Christians, isnt saying "Oh my God" just as bad as killing? How can you decide which commandmants are worse?

Question

If the Bible is so holy, how can MAN decide which parts he wants to follow?

Answer 1

The Bible says that all sins are equal. So yes, in God's eyes they are equally bad.

Answer 2

Saying "Oh my God!" does not equate to killing.

The bible stresses justice, a punishment to suit the crime. Death would not be a just punishment for a statement like "Oh my God".

We can decide what to do and what not to do because of free will, but that doesn't mean we don't suffer the consequences.

The 10 commandments are still good guidelines, but not binding anymore since Jesus' death did away with the Mosaic Law Covenant (of which the 10 commandments was part of along with animal sacrifices, and Sabbaths).

The teachings of Jesus reflect principles that closely adhere to the principles of the past, but some things no longer apply. There are no longer "unclean" animals, Gods favor is no longer restricted to the Jews, but now open to all non-jews (gentiles). There is no longer the need for a brother to take his brothers wife should he die, there is no more need for the temple arrangement. All supported changes in the bible.

You can't take a law that served it's purpose and then was adjusted when no longer necessary or when replaced and still consider it binding. It shows a lack of knowledge on your part or just ignorance.

Answer 3

Because man has the church, the body of Christ, and the spirit of Christ, who promises "and I will be with you, til the end of the age." Christ is the center of Christianity - much moreso than the bible - that, I suppose is how we prioritize our conduct.

Do people really think Christians obey the ten commandments without thinking about ethics, without wondering why it is good to do so?

And no, saying "Oh my God" is not as bad as killing. While saying God's name without reverence is not an ideal thing, "All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments" - to love God and love neighbour.

You can take back a thing said innocently. You can't take back the act of killing or harming someone. Aside from the simple fact that you can't give back what you've taken in this instance, "The murder of a human being is gravely contrary to the dignity of the person and the holiness of the Creator." (CCC 2320.)

Since death is intended to be a final transition, you have taken something out of the hands of God and fate, and taken it into your own - it is a great offense to God's holiness to take a gift deeded by God to someone he loved, and steal it from them.

"Oh my God" can be uttered in passing, and thoughtlessly. You can take it back quickly. Permanently changing the course of someone's destiny, and the destiny of everyone who loved them? You can't take it back. And that is what makes it so uniquely evil.

Answer 4

Commandments are God's rules for a healthy and prosperous lifestyle.

"Man" decides which parts he wants to follow out of "his" own free will and this has nothing to do with The Bible being "so holy".

Some people choose to not live according to what The Bible says. So be it. What are we to do with those who choose to break commandments? Nothing. It's not "our" place to do anything. Not even to judge.

All broken commandments are equally bad according to God's Word. It's just the way things are.

Answer 5

You have free choice. However, free choice doesn't make you right. The Bible is Holy ... people will always make their own decisions and will allows choose the way of life they choose to follow. Saying "Oh my God" is viewed as using the Lord's name in vain ... that's a sin. No sin is greater or less than another.

Answer 6

Since the name Yahu'eh is the name of the LORD or GOD in small capitals in most translations of which Jehovah is refering to, saying "Oh my God" is not taking anyone's name in vain. Which god are you refering to?

The word "vain" in Hebrew is means to desolate or destroy also to consider unimportant. Christianity thinks it is not important to use or respect the Creator's name and pass it off as "that is Hebrew and I speak English" thus really taking his name in vain considering the fact his name has been removed from the Bible in the Old Testament alone nearly 7000 times if you include the short form YAH ( Psalms 68:4 New King James Version, Jah in the 1800s correction of the original printing of the King James Version and Iah in original printing of the King James Version 1611). If you took the name of the source out of all the books written about someone and called them just "mister" or in this case "dieity" wouldn't you be destroying their name and considering it unimportant? Thus are the translators not doing this by following thier traditions and violating the third commandment?

You have to answer this in your own heart. Yahushua said in Mark 7 and Matthew 15 that they had violated the commandments of Yahu'eh by making their own traditions and religeous rulings above the commandments of Yahu'eh. This is exactly what traditionalist Rabbinical Judasim and Roman and Eastern Christianity in general have done with this issue of the third commandment blotting out the name of the Creator in thier translations into v arious languages. The original sect of the Nazarene, history tells us did not agree with the tradition of not speaking the name of Yahu'eh and did not replace it with a title(s) so what will you do with this information? Will you research it thoroughly or just continue to think that this issue is unimportant violating the third commandment?

http://www.judaismvschristianity.com/parable.htm


Nazarenes and the Name of YHWH
http://www.nazarene.net/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=15&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

Answer 7

Taking 'God's' name in vain actually means attributing something to 'God', speaking for 'God' (which Christians do all the time too), or swearing to God that something is true.

In Jewish thought (Hey! Jews know a lot about the 10 Commandments!), the law about taking the lord's name in vain refers solely to oath-taking, and is a prohibition against swearing by God's name falsely or frivolously (the word normally translated as "in vain" literally means "for falsehood").

Well, if Jesus "did away with" the so-called laws of Moses, I guess adultery, dishonoring parents, lying, adultery and all the rest is permissible too - according to some Christians here?

Answer 8

This won't do you a bit of good. "Because, the bible doesn't mean that, it's just a story" is a pretty common answer, though. The first commandment say "you will have no other god before me" and they worship the son, not the father. There may be a reason that one is first.

Your atheist friend.

Answer 9

sins only look worse to us because we have standard social norms. If God said not to do or say something and you do it, you could burn in Hell. Of course he does provide a way out because he loves you even if you kill millions of people. you may not believe this, but when you are burning in hell you will think back and go "if only i wasn't so caught up in the details and instead listened to the theme" and the theme is "You messed up" but "Jesus Saves"

Answer 10

Agreed about pick and chosing which "verses" to follow.
But I am not sure why you thing saying, Oh my God, is as bad as killing. The person saying it, I hope, are not swearing it.

Answer 11

man can't decide which parts to follow. taking the Lord's name in vain is as much of a sin as killing. all are guilty under the law and therefore all need Christ.