Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: brendan@cs.uq.oz.au (Brendan Mahony) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: The Laws of the Old and New Covenants Message-ID: Date: 12 Mar 91 09:50:34 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 31 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In jefff@locus.com (Jeff Fields) writes: >The "sins" that some claim that are so emphatically declared in the Bible >must stand the ultimate yardstick of love. The Laws of the old covenant are >many, and confusing to one who has been born of the new covenant. I believe >we must cast out the old laws where they conflict with the new. >Let us love eachother as we have been commanded to do. One is reminded of a scene from the radio play "The HItchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". Arthur Dent is being shown around the planet building workshop of Slarty Bartfast. Barfast is complaining about the fact that he is being criticised for using glaciers to construct the coast line of Africa on a rebuilt Earth. Bartfast: They say that glaciers are not "equatorial" enough. Well I ask you? I like glaciers. I'd far rather happy than right. Dent: And are you? Happy I mean. Bartfast: No, you see. That is where it all falls down. By all means, put these sins of promiscuity and fornication to this loving test. They always fail. -- Brendan Mahony | brendan@batserver.cs.uq.oz Department of Computer Science | heretic: someone who disgrees with you University of Queensland | about something neither of you knows Australia | anything about.