Did they quote the scriptures concerning sexual immorality? No they didn't. So do they need to quote the verses about pouring out the blood or can it be left for them to figure out that if you don't eat things strangled then obviously you will eat things the blood was poured out of, just as it was left to them to figure out what sexual immorality is?
So are now claiming that "no greater burden than these NECESSARY THINGS" that those things were not actually NECESSARY as the text says, but rather mere guidelines.
I don't think you quite understand what the word necessary means.
nec·es·sar·y
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adjective
required to be done, achieved, or present; needed; essential.
"it's not necessary for you to be here"
synonyms: obligatory, requisite, required, compulsory, mandatory, imperative, demanded, needed, called for, needful; More
determined, existing, or happening by natural laws or predestination; inevitable.
"a necessary consequence"
synonyms: inevitable, unavoidable, certain, sure, inescapable, inexorable, ineluctable, fated, destined, predetermined, predestined, preordained
"their fate was a necessary consequence of progress"
noun
the basic requirements of life, such as food and warmth.
The above definition does not list suggestion or guidelines as synonyms nor does it coincide with the definition for suggestion
sug·ges·tion
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noun
an idea or plan put forward for consideration.
synonyms: proposal, proposition, motion, submission, recommendation; More
the action of suggesting something.
"at my suggestion, the museum held an exhibition of his work"
something that implies or indicates a certain fact or situation.
"there is no suggestion that he was involved in any wrongdoing"
synonyms: insinuation, hint, implication, intimation, innuendo, imputation
"there is no suggestion that the Secretary of State was party to a conspiracy"
Or a guideline
guide·line
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noun
plural noun: guidelines
a general rule, principle, or piece of advice.
"the organization has issued guidelines for people working with prisoners"
synonyms: recommendation, instruction, direction, suggestion, advice; More
Would you say something that is an "authoritative command" is mandatory imperative demanded, obligatory or inescapable?
iIs do not worship other gods an authoritative command?
Is do not murder an authoritative command?
Is do not commit adultery an authoritative command?
Are all of these "necessary things" or are they just suggestions or guidelines?
Becareful how you answer, you might walk yourself in to a contradiction......again.
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