WHAT GOD THINKS OF FUNDAMENTALISM

as you rightly point out later, paul recommends against circumcision. however, jesus said that he did not come to change the law. in john 7, he even talks about circumcision, and never mentions that people should stop.the edict to stop circumcision has to do with removing christianity from its judaic roots. there was a lot of anti-semitic agenda in the early church for some reason. especially in letters written by paul (who also espouses slavery and the subordination of women), and in the book of john.yes, it's against fundamentalism, but in this case, in the wrong direction. in my opinion. betray comes from "paradidomi" in greek, meaning "to deliver." so his title here would be "judas the deliverer." remember, without him, there'd be no christianity. what about joseph smith? seriously, i can write anything i want in a bible, and publish it. is the skeptic's annotated bible also god's approved message?in my opinion, god outranks paul's opinion of god, as far as who to believe. i've been to a lot of fundamentalist churches, and i mean a lot. every kind, baptist, lutheran, pentacostal, methodist, and even some unnamed place where they told us not to go outside alone because they had been having an alligator problem.i've never been to a single church requiring circumcision. some suggested baptism though, which, according to the gospels, was just a temporary thing before jesus came.

you used present tense. threw me off.however, of all the points in my post, you pick that one to answer?

it's not ridiculous. that's what it says. without judas, we'd have no christianity. certainly none of the other disciples would have done it if asked. that's like, without evil, we'd have no meaningful choice for good. the two define each other.however, it was really just a side point. jesus was also dead at the time. paul never met christ while he was alive, during his ministry. paul does anything except the theology of the ot. he contradicts it all over the place, however. you know, with the whole bit about the new covenant, no more circumcision that you posted. that's a start. well, he apparently regretted it enough to hang himself over it, if that's any hint as to his feelings on the matter.

this is the bit that confused me: which followed talking about circumcision, and seemed to imply that you were saying maybe some churches require it. i haven't been to many churches that follow very much of the mosaic law, either. they like the 10 (13?) commandments, but not the rest of it.you know, except for that parts that say things like witches and gays should die.

me an' god used to party all the time, but we're not on speaking terms anymore because my girlfriend was cheating on me with him.