Why do christians.....?

Question

follow only certain things from the bible according to their convenience? Lol I have heard christians say that was in the "old testament" we follow the new testamanet now.. Then why do they talk about "The 10 commandments"? Isnt that old testament? Lol hehehe



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Answer 1

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What is with that?

You would have to understand covenants

Answer 2

Christian's attempt to follow the teachings of Christ to the best of their understanding and ability. Since we are far from perfect we do still make mistakes. Those mistakes can come from our lack of understanding what the scriptures mean or from our failure to defeat temptation. Some make excuses for their mistakes and try to cover it up or justify it by saying things like "that was in the old testament"
Other times the things that are in the old testament simply do not apply to us anymore. For example, the oldtestament forbade people from eating certain types of food, most notably pork. The new testament specifically says that it is now okay. There are also times when the old testament was intended as instructions for only a specific group of people. For example it would be wrong for us to decide that we are to conquer a city and kill every man, woman, child, and animal as the Israelites did upon conquering Jericho. Another time that we may say "that was in the old testament" is when those who do not understand the scriptures try to misuse them. I have seen Y/A Atheist ask why we would follow a God who tells us to stone disobedient children. That was part of the Mosaic laws. As Christians we are not under Mosaic Laws. The teaching of Christ replaced them. The 10 commandments are an example of this. We do not have to follow them. That does not mean that we can murder now. It simply means that Christ also forbids certain things such as murder and sexual immorallity.

See, there are those of us who do not dodge the question.

Answer 3

Hebrews 8:6,7,13 ...He [Christ] is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises. For if that first covenant [the Law of Moses] had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second....In that He says, "A new covenant," He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.
Since Christians are not under the Law of Moses today (only Jews ever were), we are not under the Ten Commandments written in the Law. Christians today are to follow Jesus Christ. Since He Himself reinstated all but one of the Ten Commandments (the Sabbath), Christians are obligated to obey nine of the Ten Commandments.

Answer 4

One of the hardest things that I as a Christian Pastor face is people that want to claim they are Christians therefore living under grace and not understand the implications of the Old Testament.
When the Old Testament was written and the Laws of God set down these Laws were physical in nature.
I believe that was one of the reasons they failed.
But today, with us living under Grace, the Laws now take on a more spiritual meaning rather than physical.

Answer 5

I don't know why everyone on here oversimplifies things.. I was raised Catholic and believe somewhat in pieces of the religion but I can't be categorized into these kinds of questions because my beliefs encompass so much more that these questions make "Christians" out to be.

I feel much of the Catholic religion is hypocritical and I don't understand it so I believe in my own beliefs - and I think that most people are like that.. most people have their own POV and feeling about religion so even though they are "Christians" - they are not all the same and can't be categorized as such - just like atheists or any other religion or belief - we don't all believe or not believe in the same way or for the same reason.

SO - to answer your question, people do this because of that - because most people don't let their religion run their whole life - they are a person with choices before they are a believer many cases - they put themselves before their religious beliefs but seem to feel some kind of societal pressures to rationalize this into one testament or the other I guess - cause no one settles for them just being them. I don't feel we should have to explain our actions based on religion - we are people first - at least I am.. and my actions are indicative of who I am - and my beliefs have some effect on my actions and actions on my beliefs - but one can not just create the other, explain the other. People should just live the way they want to and not feel like they have to rationalize anything - not all Christians believe in the same things or accept all of the religious beliefs as their own - they believe in just those things that they believe in - why isn't that ok? Cause it is ok - it should be.. we shouldn't wonder why they live the way they live and take only the parts of a religion that they take - people take what they believe in - just cause they are Christians does not mean that they have to adopt all of it - just like any other religion.. even the Muslims certainly don't all believe in the same things or ways to achieve them - nor do Athiests - they all have their own reasons not to believe or why they lost their beliefs. We are not all the same.

Answer 6

You actually asked a whole question, AEC? Right on! The truth is nobody could actually follow the bible in this day and age--if they ever could. There are contradictions everywhere, and foolish rules like "thou shalt wear no clothing made from mixed fibers" which is in dueteronomy somewhere. Trying to follow the bible becomes a silly game for some religions, and when you actually catch them on something they missed, they rattle off some excuse their pastor told them, rather than saying "I don't know," or "Of course it doesn't make sense--it's religion!"

Answer 7

My understanding is that the Old Testament law (often called the law of Moses) was given to the Israelites. God fulfilled the promise He made to Eve through the Jews (of course Muslims believe the promise was kept through Ishmael instead of Isaac, which is the source of contention). That promise was the defeat of her enemy (Satan) through One of her lineage.

The law of Moses contained universal, morality laws (9 of the 10 commandments fall under that category) and some were specific to the Jews and had to do with symbolic purity (like not eating shellfish or mixing fabrics).

God had dealings with other nations, but the Bible is primarily concerned with Israel and the Messiah coming through them. He was, in many regards, stricter with them because He fulfilled the promise through them.

When Christ came and fulfilled the law of Moses, it was no longer needed. 9 of the 10 commandments are reiterated and expounded upon in the New Testament. There is no command to keep the Sabbath holy in the NT.

While we can learn much about God and about what is offensive to Him by referring to the old testament, we are no longer under that law.

(I won't report you! Good question.)

Answer 8

Funny thing is they actually only follow 9 commandments. The commandment about the Sabbath, which is supposed to be on a saturday, seems not needed to be followed.

I guess football and baseball are bigger than the 10 commandments :)

Answer 9

well, i have never heard about people not believing in the old testament. the old testament is where we truly understand what happened before jesus time. we do follow the new testament more i think because that was when jesus was actually alive and he taught the people then. however, we do still follow most of the major principles from the old testament such as the ten commandments as well as the new testaments principles

Answer 10

It is not a question that should only be posed to Christians. The same should be asked of all peoples who follow any religion. If everyone followed their religious beliefs 100% most of the wars in this world would not be occurring.

Answer 11

Christianity is a complex phenomenon and its advocates can't be painted with a single brush. The Bible is a collection of books written over a period of thousands of years. It has also undergone many translations and interpretations. You are correct that many Christians have a lamentably narrow understanding of their Holy book. But many others are well versed in it and undeserving of your blanket condemnation. The point to keep in mind is that they believe that there is a God and that He is active in the world and in their lives, and they try to do what they believe God wants them to do as revealed in the Bible in the expectation of being saved from eternal comdemnation in Hell. If you don't believe this that is your prerogative. Let the Christians exercise their right to believe and act accordingly. If you feel compelled to belabor this issue I am sure you will find many Christians willing to debate it with you. God bless!