AugCaesarustus wrote Reply #91 - Yesterday at 6:12pm
Quote:What do YOU mean? The Torah is full of references to the people worshiping idols. The First Commandment is 'There shall be no other gods before me..." To which gods was the Torah referring, if not referring to the pre-existence of a polytheist religion?
You wrote Reply #87 - Mar 16th, 2017 at 5:50pm
That's because the Land of Israel was created as a result of the religion of YHWH. Before that God, there existed no Israel; it was Canaan.
Before Moses, the people worshiped polytheism (unless you're saying that they believed in no Gods?). That's the whole point of Judaism, isn't it? That God promised the area to His chosen people, which became the Land of Israel. When cavemen were living in the region that is now Israel, it wasn't Israel.
You stated the Hebrews were practicing polytheists, I pointed out to you that as far as I know the book of Genesis contains no commands to worship polytheism.
You've come back with the weak position of: Oh well they were commanded not to follow polytheism, so they must have been worshipping multiple gods.
A commandment that they must not follow polytheism is not proof of them worshipping multiple gods, it is a warning not to follow the polytheists of other religions.
If our government dictates cannibalism is not allowed, according to you that means we must be cannibals.
Quote:Answer this question: how would the revelation that the Muslim God was the same as the Hebrew God make you feel?
A revelation by who?
Certainly the word of a thief liar pedophile rapist torturer and mass murderer would mean exactly nothing to me.
If some religious leader of today were to issue this edict, I would think the Christian moral principle of questioning the spirit of these things is a good guide, the rationale that there will be false prophets rings loud and clear also.