Re: [OT] Good, evil and religion [WAS] Re: A way to compile 3rd party modules into deb system?

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

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On 05/11/07 12:10, Miles Fidelman wrote:
> Joe Hart wrote:
>> The difference is that the person "dressing" the lamb is preparing it
>> for use, usually to eat.  That serves a purpose in at least nourishing
>> the body.  I suppose sacrificing the lamb could be said to be nourishing
>> the spirit, but I don't think a court of law would see it that way.
>>
>>   
> As I understand it, in the old days, the sacrificial lambs ended up
> being what the priests ate.

And in the Greek/Roman cities, the temples would cook and serve the
meat as "fast food" to raise money.

This is discussed in Romans 14:14-15 (NASB)
    I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that nothing
    is unclean in itself; but to him who thinks anything to
    be unclean, to him it is unclean.  For if because of food
    your brother is hurt, you are no longer walking according
    to love. Do not destroy with your food him for whom Christ
    died.

The background of this passage is that some Christians thought it
was OK to eat pagan temple meat (because they knew that pagan gods
were false) and some Christians did not want to (or see other
Christians) eat pagan temple meat because it reminded them of their
pre-Christian lives and might draw them back into that lifestyle.

- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!

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