Subject: Would Jesus follow this scripture? |
Bible Note: Greetings JulieOwl! First of all, welcome to the forum. Secondly, we have to be careful to actually follow the context of a Bible passage when we study it. Look at Gen. 9:6 in context. Gen. 9:1 - "Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, ‘‘Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth. 2 The fear and dread of you will fall upon all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air, upon every creature that moves along the ground, and upon all the fish of the sea; they are given into your hands. 3 Everything that lives and moves will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything. 4 ‘‘But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it. 5 And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every animal. And from each man, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of his fellow man. 6 ‘‘Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made man." God isn't simply speaking about angry thoughts in this passage. He quite clear states that He will demand an accounting for the life of man. Whoever sheds a man's blood will have his blood shed as well. There is nothing in Gen. 9 about our thoughts. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |