Just as it is with all forms of communication, context is everything. Deuteronomy 21:18-21 is a parable. Just as God uses parables in the old testament to help define intent, Jesus uses many parables in the new testament to help people understand what is meant. It's similar to when a new law is passed in congress and a summary of the intent of the new law helps define the application. Deuteronomy 21:18-21 communicates the degree to which people need to be willing to go to purge evil. The verses of Deuteronomy 21:18-21 first refer to a parent's need to chasten, or discipline, a child for sinning and if that doesn't work, take it to the next level. Stoning a child is an extreme example, but it sets the tone as to how far a person needs to be willing to go to obey God's laws. In the example set in Deuteronomy 21:18-21, the son is a profligate (shamelessly immoral person) and drunkard, so I don't believe God was refering to a young child in this example he give us. The Bible is God's word, but God doesn't simply start at the example of the general public stoning the son to death. He starts with the parents disciplining him first. I hope this helps, and I really hope you find your way back to God.
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clj_n64
16 years ago
lets face it, the bible is a book of myths. Look at all the stories and compare them to older ancient ones. The story of the great flood, the story of jesus... its storytelling. The only thing is that the greatest story ever told, the one about jesus, is somehow seen as truth. What evidence is there of him? A book that says everything happened. NO, i prefer to have actual evidence. Why not believe in Zeus and the crew? Just as much logic to believe that as there is to believe in christianity. If you really sit and look at what christianity is, you realize that its the same as any other religion that faded out in the past.
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usherman
16 years ago
Obviously you have not really researched this thoroughly. Anyone that has tried to do an in depth study to try and disprove the bible has failed. Archaology only support things that are mentioned in the bible.
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clj_n64
16 years ago
ummmm.... are you serious? I think you meant to say it is the other way around. You can't find one thing that appears to matched up with archeology and then say the rest is true. I don't really get what you are trying to say disprove the bible. It's hard to disprove things within it because it already contradicts itself so much as it is.
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floresb
16 years ago
Id like you to share some contradictions please^^ If you are interested then Id be happy to help with any doubts.
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