If the message of Jesus cancels out many of the rules of the Old Testament, does that mean?

Question

that God got it wrong back then or He changed his mind?

For example -- no one advocates following this one:

10 " 'If a man commits adultery with another man's wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death.
Leviticus 20:10 (New International Version)

Lots of reasons you should be killed in this book.

Answer 1

Jesus said he came to fulfill the law, not to abolish the law.

God gave Israel a bunch of rules to guide them in their society. He was their government, judge, jury, and God. Many of the laws, including the dietary laws, were to protect Israel from other groups who ate food that were unhealty and would make them sick.

Jesus was the recognition that man had continually failed at keeping God's law because even those who were able to keep the physical laws (do this, don't do that, etc.) were still breaking the law in their hearts and minds. Jesus solved the problem of rule-keeping by providing a way for man to be declared Holy and Sinless (not guilty of law breaking and rebellion) in God's eyes. This was an act begun and finished by God because He loves mankind and realizes our inadequacies.

I don't think God ever changes His mind but simply has to present things to a finite creation within the bounds of time and space. You can't teach your newborn how to perform brain surgery, they have to develop in every way before they can understand even the words one would use to teach this.

The same is true of humanity -- mankind was barbaric and not at all the "cultured, moral" creation that we are now. It has taken the totality of human history to get us to where we are today (wow, isn't that sad). Jesus came "in the fullness of time" which means at the exact moment in history that man could understand, appreciate and respond to him and what he came to do.

I hope this helps a little

Answer 2

It means Paulists (early "Christians") wanted to create a brand new religion but without the bother of creating a brand new god — so those who established Christianity simply gave Jehovah a makeover and proclaimed Yahweh a kinder, gentler deity.

Any rational person reading the two testaments can see that the two Jehovahs are not the same god, and the two religions Judaism and Christianity have almost nothing in common.

Answer 3

It means that God has given each person a second chance. Man's heart is full of bitterness, just read the headlines. Jesus, in his teachings shows a better way. In the Old Testament, it says to tithe 10%. The New Testament says that you are to give everything to God. The New Testament steps up what God wants and expects.

Answer 4

However -- there were courts of law and judges. Each case must be tried by Judges. (Have Christians read about the Judges?) There are also laws for determining guilt. There must have been two eye witnesses. Good luck! You have access to the law (constitution) in the Torah (Old Testament), but Christians are not allowed to read/study the Talmud where case law is found. Read it sometime and find out how many cases were prosecuted!

The Roman Catholic Church burned every Talmud to be found along with those heretical Jews in their synagogues.

Answer 5

The way it appears to me is that God gives us chances to do what's right. Each time He adjusts those chances to see if we can handle it, knowing full well that we'll mess it up anyway. The whole free will thing requires chances. God gave us the law hoping we could handle it. It was twisted and taken less in a moral way and more in a legalistic way. People didn't decide to not do things because they were wrong, they decided to not do things because they didn't want to be stoned. That's not really what God seemed to be intending. Jesus came to bring out the morality in people. Those things are still wrong, but we're to deal with them with forgiveness and love.

Answer 6

Jesus fulfilled the law, he brought it in to fullness. The point of the Law is that we can never keep the whole Law, but Jesus did, and was pure enough to be our sacrifice as a full fillment of the law. When Jesus said if you even look at a woman with lust you have sinned he was pointing out that no one can claim purity, no one but God. When he released the woman caught in adultery he said, who is without sin? He knew the answer, no one. We all have sin of one kind or another, we all need help, and we all need grace, that is the point, we are ushered in to the presence of God, which we do not deserve, none of us, because Jesus was the lamb slain for us.

Answer 7

The previous testomony regulations utilized to God's human beings, the Israelites and the enemies they battled. whilst Jesus found the earth, He delivered grace. and righteousness. Seeing there have been no Christians till Jesus had his disciples the 1st question is a moot factor, Jewish human beings with the help of how, don't think that Jesus has back yet, and distinctive nonetheless stay decrease than regulation gazing for his or her Messiah. In analyzing down the solutions given so far, I see that there is an editorial approximately cannabilism.? This grew to become into for the time of the cases whilst God allowed their land to be overrun with the help of their enemies Given my expertise approximately God, He does not make idle statements and judgement would be set on people who take a seat interior the seat of mockers and scoffers.In all the O.T statements must be study rather and truthfully making an allowance for the lead as much as the verses on the two section, so as that what you're analyzing is an standard end. In Revelation 2:20 Jesus has right here to assert approximately Jezebel....an OT queen who practised witchcraft and infant sacrifice..." I actual have given her time to repent of her immorality yet she is unwilling. So i'm going to forged her on a mattress of suffering and that i'll make people who dedicate adultery together with her, go through intensely, except they repent of her techniques. i'm going to strike her toddlers ineffective." So even nonetheless the OT has relevance to the NT distinctive what you have written approximately got here approximately at a time in history whilst God grew to become into respected because of the fact the God of the Jewish human beings. Leviticus is on the subject of the undeniable fact that Gods human beings must be Holy , as he's Holy. A e book of regulations, on the subject of consecration, holiness, unique regulations on the subject of fairs,alternatives, religious rituals and worship. distinctive those regulations are nonetheless present day right this moment for religious jews. additionally, as remember of actuality, if there have been no sons to inherit a father's assets, his daughters ought to petition the judges of Israel to alter into the inheritors, relatively.

Answer 8

This teaching refers to the renewal of God's covenant with people through Jesus. Yes--the Old Testament "laws" are put aside. The important thing to know that a "law" differs from a moral. The "laws" refered to are the laws such as not eating food sacrificed to idols and other customs of the Jewish people.

In the quote that you use from Leviticus, it is important to distinguish that the moral--not to commit adultery is still to be honored while the law, to punish with death is not.

Answer 9

It means such barbaric dictates as postulated in
most Holy books are unenforceable and thereby
null and void. You are correct in that all of the ten commandments carry with it a penalty, mostly death usually by stoning. Most folks just ignore the penalty part knowing that such things are really unenforceable.

Yes, lots of reasons in those holy books for killing others.

Have a pleasant day.

Answer 10

Jesus brought a new covenent. Did God change minds? I suppose that - any one that loves you will try different ways to show it. You can be stern (e.g. Leviticus) or you can be loving. Doesn't make it a fault being one way or the other.

It works for me to NOT view the bible as literal, but to read it and understand the environment in which it was written. my .02