Message #308

[AndyHB]

If the Bible is 'inspired' by God then surely all the laws He sees fit to include are from Him, otherwise all is up for grabs?

So, doesn't it seem a bit rich when some here pick and choose which bit of God's law they like when it comes to the sexuality issue, Boudi?  The Bible is clear from the very beginning on a number of issues, such as the value of human life, the rights and wrongs of disobedience and of lying and the purpose and pattern of sexual relationships.  Down the ages and through the agency of various writers those principles are developed and reinforced.  However, as Judaism itself happily admits, there were also layers of additional interpretation and legislation developed around these principles - some perfectly valid for certain contexts - such as nomadic, desert living as opposed to static urban living.  It is for us to tease out where the principles 'finish' and the additions start.