How about the one that commands death for working on the sabbath Exodus 31:14 Or the commandment that says "thou shall not kill (except when necessary)
2006-07-15 15:56:51 · 11 answers · asked by Plan 9 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is nonsense. Nonsense never means anything.
2006-07-15 16:04:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they mean something. They mean that God has given us rules to help us to live with each other and people can never keep them, even if they try their very best. The name, "Old Testament," is like saying an "old will". When someone has a will, a newer will takes precedence over the older one. The new will does away with the old one. The Old Testament was a covenant between God and man and the New Testament completed it and finished what the old couldn't do.
Colossians 2:13-14 "When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the written code [the Old Testament Law], with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross."
By the way, the verse really doesn't say, "Thou shalt not kill." The word used for "kill" means "murder." So it would be more appropriately translated as, "Thou shalt not murder."
The word Sabbath means "rest". Christians now do not rest from their works on just one day of the week, but every minute of every day now that they are resting on Christ's finished work on the cross for us. (Hebrews 4) We are saved by grace, not of works so that no one can boast. (Ephesians 2:8,9) No more working to earn our salvation. Christ has already paid for it so now the Sabbath-rest is constant, all the time.
2006-07-15 23:08:09 · answer #2 · answered by Chalkbrd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible being interpreted and re-written by man several times over leaves many questions such as yours with a vague answer.
However, the laws that were written are done so in common sense and generic make up. Why would anyone want to take another human's life essence? As for the sabbath day that is up to interpretation by the reader. Many a politician doesn't work any day of the week, and their still walking around.
2006-07-15 23:02:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The old testament laws are actually the Ten Commandments. Yes, they are still valid. We must still obey them. Jesus came and upheld the old law, and gave us a deeper understanding of the old law.
The commandment "thou shalt not kill" is still in effect. Most people, though, think it means not killing in any situation, which is wrong. You shall not kill maliciously - in other words, murder.
However, you do have the right to protect your life and the lives of others, even if it means taking the life of someone else if there is no other option.
This also means that police officers and soldiers in the military have the right to do their jobs, even if it means using deadly force to defend themselves and others.
2006-07-15 23:27:24 · answer #4 · answered by Danny H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No we under the New Testament (covenant) now.... but most of the laws are the same except the sabath law... We have the Old Testament to see how things were before Christ died for us... The other reason why the Old Testament is important to us is because it has a lot of phrophecies in it that came true under the New Testament... I hope that helped
2006-07-15 23:05:26 · answer #5 · answered by monie99701 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
christians don't even read the bible, they just recite the same narrow group of passages that reinforce their feel good beliefs and ignore or have never been exposed to the rest. Reading the bible from cover to cover has made more atheist out of christians than any other means according to Mark Twain.
2006-07-15 23:04:47 · answer #6 · answered by 自由思想家 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has some meaning.
It means that the laws man made up and blamed on god were really strange.
It means that bronze age man had odd notions of who and what god was and what god expected of humanity.
Why did people think that if they cut up and animal in just the right way and burnt it on an alter, god would pay attention and do specific things for them? God was limited by the availability of "proper" sacrifices?
I doubt it.
I really doubt it.
2006-07-15 23:04:27 · answer #7 · answered by Dustin Lochart 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the torah laws mean EVERYTHING, but cannot be taken out of context - judaic law requires 2 witnesses, fully interrogated, warnings, 2 different witnesses etc. in fact, the oral law says that a court whioch executes 1 person in 70 years is called "harsh".
2006-07-15 23:03:01 · answer #8 · answered by rosends 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they do...especially an "eye for an eye"...yes, you can kill in self defense...Remember the movie with Farrah Fawcett..."Burning Bed?" Wasn't that a great movie!!???well, some of us today have to work on Sunday>>>>go figure!!!
2006-07-15 23:01:45 · answer #9 · answered by sweet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Death for working on a Sunday is pretty harsh.
But who can argue with God.
I will not work on ANY day, just to be sure!
2006-07-15 23:01:26 · answer #10 · answered by eternity 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋