New Teatament Christian's believe the NT throws out everything from the Old Testament except for the 10 C's

Question

The why do Christian's eat pig when the bible forbids it was an interesting question, but many of the Christian respondents stated that only the New Testament matters, yet I'm told right here in YA by Christian's that of course their faith includes both old and new T. The NT Christian's are a very difficult group to get along with; very pick and choose in their beliefs.

Answer 1

The Old Testament and New Testament are all the word of God and nothing is dismissed. Those who have accepted the atonement of Christ no longer live as if they have not. We are New creatures by faith and are no longer under any law including the ten commandments. We have the law in our hearts and are taught to go beyond the letter of the law.Many laws pertained to the coming of the Messiah and he has come we do not live as if he has not or as if it has had no effect. We no longer sacrifice because he paid the sacrifice and those laws have been fulfilled. We can eat any food because all food has been made clean.We do not practice the Sabbath because it pertains to the day of the lord and by faith we live in that day. We believe that the atonement has fulfilled the law and we who are dead to sin are new creatures in Christ.

Answer 2

Christians are not a party to the old covenant, which was a legally binging agreement between the two parties, God and Israel. Your take on Mt. 5:17 is flawed in that there are no laws codified in the prophets. Jesus was not talking about the legalities of the law, but rather that which has the potential to be fulfilled or destroyed in the law (first 5 books of the O.T. and the prophets (the rest of the O.T.) If your understanding were correct, then why does Jesus alter points of that law in the later verses of chapter 5, and even negate points of that law? I would also point out to you that if you believe you have to keep even one point of the old covenant law, you are obligated to keep all of it, and you fall from grace. That is how a covenant works; all or nothing at all. If you understood the new covenant and the spirit of the law, you would understand how the old covenant, including the ten commandments, are obsolete in that context. You can "keep" law, or you can "fulfill" law, and to fulfill law sometimes meant you break the law in the letter. .

Answer 3

Friend, I am a Christian, & have been one for over 36 yrs. I do have a litle knowledge on the bible, The Old testament was a type & shadow of things to come, Yes, there was actual events in the Old testament, But it seems like all you are trying to do is stay in the Old Testament & ignore the new. Now if you want to believe in the laws of the Old testament that is your priveledge, But read Romans 8:1 There is therefore no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh but after the spirit. Now since you like to read & quote, read verse 2-16 & now let's go to Romans, Again, Now I can sit here all day & give you scriptures concerning the old & new testament, But if you can't believe one then you won't believe anything else I give you, You sound like your mind is very much settle on your thinking & yet you don't have a complete picture to think upon. Romans 10:4 For Christ is the (WHAT?) The end of the LAW for righteousness to (every ONE) & not just some, that believeth.

Answer 4

EXACTLY! that's what they do they pick and choose. It is a lie that Jesus nullified the Torah. He did the opposite. He confirmed it. He said in Matthew 5:17-18: "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished."

They say that the OT is the word of God but then they deny it. The reality is that their theology is the 'word of God' and the Bible is merely a sourcebook with which they can confirm their doctrine. If it contradicts their doctrine, then that part was 'done away with'. It's truly sick. If you want to serve God, then do what He says, for pete's sake. yeah, i'm done gabbing for now.

Answer 5

Church people know very little of the Bible.

The reason they don't like the Old Testament is cause of the behavior and emotional problems of that God, and they get all embarrassed and have to dance around the questions; but God supposedly never changes, so if he seemed weird then, it stands to reason that he still seems weird.
Asking church people questions about the Bible is at times frustrating and at times laughable.

As for eating pig they say that the vision of the carpet coming down whereon were all sorts of meat were displayed and God said "Eat!" means it's okay to eat swine's flesh.

This is another example of their biblical ignorance. That vision was to show the missionaries that they can now go unto the Gentile with the gospel and no longer limit it to the Jew. As for pig it is just as unclean as it ever was. (Remember when Jesus wanted to cast devils out of a man? He cast them into a herd of pigs -- why, cause he knew nobody in their right mind would eat the flesh of pigs. He never would have cast demons into that which is fit for human consumption.)

Church people like for God to change his mind when it's convenient for them.

Answer 6

The "laws" in the "old" Testament were given only to The Nation of Israel. When Christ came, and began hs personal instruction, the teachings he gave covered most of The Law... the dietary and priest laws, and some others, were no longer needed. All of the other Laws of God will be followed by Christians if we follow what Jesus commanded us to do. The True Christian Faith dose not "pick and choose" what laws to follow....many individuals do....unfortunatly.

Answer 7

You are referring to the food laws.In truth the law was given to convict men of their sin not deliver them from it.As to the food laws, at the time they were given don't you think they made perfect sense?A warm region near the sea.Trichinosis would occur quite often without refrigeration(pig are now raised on corn,they no longer scavenge).The shellfish ban too, raw sewage straight into the sea contaminates them.People still die from tainted shellfish.

Anyway we are not Jews and Christ taught that it was the belief in him that was important.We try to keep the law but some were definitely given for a reason and if that reason was alleviated then the law is not necessary.

Answer 8

I explained to another question about the pork thing. As far as the OT is concerned, you're correct in some ways. There are still laws that applied to the Israelites and applies modern Judaism which carries over into the New Testament. Just have to research the ones which apply to Christianity.

Answer 9

Your first statement isn't true, because I am a christian, and I don't only believe in the ten commandments of the OT. There are a TON of great things, commandments, morals to stories, etc, to be had and learned from. How about the book of proverbs, LOL, that is full of helpful stuff, even if you were NOT a christian. I am not sure your question has a lot of validity, it is just not based in fact. Sorry, not trying to offend, just correct you on your misunderstanding, whether it may be intentional or not.

Answer 10

The Jews under the Mosiac Law Covenant were forbidden to eat pig. Jesus the Christ did away with the Mosaic Covenant and thus the law had ended. The Bible is however written with a cohesive theme from the beginning to end and in order to fully gain God's acceptance, we need to recognise that all of it, not just part of it was written for our benefit and we would be wise to follow it with the knowledge that God knows what is best for us.