If not, why do so many Christians tell us we are to ignore the justifications of summary executions, slavery, genocide, etc. in the Old Testament?
2006-12-14 03:52:41 · 11 answers · asked by Brendan G 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, God's Word does not change. The executions of the OT were because God says "The wages of sin is death." We are safe today because Christ paid that death penalty for us, if we ask Him to.
As far as slavery goes, Hebrews were allowed to have servants, but they could only keep them for 7 years, then they had to allow them the opportunity to go. If they chose to stay, they would have to be a servant for life. We are still in slavery today. Are you in debt? "The borrower is slave to the lender." So you are a slave to all those credit card companies and banks because you work for them, and you are in a position of slave, they are in the position of master. It's all relative.
When God commanded the Israelites to kill off a certain group of people, it was because that group was completely evil and corrupt; sacrificing babies in the fire and all kinds of vile things. God knew if they were allowed to live, the Israelites would constantly have trouble with them. Some of the problems we experience today are because the Israelites didn't "totally slay" a certain group of people. We cannot judge God about this, because He can see the present, past and future, and we cannot.
2006-12-14 04:02:43 · answer #1 · answered by FUNdie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Immutable?
What a big word for a cave-man!
You might recall the OT is about the nation of Israel.
If you are not Jewish, why are you hung-up on the laws given another nation?
There is, in fact, one person who can do away with what is written there.
That would be the author Himself.
If you check out Colossians 2:4
Galations 3:13 and Ephesians 2:15, you'll note the author did just that.
Jesus started a new set-up and if you call yourself Christian, we go by what Jesus said, not the laws of the OT that God himself ended.
2006-12-14 04:07:01 · answer #2 · answered by Uncle Thesis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God said 'Let there be light' and we are blest, aren't we. The whole creation is immutable, if you moved the gravity pull throughout the whole universe just by an inch, we wouldn't be here. Look at the intricasies in one cell alone. The OT has 456 prophesies pointing to Jesus. The odds of just 8 prophesies from the OT all being true in one person are something like 10 to the 17th. (the state of Texas being knee deep in silver dollars and a blind man picking a marked one the FIRST time) Pretty hard odds to beat let alone the odds of dna being attributed to 'chance'. I don't mean to sound self-righteous here, I'm very not perfect.
2006-12-14 04:36:33 · answer #3 · answered by spareo1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, God's word is immutable. We should not ignore those sections of scripture. However people do need to understand that just because something is in the Bible, does not mean that God condones it (ie: homosexuality, genocide, etc).
2006-12-14 04:22:32 · answer #4 · answered by cnm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once again we are under a NEW COVENANT through Jesus Christ. Do you even know what the New Testament says? The Old Testament is still God's word and very important and teaches us who believe, A LOT- and leads up to the coming of Jesus Christ....but you must know that through Jesus we are under a New Covenant. It is a "Grace period" --God is being merciful right now.
2006-12-14 03:57:04 · answer #5 · answered by Mandolyn Monkey Munch 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmm. Well, for starters, many Christians recognize that the OT is the record of the covenant with the Jewish people, and the the NT is the chronicle of the NEW covenant with the children of Christ.
2006-12-14 03:55:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes God's word is immutable. In Genesis we read that God regretted that he created the human race. Also in Genesis we read that God declares that he is a jealous God. Since God's word is immutable, we know that he is still a jealous God and he still regrets creating the human race.
2006-12-14 04:00:35 · answer #7 · answered by 2.71828182845904 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A many times non secular stream or point of view characterised with the help of a return to necessary concepts, with the help of inflexible adherence to those concepts, and oftentimes with the help of intolerance of different perspectives and opposition to secularism. In different words, human beings without existence attempting desperately to slot in someplace. while they do basically not greater healthful they alter what they are attempting to greater healthful into rather of fixing themselves.
2016-10-14 22:39:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course not.
If it were, there could be no "old" and "new" covenant, with one being directly opposed to the other in so many instances.
2006-12-14 03:57:59 · answer #9 · answered by Samurai Jack 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Gen 1:2 "Thou shalt kill your brother's cattle and be joyful in their mooing."
Guess it's mutable...
2006-12-14 03:57:27 · answer #10 · answered by vehement_chemical 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋