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Monday, November 5, 2012

Atheists and Cherry Picking


You know how atheists never venture outside of the Old Testament lest they run into teachings of Jesus that convict them of wrong? And you know how atheists accuse Christians of cherry-picking verses to make our case? Do you think atheists ever do the same thing? Like, have you ever seen them ranting about this?

At the end of every seventh year you must cancel the debts of everyone who owes you money. Do not be mean-spirited and refuse someone a loan because the year for cancelling debts is close at hand. If you refuse to make the loan and the needy person cries out to the Lord, you will be considered guilty of sin."
Deuteronomy 15:1,9
Unlike their neighbours, unlike our modern industrial societies, people in Israel (those atheists call bronze-age goat herders) were to make sure they did nothing to take advantage of each other. 
Peace, Mercy and Justice were then and are today to be the hallmark of God's people.

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