Board Thread:Bible Games/@comment-31122088-20170122212743/@comment-31122088-20170123010038

AChildOfGod wrote:Depends on whose standards we are talking about. Using God's standards, the Ten Commandments, they were. First know that James 2:10 says that "whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it." Now, with that in mind, let's look at the Ten Commandments and see how evil/good they were in reality.
===First Commandment===
The First Commandment says to not have any god besides .Exodus 20:3 The Babylonians had many gods and didn't even worship . (Source) They are guilty of breaking this first commandment.
===Second Commandment===
The Second Commandment says to "not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them."Exodus 20:4-5 Babylon did make for themselves an image; in fact, they made numerous idols and worshiped them. This is called idolatry. (Source)
===Third Commandment===
The Third Commandment says to "not misuse the name of ."Exodus 20:7 I am not aware of this being done, but it is possible that they would have done this when the Jews were in Babylon and introduced the to the Babylonians.
===Fourth Commandment===
The Fourth Commandment says to "remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God."Exodus 20:8-10 Even if they had a "Sabbath day", it was not to the . This is another commandment they are guilty of breaking.
===Fifth Commandment===
The Fifth Commandment says to "honor your father and your mother."Exodus 20:12
===Sixth Commandment===
The Sixth Commandment says to "not murder."Exodus 20:13 The Babylonians always picked fights with the other nations. They expanded their empire at the cost of the lives of their enemies. Not many picked a fight with them. They have murdered many, making them guilty of this.
===Seventh Commandment===
The Seventh Commandment says to "not commit adultery."Exodus 20:14 I would imagine the Babylonians did commit adultery.
===Eighth Commandment===
The Eight Commandment says to "not steal."Exodus 20:15 In their warfare, they pillaged the nations. Including the Temple of God. They stole from it all the articles and furniture located within.
===Ninth Commandment===
The Ninth Commandment says to "not give false testimony."Exodus 20:16 People lie all the time, including the Babylonians.
===Tenth Commandment===
The Tenth Commandment says to "not covet."Exodus 20:17 People want what others have all the time. The Babylonians were of no exception to this.
===Summary===
The Babylonians were definitely not perfect people by God's standards. They are guilty of breaking all of God's laws. Paul said that there is none righteous; there is no one who is perfect. David also agrees with this.Romans 3:10-12,Psalm 14:1-3,Psalm 53:1-3 When you said "Babylon wasn't such an evil city in real life", what did you mean? In light of what I have just showed you, can you still say that? And by whose standards are you saying they aren't "such an evil city in real life"? By God's standards, they were.
===Verses===
We're not talking about the Bible. We're talking about real life.