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Originally Posted by RainMaker
If you're argument is "the Bible says so", it absolutely makes you a hypocrite.
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If you think an in-depth discussion of understanding how a Christian handles Old Testament law is a worthy discussion, perhaps we should move that to another thread. It would thread-jack this one pretty badly.
Suffice it to say that the claim, "A Christian condemns homosexuality but he eats lobster! He doesn't stone adulterers. It's all nonsense," is in itself nonsense. There are certain orthodox rules of scriptural interpretation and theology that resolve these issues pretty simply, and I'm perfectly comfortable defending the difference between shelfish and pork on one hand and idolatry and sexual immorality on the other.
As for the hypocrisy charge, I believe we all profess certain ethics, but fail to live up to them, thus making us all hypocrites. I do, however, endeavor to improve in areas where my hypocrisy is legitimately pointed out.