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How would you answer a person who says, “You can’t take the Bible literally because it promotes killing homosexuals” (Lev 20:13)? 1. This particular law was only given to ancient Israel under the terms of the Old Covenant. But God is not relating to anyone under the terms of this covenant today. Rather, God is now relating to all men under the terms of the New Covenant (Hebrews 8). Hence, this is not a law which should be implemented today. 2. This passage does not promote killing homosexuals. This is simply false – and it is important to say so. This particular law requires that those who engage in homosexual activity be put to death. Even under the Old Covenant, a person with homosexual inclinations or attractions, who refused to act on them, would NOT be put to death. What is at issue here is homosexual activity – not homosexual attraction. 3. God takes sin very seriously and His holiness and moral perfection require that He deal with it as it deserves. Under the terms of the Old Covenant, homosexual behavior was not unique in meriting the sentence of death. Adultery (Lev. 20:10), blasphemy (Lev. 24:16), murder (Exod. 21:12), striking one’s father or mother (Exod. 21:15), kidnapping (Exod. 21:16), cursing one’s father or mother (Exod. 21:17), and other acts as well, all merited the death sentence under the Old Covenant. Even Sabbath violations received the death sentence (Exod. 31:14). 4. God disapproves of all sexual sin – not just homosexual activity. God disapproves of adultery, fornication, rape, incest, bestiality, as well as homosexual sin. Again, homosexual sin is not unique in being prohibited by God. All sexual sin is prohibited. The Bible allows for sexual activity only within the confines of one man/one woman heterosexual marriage. Any kind of sexual activity outside of this is sin (Michael Gleghorn).

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Peanut Butter Fudge

January 24, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Dairy		Candies	12	Squares

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Sugar
2	tb	Butter
1	ts	Vanilla
1/4	lb	Peanut butter
1	c	Brown sugar
1/2	c	Evaporated milk
1	c	Marshmallows
1	ds	Salt
		Mary Miller, Robinson, PA
		in The Household Searchlight cookbook Submitted

INSTRUCTIONS

Cook sugar, butter, milk, and salt to soft ball stage (234 - 238 F). Add
the marshmallows and peanut butter just before removing from the fire. Do
not stir.  Cool to room temperature. Add flavoring. Beat until mixture is
creamy, thick, and will hold its shape when dropped from a teaspoon. Pour
into well-buttered, shallow pan. Cut in squares.
By WARING@IMA.INFOMAIL.COM (SAM WARING) On SAT, 25 FEB 95 230627 GMT
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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