mattskramer
Senior Member
1. How does "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy." tell us to lie down in front of those sworn to kill us?
2. You link refers to old testament readings, and we have been over that already, have we not? To summarize, most of that stuff started with a homosexual encounter, and continues to this day between the Jews (righteous) and the Arabs (damned).
How do you interpret it? It seems clear to me. You are to do practically everything requested of you. If asked for your shirt, give your coat too. Forgive 70 times 7 times. It seems like there is no limit with respect to the Sermon on the Mount.
Okay. So we can ignore the rules in the Old Testament. None of those rules apply anymore. Even if we remove the Old Testament, there are some pretty bizarre rules, instructions, and the like in the New Testament.