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Three problems with this excuse:
Three problems with this excuse:


# Jesus also said, "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled."
# Jesus also said, "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled." (Matthew 5:17-18)
# If you don't think that the old testament law still applies, then you don't believe in the [[ten commandments]].  That is strictly old testament.
# If you don't think that the old testament law still applies, then you don't believe in the [[ten commandments]].  That is strictly old testament.
# Regardless of whether or not [[God]] still wants you to follow the law of stoning unruly teenagers to death, the fact that he ever made such a law in the first place makes him morally bankrupt.  I would go so far as to say that this is NEVER a good law in ANY time, and the fact the it was handed down directly by a supreme being who ought to know better raises serious doubts about that being's understanding of [[morality]].
# Regardless of whether or not [[God]] still wants you to follow the law of stoning unruly teenagers to death, the fact that he ever made such a law in the first place makes him morally bankrupt.  I would go so far as to say that this is NEVER a good law in ANY time, and the fact the it was handed down directly by a supreme being who ought to know better raises serious doubts about that being's understanding of [[morality]].

Revision as of 19:04, 17 July 2006

The Old Testament is that portion of The Bible that was written before the introduction of Jesus Christ. It is the basis for the Jewish religion.

The Old Testament contains many cultural aspects that modern Christians find embarrassing or uncomfortable. For example, there is support for slavery, and laws such as the one about stoning unruly children. Often, when confronted by these verses, Christians will claim that old testament law no longer applies because it was overridden by the sacrifice of Jesus.

Three problems with this excuse:

  1. Jesus also said, "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled." (Matthew 5:17-18)
  2. If you don't think that the old testament law still applies, then you don't believe in the ten commandments. That is strictly old testament.
  3. Regardless of whether or not God still wants you to follow the law of stoning unruly teenagers to death, the fact that he ever made such a law in the first place makes him morally bankrupt. I would go so far as to say that this is NEVER a good law in ANY time, and the fact the it was handed down directly by a supreme being who ought to know better raises serious doubts about that being's understanding of morality.