Please define "Original Christian beliefs". Paul was accepted as an apostle by Peter and the others and his stance on Christianity for Gentiles was also accepted to be truth. I don't think you can get any more original than the first century church.
And frankly, regarding the whole forbidding human sacrifice, I think you'll note that He was specifically forbidding sacrifice of your children to Baal. Generally speaking, human sacrifice wouldn't be adequate for God because there is no such thing as an innocent human... until Jesus came along.
I would just like to add that I appreciate your informed argument and that you have a solid basis of what you're arguing against.
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Date: 2005-12-20 09:48 pm (UTC)And frankly, regarding the whole forbidding human sacrifice, I think you'll note that He was specifically forbidding sacrifice of your children to Baal. Generally speaking, human sacrifice wouldn't be adequate for God because there is no such thing as an innocent human... until Jesus came along.
I would just like to add that I appreciate your informed argument and that you have a solid basis of what you're arguing against.