There's clearly something wrong with this guy's theology. Like I said, people are entitled to their opinions, but I won't sit back while someone makes blasphemous statements about the character of God. Clearly, God was present when Adam was naming the animals. And the blazing holiness of God is clear by reading the Exodus account at Sinai. Exodus 22:18 (verse numbering per the BHS) clearly states (as part of the law that God gave to Moses): "Anyone lying with an animal, surely he will be put to death." So how is it that God, who exists in perfect, unchanging holiness, sits back and watches this offense to His character, as Adam commits repetitive acts for which the penalty is death? This guy needs to get his understanding of the Hebrew Bible sorted out. I have no interest in anything else that is said by someone who plays fast and loose with the Word of God.
I appreciate listening to others express their views, but it's important to me that factual representations are accurate, as a demonstration that the person knows what they are talking about. King says that he is immersed in Judaism, and maybe he is, but he stated that the Torah allows for a woman to have an abortion in the first 40 days. The TORAH does not say that - and I do care that the Word of God not be misrepresented. Maybe the Talmud says that, I don't know, but the Talmud is not the inspired Word of God.
Furthermore, the right of Israel to The Land has ALWAYS been conditional on the obedience of Israel to God. (See both the Assyrian and Babylonian captivities.) GOD, Himself, personally, delivers His people when they are faithful, yet today Israel is primarily atheistic, and there has not been a Jewish prophet since the time of Malachi. I am not arguing against whatever opinions this man might hold, as personal opinions, but I am saying, "Where is this man's understanding of the text that makes the promises that he claims are his?" He uses the text selectively, and then extrapolates incorrectly. There is a difference between saying someone has the right to their own opinions, and remaining silent when they mishandle the Word of God. I hope King will drop the Kabbalah and read the Tanakh in a serious manner, so he can develop a correct understanding of it, and honor what it teaches.
Certainly, as stated in one of the Old Testament's charitable commands, if I found King's donkey wandering about, or it had collapsed under too great a burden, I would return it to him. If I saw King himself, like the Samaritan, lying in the road after being robbed, I would provide assistance. But it is another thing altogether to try to find common ground with, and give voice to, those who, using foul language, advocate for the death and destruction of other members of humanity, and who couple that with a perversion of genuine religion and faith, which is what the Kabbalah does.
I stand against what King stands for, based on Ephesians 5:11:
"And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead, even EXPOSE them."
We have gone too far in trying to prove that we are fair-minded and open to everyone's ideas. Justice does not demand that we give equal time to those who oppose what is good. Rather, relying on the discernment given to us by our conscience, evil should be unequivocally denounced.
There's clearly something wrong with this guy's theology. Like I said, people are entitled to their opinions, but I won't sit back while someone makes blasphemous statements about the character of God. Clearly, God was present when Adam was naming the animals. And the blazing holiness of God is clear by reading the Exodus account at Sinai. Exodus 22:18 (verse numbering per the BHS) clearly states (as part of the law that God gave to Moses): "Anyone lying with an animal, surely he will be put to death." So how is it that God, who exists in perfect, unchanging holiness, sits back and watches this offense to His character, as Adam commits repetitive acts for which the penalty is death? This guy needs to get his understanding of the Hebrew Bible sorted out. I have no interest in anything else that is said by someone who plays fast and loose with the Word of God.
I appreciate listening to others express their views, but it's important to me that factual representations are accurate, as a demonstration that the person knows what they are talking about. King says that he is immersed in Judaism, and maybe he is, but he stated that the Torah allows for a woman to have an abortion in the first 40 days. The TORAH does not say that - and I do care that the Word of God not be misrepresented. Maybe the Talmud says that, I don't know, but the Talmud is not the inspired Word of God.
Furthermore, the right of Israel to The Land has ALWAYS been conditional on the obedience of Israel to God. (See both the Assyrian and Babylonian captivities.) GOD, Himself, personally, delivers His people when they are faithful, yet today Israel is primarily atheistic, and there has not been a Jewish prophet since the time of Malachi. I am not arguing against whatever opinions this man might hold, as personal opinions, but I am saying, "Where is this man's understanding of the text that makes the promises that he claims are his?" He uses the text selectively, and then extrapolates incorrectly. There is a difference between saying someone has the right to their own opinions, and remaining silent when they mishandle the Word of God. I hope King will drop the Kabbalah and read the Tanakh in a serious manner, so he can develop a correct understanding of it, and honor what it teaches.
I thought I had said enough in my earlier posts, but I didn't. This most disturbing post from James Perloff arrived in my inbox today:
https://jamesperloff.net/the-blood-of-gaza-cries-out/
As did this:
https://thegrayzone.substack.com/p/trump-is-surrounded-by-orthodox-cult
Certainly, as stated in one of the Old Testament's charitable commands, if I found King's donkey wandering about, or it had collapsed under too great a burden, I would return it to him. If I saw King himself, like the Samaritan, lying in the road after being robbed, I would provide assistance. But it is another thing altogether to try to find common ground with, and give voice to, those who, using foul language, advocate for the death and destruction of other members of humanity, and who couple that with a perversion of genuine religion and faith, which is what the Kabbalah does.
I stand against what King stands for, based on Ephesians 5:11:
"And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead, even EXPOSE them."
We have gone too far in trying to prove that we are fair-minded and open to everyone's ideas. Justice does not demand that we give equal time to those who oppose what is good. Rather, relying on the discernment given to us by our conscience, evil should be unequivocally denounced.