Can it be possible for the Bible to evolve, not text-wise, but morally, throughout the ages?

Question

I am a liberal christian, I believe in a God, and such. But I do have different beliefes than those of conservatives. I believe that the Bible was meant to be evolve throught the ages. Only in the old Testament were God's laws very strict, and in the New Testament, things totally changed. A new covenant was created and a new system of believe came. Do the Old Testaments's laws/believes still apply to those of the New Testament? And if not, isn't this a clear sign of an "evolution" in belives? EG: Homosexuality is talked in the Old, but in the New, it isn't.

Answer 1

Yes, definitly. The bible contains so many verses, so much information and truth. We just pick and choose the ones that relate to our understanding of life. As we evolve, so will our understanding and interpretation of the bible. For personal growth, read the bible with an open mind and ask your God for its meaning. Try to stand back from the churches limiting and old fashion view- its not relavant today, we deserve more.

Answer 2

Well, first and foremost, we need to realise that the ENTIRE bible is inspired of God. In 1 Timothy 3: 16, 17 we read: All Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, that the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.

So the entire Bible, the new and the older testament, are inspired of God. So his views need not be repeated in both the old and new.

The Bible says that God is unchangeable ( Malachi 3:6; Hebrews 6: 17,18).

Archaelogical excavations (eg. Dead Sea Scrolls) have showed that the earliest manuscripts of the Bible that were found in earthen vessels, were the same as the Bibles we have today.

God's purpose, principles and Word never changes just as He too never changes. The Bible is inspired by God, and God has definitely preserved it, text-wise, down to our day.

Answer 3

Daniel,

You are way off track with your beliefs and facts. The NT did not abolish the OT but, fulfilled it. As a Catholic we have a saying: the NT is hidden in the Old and the OT is revealed in the New. They harmonize. By seeing disharmony between the two testaments you show you do not accurately comprehend what is being said. The Bible does not evolve, it is our understanding or interpretation of it that does. Remember, Satan himself used Scripture to deceive. Please do not use the Scriptures to fit your agenda.

A book that was written over 100 years ago accurately predicted the erroneous ideas that would emerge:

To effect a confusion of ideas is an old scheme of the devil. Not to understand clearly and precisely is generally the source of the intellectual error. In time of schism and heresy, to cloud and distort the proper sense of words is a fruitful artifice of Satan, and it is as easy to lay snares for the intellectually proud and for the innocent. Every heresy in the Church bears testimony to Satan’s success in deceiving the human intellect by obscuring and perverting the meaning of words. Arianism was a battle of words and owed its long-continued success to its verbal chicanery. Pelagianism and Jansenism showed the same characteristic, and today Liberalism is as cunning and obscure as any of its heretical predecessors. (Liberalism Is A Sin 55)

Regarding homosexuality not being in the New Testament you are wrong. ON HOMOSEXUALITY SEE ROMANS 1:24-27

Answer 4

God doesn't change. But people do.
The Law was placed on the Hebrews right after they left Egypt.
The Egyptians at that time were magicians, and the Hebrews
were using spiritual power too. To call up spirits, place curses
on people. Moses tried to stop the misuse of spiritual knowledge.
Paul said we are no longer under the Law. That does not refer to
things like stealing and killing, but to spiritual knowledge.
And the Book says "everything" will be made known to us in our
current day and age.
As far as homosexuality. We do forget sometimes that they
have a spirit within them too, don't we?

Answer 5

old testament laws do not apply to the new testament because the new testament is christian, and the only people G-d intended to follow the mosaic laws were the jews.

and no, the bible does not evolve. its a common misconception that the laws are strict and strictly enforced, but judaism has always been incredibly lenient. sometimes the interpretation of laws changes as new things are known, and new and better interpretations arise, but the laws themselves are eternal and unchanging.

Answer 6

What you need to keep in mind is the Bible is man's handbook provided and preserved down through the ages by Jehovah God for our benefit.
The Mosaic Law differs from the New Covenant instituted by Christ in that the Israelites were born in the Law Covenant.They were God's chosen people and as such were bound by its laws and regulations.They had a obligation to uphold God's name among the pagan nations.
The Law foreshadowed Christ who was the end of the law(Rom.10:4)Jesus instituted the New Covenant so that those who exercised faith in his ransom sacrifice would have the opportunity to have their sins forgiven,once and for all time,unlike the Israelites who had to offer continuous sacrifices.The New Covenant allows us to serve Jehovah God out of love and free will not because of inheritance.
No, God's standards have not changed.Malachi 3:6 tells us that God has not changed,nor will his righteous standards.Rom.1:26,27 and 1Cor.6:9,10 clearly outline God's feelings on immorality saying those who do such things are deserving of death.

Answer 7

Amen and Amen. But Paul did mention homosexuals, Jesus Christ did not, Paul also told women to keep their mouths shut in church, and that implies perhaps in other areas as well. I guess there's good and bad about being a Selective Literalist, which is what we all are. Did you know that homosexuals were called an abomination, in the same verses that list many other things with the same punishment, including the eating of shellfish! Had a shrimp or crab lately??

Answer 8

OLD TESTAMENT NO. Gods commandment was that none shall change a word or deed written in it.
THE NEW TESTAMENT is a continuation of the Old Testament and bears the same warning from Jesus Not to change a word or deed spoken by Him.
People through freewill can change their idea of what it means as long as it does not change the message.

Answer 9

attached is a list of the 613 laws under the old testament.

I challenge you to find one of those that is impossible to obey, even now.

they are written such that they really are eternal, sometimes it takes some inteperetation, as circumstances are different from those the rules were originally made. .... but the laws that ARE there provide plenty to discern the spirit of the law for essentially any circumstance.

Answer 10

I haven't seen any witch burning anytime recently, so of course. Peoples' perspective on religion change through time and thus the aspects of that religion which society most emphasizes does.

For example you mentioned homosexuality. The bible only makes no more than four weak references to homosexuality, and hundreds of references to the ills of adultery, divorce, and premarital sex. Yet in today's society, those who make up the christian conservative portion of the population are far more vocal on homosexuality than on adultery, divorce, or premarital sex, nevermind the former is only prevelant in a small percentage of the population while hardly anyone cares about pre-marital sex occuring and adultery is small potatos.