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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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Seafood, Grains, Eggs	Chinese	Seafood	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

6		Dried black mushrooms
6		Soft-shelled crabs
1/2		Clove garlic
2	sl	Fresh ginger root
2	tb	Soy sauce
2	tb	Sherry
1	tb	Water
3	dr	Sesame oil; more or less
1	c	Bamboo shoots
1/4	c	Water chestnuts
1/4	c	Snow peas
1	c	Chinese cabbage stems
1		Clove garlic
1/2		Head lettuce
2		Eggs
1/2	c	Flour
1	pn	Salt
1	ds	Pepper
		Oil for deep-frying
2	tb	Oil
1/2	ts	Salt
1/2	c	Stock
1	tb	Cornstarch
1	ts	Sugar
1	ts	Soy sauce
1/2	c	Water

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Soak dried mushrooms.
2. Clean crabs and, with a cleaver, chop each in 4 pieces.
3. Mince garlic and ginger root; then combine with soy sauce, sherry, water
and sesame oil. Add to crab sections and let stand 30 minutes, turning
occasionally.  Drain, reserving marinade.
4. Meanwhile shred bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, snow peas, Chinese
cabbage stems and soaked mushrooms. Crush remaining garlic. Cut lettuce in
strips.
5. Beat eggs lightly; then combine with flour and beat to a smooth batter.
Add salt and pepper; beat 1 minute more. Dip crab sections in batter to
coat.
6. Heat oil. Add crab sections, a few at a time, and deep-fry until golden.
Drain on paper toweling. Keep warm.
7. Heat remaining oil. Add remaining salt, then crushed garlic; stir-fry a
few times. Add shredded vegetables (but not lettuce) and stir-fry 2
minutes.
8. Add crab marinade and stir-fry 2 minutes more. Stir in stock and heat
quickly. Then simmer, covered, over medium heat, another 2 minutes.
9. Meanwhile blend cornstarch and sugar to a paste with remaining soy sauce
and water. Then stir in to thicken.
10. Arrange crabs on shredded lettuce. Pour sauce over and serve, either
with lemon slices or a vinegar dip (see "All-Purpose Seafood Dip").
From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded
from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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