostitutes practiced prostitution because it was a monetary affair. “A worshipper needed money to buy a cow to sacrifice or to purchase something made of precious metal to dedicate in a temple” (Dillon 183). Women still went to festivals, sacrifices and temples even if they were prostitutes they were not excluded from these religious practices. Vestal Virgins did not perform any sexual fornication outside of marriage because they were to remain in the Virgin state. They practiced this to remain sexual abstinence especially before marriage and outside of marriage because doing such thing was punishable by being buried alive. Vestal Virgins wanted to insure that they were able to bear children; their duty was to keep the fire in the temple of Vesta burning and this symbolized

Among the foremost arguments commonly presented by groups with “revolutionary” ideas in their attempt to prove the Torah archaic and irrelevant, is that the Torah’s writings revolve around an ancient and uncivilized people who were completely unsophisticated in their ethical values. A primary example of this claim, they say, is the Torah’s obvious endorsement of the so-called uncultured and cruel practice of slavery. Granted, the practice of one man exercising absolute control over a fellow man appears wholly unethical from the framed perspective of the modern attitude towards the institution of servitude in general, as it unquestionably harbors a negative denotation as well as connotation in modern society. However, many who consider themselves experts on the topic have never really studied the laws pertaining to the owning of a slave in depth, nor have they any clue or knowledge as to the definition and connotation slavery holds in pure Jewish terminology.

Not to be repetitive; however, this issue is a “major” pivotal point regarding the sexual atmosphere during the time of Jesus due to the combination containing astronomical diversities and perversions; such as the false presumption of the gods and goddesses performing sacred sex. Conceivably, this problem alone would have cultivated enormous complications for Jesus’ sexual sensitive teachings. Feasibly, the only way Christ’s delicate knowledge could survive

he Acts of Peter and the letter to Theodore by Clement of Alexandria, plainly demonstrates an ongoing battle within early Christian development and its teachings. Peter’s focus on the devil’s sexual involvement with humanity and how lust had influenced and damaged people’s sexual awareness from the beginning of time, coincides completely with Jesus’ hostility against Satan. Although, outwardly the church condemned Peter’s teaching of ‘celibacy for everyone;’ nevertheless the sanctified reality of celibacy for some of Jesus’ followers (also known as the elect), generated a solid state of dedication and loyalty regarding this believed teaching of Christ by the church that became unstoppable.

The Catholic teaches that having a sexual activity requires maturity, commitment and responsibility. This is implied because it is so special and sacred, that it only belongs within marriage. Sexual intercourse is the way in which God has given men and women to express their deepest love for one another.

After the formation of the Christian Church, many people disagreed on the interpretation of the Bible, which ended in the branching out of different Christian beliefs. The Orthodox Christians hated these changes and called these new views on the Bible “heresies”. Heresies are any opinion that went against the original or normal way of thinking. Arianism, Bogomil, and Tri Theists are three of those challenged beliefs.

Christian sect is a small church faction that has separated from a larger group to follow a specific practice or interpretation of the Bible. Often, a Christian sect is held together by one teacher who promotes the unique doctrine. The reason for the formation of Christian sects could be a human rights issue (e.g. slavery in the 1800s), church government (e.g. whether or not to pay pastors), biblical separation, evangelism, etc. Because there are two testaments, and the Bible requires interpretation by anyone that follows Christianity, Christian are divided into each sect to follow the Bible as it is seen which is why I think sect of Christianity started as very few sects deliberately disregard any section of the Bible. A form of Christianity

Adultery is defined by the catholic church as a “carnal connection between a married person and one unmarried, or between a married person and the spouse of another.” In simple terms, it means having sexual relation with another person outside of one’s own marriage. Since the marriage of a man and a woman is bound by God, a marriage can never be separated. Therefore, both adultery and divorce go against the natural law of man instituted in creation. These sins, especially adultery, undermine the dignity of marriage and go directly against the sixth commandment. Chastity is also extremely important in preserving the sanctity of marriage. Many believe that chastity is only a part of living a good Christian life if you are not married, but chastity can extend to marriage as well. In married people, chastity moderates the desire in conformity with their state of life, marriage. Physical acts that go against our call to chastity in marriage include masturbation, polygamy, and oral or anal

The Thessalonians have been taught by God to love one another; God chose them, and now they are called to live this out. Paul goes on to warn the Thessalonians that in order to achieve sanctification in God they must learn to control their bodies and abstain from fornication. They should no longer live with lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God. (1 Thess. 4: 5) Paul recognizes there is temptation to return to the commonly accepted practices of their society. It was likely common practice to visit prostitutes in this society. Paul reminds them “God did not call us to impurity but in holiness.” (1 Thess. 4: 7). They ought to practice living pure lives; this is God’s will for them in order to achieve sanctification. Paul emphasized to the Thessalonians “as you learned from us how you ought to live and to please God” (1 Thess. 4: 1). Paul is speaking to his own lived out life of ethical purity that he gives to his community as an example to follow. He has controlled his own lustful passions and set himself apart from others,

Paul wrote the letter of 1 Corinthians in AD 55 to the church of Corinth as a corrective letter. There were many different sins involved with their culture before the gospel was presented to them, and this letter addresses the differences between the two cultures. Ten of these sins are addresses to the church and Paul gives great insight on they 'why' behind the 'what'. In this letter, he does not just say "stop this" and "stop that", but he gives a life-giving correction while encouraging them in the way that they are going. Paul knew that many of these sins were going to be worked out over time. It was not going to be an easy transition from a culture where sexual immorality is a part of worship to a culture where sexual immorality is the

Growing up in the Presbyterian Church, I was always reading the bible; not only in church but also at home. When you grow up in a Calvinist tradition, you are encouraged not only to read the bible, but also to glean from it what you can and learn to interpret its meanings for yourself. While the new testament came easy to me and I felt pretty confident in interpreting its parables and allegories, when reading the old testament, (the NIV translation was the version I usually used) I felt like I wasn’t getting the whole message and/or that something got lost in translation. I was confused about things like why if God loved us so much that he was willing to sacrifice himself for us, the same God would do something like the Great Flood. I was also confused about if why the Israelites were God’s ‘chosen people’ they constantly turned away from him and his message. Also, as a Presbyterian we did not focus on the Old Testament as much because I was taught that some of its messages had become antiquated and for lack of a better word ‘insignificant’ after, “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. (John 1:14)” Continuing into my college life I left the Presbyterian Church and found something closer to home in the Roman Catholic Faith which had some dogmatic answers to some of my missing pieces. I began RCIA classes and about midway through I was asked to leave when I would not hide my sexual orientation; while I had fallen in love with the Mass and the saints and the blessed Virgin,

Believing that business has been long neglected as an important avenue to Glorify God. In this book Professor Grudem turns his attention to areas that were unlikely to provoke controversy or offense. In my opinion the main idea or impression of this book is that the bible teaches as well as, shows us that profitable, productive, and competitive business is an important way Christians should glorify God. This text explains that the following theories were created by God.

There are many different views when it comes to sex outside of marriage. Some religious groups are the most against pre-marital sex and believe it is a selfish act that involves using another person to satisfy our sexual desires which some seem to think it is a rather unloving act. Catholics seem to think that sex is never about the other person therefore it becomes selfish, if it was about the other person we would not be putting their health in devastating risks, such as diseases, pregnancy, and emotional rides. “In 1972, thirty-nine percent of adult Catholics responded that premarital sex was “always wrong.” Among Catholics attending Mass at least once a week, fifty-four percent responded as such in 1972. In the most recent survey,

Pre-marital sex, young Catholics know it is wrong. So why do they do it? Most teenagers have heard or coined the phrases “everyone’s doing it.” “If you loved me you’d do it” and also “It’s okay I have a condom.” Sex before marriage can be harmful to your body, your future, but the scariest of all your eternity. In this paper we shall look more into the Catholic point of view on pre-marital bliss. The purpose of sex is to unite a married couple as one loving body in consummating a marriage, to leave the possibility of procreation open, and to and to educate a child.