Friday, February 13, 2009

Odd God

Yes, I'm trembling a bit as I write this. Still some of the old hellfire and damnation god stirs around somewhere inside of me. Nevertheless, here goes..... I just can't buy that God would be so picky about who can and can't serve him as a priest (especially since the Jesus following faith teaches that all who follow him are priest to each other). All of the "defects" listed in Leviticus 18 as exclusionary seem so petty. Can't one just not mention the defective testicle when applying (just kidding)? But seriously, isn't this list a bit "small" in thinking for the God who died to prove that love is the most powerful force in the universe. I have to sift more than a little of the Old Testament to get the Jesus out of it. I'm willing to say that in God's understanding it makes sense and that I just don't get it. But I would rather make the mistake of thinking something just does not reflect the God I know and love as perfectly revealed in Jesus when it actually in some kind of cosmic math does than to ascribe to my dear Lord a trait that most Jesus followers would find mean spirited.
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  1. Dave WhiteFebruary 14, 2009 at 8:41 AM

    I hear you Steve. More than once while discussing Leviticus with Renee I've felt the urge to don the rubber insulated boots and underwear in case lightning struck me (or her). All these rules are making me start to really appreciate being a Gentile...

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  2. Jennifer ShambrookFebruary 17, 2009 at 10:54 AM

    Perhaps God was just making a point about how perfect we CAN'T be without Christ. With or without everything intact, we cannot live up to the standards that are set out in the OT. The only one that could did. And he has to be our covering. And love was the answer to the biggest question: Why would he look at all of us with all our big or small imperfections and say not only "I'll go die for them"... but "I'll go BE one of them." That's where I see the love.

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  3. Steve StoneFebruary 19, 2009 at 8:52 AM

    I'm with ya Dave. And Jennifer I appreciate you struggling through to love on this. I do that too. Even though I don't understand how something can fit into the love of God I know from and as Jesus I do submit by faith to t he possibility of God's will being deeper than my understanding.

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