Just like the Bible says...

Dear Dr. Lara,

Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God's Law.  I have learned a great deal from you, and I try to share that knowledge with as many people as I can.  When someone tries to defend the homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind him that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states it to be an abomination.  End of debate.

I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some specific laws and how to best comply.

  • When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord (Lev. 1:9).  The problem is my neighbors.  They claim the odor is not pleasing to them.  How should I deal with this?

  • I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as it suggests in Exodus 21:7.  In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?

  • I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of menstrual uncleanliness (Lev. 15:19-24).  The problem is, how do I tell?  I have tried asking, but most women take offense.

  • I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath.  Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be put to death.  Am I morally obligated to kill him myself?

  • A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination (Lev. 10:10), it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality.  I don't agree.  Seems to me that since it appears earlier in the Bible, it should take precedence.  Can you settle this?  [If nothing else, it seems to me that it should be at least of equal importance --- an Abomination is an Abomination, any single one no more or less than any other!]

  • Lev. 20:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a defect in my sight.  I have to admit that I wear prescription contacts.  Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle room here?

    I know you have studied these things extensively, so I am confident you can help.

    Thank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and unchanging.

    In God's Love,
          your Literal Servant,
    TELL-it-LIKE-it-IS-Tommy

     

     

     

     

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