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1 | Circumcision reduces HIV rates by half | Gen 17:11 | Wild Olive Shoot | 181274 | ||
It's hard to imagine the ethics were that different from then to now when you take into consideration Sodom and Gomorrha. However, when you state "Even in a monogamous marital relationship, if one partner has HIV, the rate of transmission to the other is reduced by half, in either direction, man to woman or woman to man."… Please elaborate on how one contracts the virus if this is the nature of their relationship. God had it right. See my previous post on this subject. Rather than sending doctors, maybe we should concentrate on sending the Gospel. Stand in His Grace, WOS |
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2 | Circumcision reduces HIV rates by half | Gen 17:11 | jlhetrick | 181282 | ||
Hello brother WOS, You are a blessing to the Forum. you wrote: "It's hard to imagine the ethics were that different from then to now when you take into consideration Sodom and Gomorrha." you are right and thanks for pointing that out. I should have been more clear regarding my comments on cultural standards regarding sexual relations. I was responding to Parable and should have been specific to identify the chosen people of God. With that said brother, it is speculation on my part but I have to believe that Sodom and Gomorrha were not the standard of the time. I believe that they were somewhat isolated in terms of the larger culture openly accepting sexual immorality. I say this because, well, God did consider their sin so great that He required their destruction. "Gen 18:20-21 20 Then the LORD said, "Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave, 21 I will go down to see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry that has come to me. And if not, I will know." ESV We only have a fairly short description of just what was going on in Sodom and Gomorrha from Scripture. I know nothing of secular history that might give more insight. Still, what we do have from Scripture shows us that the immorality was open and acceptable and the norm of the people. "Gen 19:4-7 4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom , both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house. 5 And they called to Lot, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know them." 6 Lot went out to the men at the entrance, shut the door after him, 7 and said, "I beg you, my brothers, do not act so wickedly." ESV I wonder if we were to know the whole truth about the cities and their inhabitants, if we might not begin evacuating our own. How close are we and other cultures to being like Sodom and Gomorrha? Thanks for your posts, Jeff |
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3 | Circumcision reduces HIV rates by half | Gen 17:11 | Hank | 181283 | ||
Jeff, you ask, perhaps rhetorically, "How close are we and other cultures to being like Sodom and Gomorrah?" .... To use an old Ozarks expression, we're within hollering distance I believe. I make no secret of the fact that I am slightly past three score and ten year old and in my lifetime thus far what a change I've seen. While it should be of concern to all people, it should not be alarming to followers of Christ. The Bible is not silent on this subject. We know on the authority of God's word that they who follow Christ will indeed prevail. But until we are called home to glory we must indeed not be slack in our work in the vineyard or our walk with Jesus Christ. Indeed in these perilous times the clarion call rings out still: "Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life" (1 Timothy 6:12KJV). And to continue in season and out of season to "Preach the word" (2 Timothy 4:2). In this same passage Paul told Timothy that "the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts, shall heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables" (2 Timothy 4:3,4,KJV). And that, ladies and gentlemen of Study Bible Forum, has come to pass in our time, I surely do believe. --Hank | ||||||