Lie to increase Paul's glory and to say that there is no limit to apostasy in Christianity

 

It is known that they lie to increase the glory of Paul because he is the true founder of Christianity.
Despite the weakness and antiquity of the lie, it is still repeated to deceive the simple and ignorant.

Then he provides references to prove in the end that stoning is only due to seduction according to what is stated in Deuteronomy 13:6-11.

He does not know that one of the reasons for applying the punishment of apostasy in Islam is seduction and high treason, and that the apostate represents a general danger, according to what he said. Thus, he established half of the punishment of apostasy in his Christianity, and we establish for him the other half,
because he deliberately omitted the texts of Deuteronomy 17:2-7 and their interpretations,

Matthew 5:17
“ Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.”
18 For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle will in no way pass from the law, until all is accomplished.
19 Therefore whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, the same will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
20 For I say to you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
21 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of judgment.’
22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be in danger of the council, and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ will be in danger of hell fire.

John
10:34 Jesus answered them, “ Is it not written in your law , ‘I said, ‘You are gods’?
35 If he calls them gods to whom the word of God has come, and the Scripture cannot be broken,

Deuteronomy 17
:1 “You shall not sacrifice to the Lord your God an ox or a sheep that has a blemish, any defect, for that is an abomination to the Lord your God.
2 “ If there is found among you, within any of your gates which the LORD your God is giving you, a man or a woman who does evil in the eyes of the LORD your God by transgressing his covenant,
3 and goes and serves other gods and worships them, or the sun or the moon or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded,
4 and it is told you, and you hear and examine carefully, And if the matter be true and certain, that this abomination is done in Israel,
5 then bring out that man or that woman who has done this evil thing to your gates, the man or the woman, and stone them with stones so that they die. 6
At the testimony of two witnesses or three witnesses he who is to be put to death shall be put to death; at the testimony of one witness he shall not be put to death.
The hands of the witnesses shall be against him first to put him to death, and afterwards the hands of all the people; and you shall put away evil from your midst.
Interpretation of Chapter 17 of the Book of Deuteronomy by Father Tadros Yacoub 1. Punishment of idolaters: “If there is found among you, within any of your gates which the Lord your God gives you, a man or a woman who does evil inthe sight of the Lord your God, in transgressing His covenant,and goes and serves other gods, and worshipsthem, or the sun, or the moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded, and itis told you, and you have heard it, and you have examined it carefully,and, behold, it is true that this abomination has been committed in Israel, thenyou shall bring out that man or that woman who has done this evil thing to your gates, the man or the woman,and you shall stone him with stones that he die” [2-5].Idolatry is considered a great crime, as it is a betrayal against God, against the holy community, and against man himself, so its punishment is death by stoning. Idolatry has been concentrated since ancient times in the worship of the sun, moon, and planets, then it turned towards statues that depict in one way or another humans, animals, birds, or reptiles.The seriousness of this sin is that the one who practices it does not rest until he tempts others to practice the same worship.It is like a plague that befalls the soul and spreads to the souls of others.Some think that the mention of sun worship indicates that the book was written in the Assyrian era, but this worship is ancient and dates back to before the time of the Prophet Moses, to the days ofSumerian times [197] . Some believe that sun worship began in the days of the Tower of Babel, when people feared that God would not send them another flood, so they took refuge in the sun, thinking that it would not send a flood. These people did not realize that the sun plays a role in causing rain and floods, through the evaporation of water and its rise as clouds in the sky and then its fall as rain [198] . They worshipped the sun, the moon and the planets, thinking that they were friends of man. They worshipped them and denied their Creator. Why is idolatry viewed as a major crime? First : It represents a direct disobedience to God, who did not command idolatry, but rather forbade it. Idolatry is a movement of rebellion against God. If rebellion against a temporal king is considered a major crime, how much more so is rebellion against the King of Kings?!Second: It is evil in the eyes of the Lord: “He does evil in the eyes of the Lord your God by transgressing His covenant”[2]. He hates it and cannot stand it, because it means replacing the inanimate creation in its place.Third: It carries a betrayal of the covenant concluded with God, as it is a type of betrayal of the marital covenant, breaking the spiritual marital bond between God and His believers.Fourth: An abomination in Israel [4]; if God has chosen His people to be His own, holy and dedicated to Him, to fulfill His divine will, to provide them with knowledge of His divine secrets. If they deviate into idolatry, their sin will be greater than that of other peoples. It is an abomination! What is the law of falling into idolatry? First: Careful examination, for with the enormity of this sin, a person cannot be punished merely on suspicion of his actions, but rather a careful examination of the matter is required.






















“And it has been told me, and I have heard it, and have examined it carefully,
and, behold, it is true, that this abomination is done in Israel” [4].
Although the law is concerned with the holiness of God’s holy people, no one should be harmed or punished unjustly. Therefore, every person is considered innocent until proven guilty after careful examination. At the same time, he who is proven guilty after careful examination should not be treated leniently.
In the previous chapter, we saw the law’s emphasis on the establishment of judges who are characterized by justice and impartiality, and in this chapter it requires that they be able to carefully examine cases so that no one falls under injustice. If “the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether” (Psalm 19:9), then the judge, as God’s representative, is obligated to cover himself with justice without partiality.
A poor person may not find anyone to do him justice anywhere, so it is fitting for him to resort to the house of God to find justice in the “judgment seats.” In the house of the Lord, the Lamb of God is seen, who presents the spirit of righteousness and justice with mercy and compassion. Many stumble in their faith because of what they may find of favoritism in the clergy.
Second : The trial should be held in the presence of two or three witnesses [6] as honest evidence against the accused. It is not permissible to harm an innocent person under the pretense of defending the glory of God.
“At the mouth of two or three witnesses he who is to be put to death shall be put to death;
he shall not be put to death at the mouth of one witness.
The hands of the witnesses shall be upon him first to put him to death,
then the hands of all the people;
afterward you shall put away evil from your midst” [6-7].
Third : The punishment for idolatry is stoning, whether the worshipper is a man or a woman, for the weakness of a woman is not an excuse for idolatry.
Fourth : Stoning takes place at the city gate, and in other places we find that the punishment was carried out outside the city walls (Neh. 8:1; Job 29:7; Acts 7:58; Heb. 13:12), and during the wandering in the wilderness it was carried out outside the camp (Lev. 24:14; Num. 15:36). The two or more witnesses cast the first stones for the following reasons:
A. Since the sin was public, or could become public, the punishment must be public .
B. So that the whole city would be admonished, and it would be a lesson to all .
C. Since the witnesses cast the first stones, they could not be justified before their consciences if they were false witnesses, since they felt that they had unjustly killed a man with their own hands.
* Under the old law, anyone who disobeyed the priests was expelled from the camp and stoned by the people, or his head was cut off, and atonement for his disdain for his blood was made. Now the sinner is cut off by the sword of the Spirit or is excluded from the Church and cut into pieces by the raging demons [199] .
St. Jerome D. The literal translation of the Hebrew text is: " The dead man dies ," or " the man of death " (1 Kings 2:26), or "the son of death " (1 Sam. 20:31). The death sentence passed on him was not strange to him, for by his evil deed he had already become the son of death, and in its grip. His stoning only showed the death that had befallen his soul.