An alien with Vast Powers and Intelligence came to Earth

[Diogenes]

An alien with vast powers and intelligence came to Earth.

He gained the world’s attention by announcing that at an exact time all of the world’s religious shrines would disappear, as if evaporated, without violence or trace, leaving not even a cloud of dust or hint of residue.

He claimed not to have created the universe, but to be its oldest inhabitant, an observer who took a special interest in the Earth and its people; that he had guided the development of the world for their benefit. He offered peace, prosperity and health to all. He had but one condition, that the people of Earth would recognize him, love and worship him as their protector and benefactor.

There were some who took instant offense. He destroyed them utterly. Much of Russia and several countries in the Middle East were laid waste. Men, women, children and their possessions simply disappeared, along with half a dozen obscure and isolated tribes in Borneo, Brazil, and South East Asia.

Gardens flourished, poverty vanished, major disease and birth defects were cured. His power, wisdom, and kindness were almost universally acknowledged. He promised an eternal life of bliss after physical death.

Questions for debate:
Would you join the billions who acknowledged him as their sole lord and savior?
If not, why not?
In what ways would this alien be effectively different from the god of Abraham?

[oldbadger]

But in Leviticus we see that God condemns those committing the act with no mention of same sex attraction.

OT Laws also banned effeminate behaviours and cross dressing. Deut. 22:5 (Can't find the verses about effeminate displays)

[AquinasForGod]

So you make my point for me. The same-sex behavior is the sin, not the attraction.

I don't think that you know what sin is.
All the laws of Moses were written for the production of a strong, secure, healthy, fast growing and successful people.
Breaking any of then (sin) could lead to weakness of the people. Sin leads to sickness.

Today we don't want a fast growing population (!!) and so hetero or homosexual couples are fine, and where people wish to live polyamorous, polysexual or polygamous lives then........ fine.

Christianity has picked and chosen its prejudice out of these laws and spun them in to some crazy bigotry that messes with human freedoms in so many ways, and since common sense and reason tells many of us that the Christian heaven and hell are both utter rubbish....we are freed to be whatever we happen to be.

Sin led to sickness..... and weakness of the people. Even the dress and appearance codes supported that.

The church teaches that many of the laws given to Jews were given out of the hardness of their hearts. Some of them were eternal (natural laws in philosophy). Laws like the priest painting blood on his earlobes and turning around 7 times was a ceremonial law for the priest at that time. The early church father Justin Martyr tells Trypho such laws were given to the Jews are of the hardness of their hearts.

The law of not wearing mixed clothes like mixing cotton with polyester was for Jews at the time. Not sowing seeds together. Getting drunk once a year, etc.

[oldbadger]

[Replying to AquinasForGod in post #122]

Thank you for your reply. I am on a mobile now so I will need to respond tomorrow when on a computer.