Deuteronomy 17:12
[ranking: 9]
Historical Context: Priests were God's disciples. To question that put everything in jeopardy.
A Conservative Reading: Your Priest knows more than you do. Listen to his advice.
A Liberal Reading: Seek the advice and the guidance of the learned. Their wisdom is a blessing.
Deuteronomy 25:11-12
[ranking: 7]
Historical Context: Adultery was very bad at the time. This is a preemptive measure.
A Conservative Reading: Keep your hands to yourself.
A Liberal Reading: Violence is never the answer. Sexual violence is never to be tolerated.
Leviticus 19:27
[ranking: 18]
Historical Context: Causing self harm is bad. Back then, shaving involved lots of cuts and bloodshed. This was meant to stop self harm.
A Conservative Perspective: Do not cause harm to your body in a way that isn't true to what God intended your body to be.
A Liberal Perspective: Do not feel you need to conform to others if it means harming yourself or your body.
Proverbs 22:14
[ranking: 20]
Historical Context: Adultery was considered a cardinal sin. It was a violation of love, family, and business.
A Conservative Reading: One who commits adultery is on a sinful path. Stop sin before it starts.
A Liberal Reading: If someone has a problem, then its important to seek guidance before it deepens.
Leviticus 20:13
[ranking: 4]
Historical Context: Pagan Canaanites indulged in homosexual sex. The Canaanites were the Hebrew's enemies, and as a result many Canaanite practices were deemed contemptible.
A Conservative Reading: God intended men to sleep with women. For a man to sleep with a man is against what God created and God doesn't make mistakes.
A Liberal Reading: There are no Canaanites, society has changed, and now that homosexuality is understood to be biological, this should be thrown out like many other outdated bible verses.
Exodus 23:23
[ranking: 11]
Historical Context: There were many nonbelievers at the time. The Hebrews were a minority. This basically said, "trust me as God."
A Conservative Perspective: Those who do not accept Jesus as the Lord and Savior will see God's judgement. Only God can judge.
A Liberal Perspective: It's important to respect those who are different than you. It's not up to you who lives and dies, that's God. What God wants people to do is love thy neighbor.
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