Why do hard core christians just pick and choose??

Question

What I mean is, there are many people in the US who pick and choose passages of the bible to defend their point of view....the say this is not right because the bible says its not right.....but the bible also says things like if a child disrespects at mom or dad then they are to be stoned or put to dealth.....and that we are allowed to have slaves if after so many years we free them.....WHy do so many people take some things to heart and not others....many people take the bible as literal text, but those same people would never even think about stoning or killing their child? The bible contridicts itself so much.....why are some parts to be taken literal and not others?

Answer 1

In Old Testament Scripture, there are three types of law: Civil law, Ceremonial law, and Moral law.

The Civil law were laws needed at those times for that society. These would be akin to the laws that we are under by our Country.

Ceremonial law are those that dealt with the Jewish religion as it was dictated by God. IE Sacrifice, Temple care etc

The Moral law are the Ten Commandments. These are written into the hearts of even unbelievers.

Under the old covenent (promise), A person HAD to keep these laws. Sinning, required sacrifice. These sacrifices of course were shadows of the last greatest sacrifice.

When Christ came, He lived the law perfectly. He was the only man. For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Jesus did this as a man. He did not cheat and use his Godly power.

When Christ was executed, he was completely and utterly guilt free. He traded his perfect life for each of ours. He took on our sins and gave us His perfect record.

That perfect record of sinlessness is passed to us. Even though we still sin, God chooses not to hold us accountable as the price was already paid. In this, we are free from the bondage of keeping the law "or else."

Instead, because we love God, because He gave so much and did so much for us - even though we didn't do ANYTHING to merit such a gift - Christians WANT to follow the laws. That is what is in our hearts.

The Civil laws, are indeed no longer needed because we are not in that society.

The Ceremonial laws are not needed, because we do not need to continue to make sacrifices. Christ WAS the sacrifice that everything pointed to. Indeed, God even took steps to ensure that the old religion was abolished. In 70 ad, the Romans (Non Christian) destroyed the Jewish temple, killed and scattered the priests and destroyed the written records on how to perform the rituals. That is why today, there are Rabbi (which mean teacher) and no true priests. There were strict laws and rituals needed to annoint a priest, and they were destroyed.

Now, the Moral law is still active in our hearts and that is our guide as we try and muddle our way through life in the best way we can. Sin is deadly serious, and we know it very well. When we sin, we are brought to task by the Holy Spirit and our own conscience. But we also take heart in the fact that God loves us and has forgiven us.

Where else can we go? Christ is the way to salvation, not in keeping the old laws.

Answer 2

What we have in this country is a "Jesus haunted culture" - people have heard of Jesus and the bible, everyone knows about them. But hardly anybody reads the bible or lives a life following Jesus.

What you've done is taken a verse or two out of context with virtually no understanding of ancient culture or law or the purposes for which the Old Testament Mosaic law was given.

Do you know why Christians eat pork? It is not because they are ignorant of the Mosaic law, but because the law was given to the Jews to foreshadow Christ. Everything in the old testament foreshadows Jesus and what he was going to do when he was born on this earth.

We are under a New Covenant (New Testament) now, not the Old Covenant which God made with the Jewish people so long ago.

Answer 3

In the scriptures there is a lot of symbolism so it can make it very difficult to understand especially the old testament. If you truly want to know how you are supposed to interprate something pray about it and the prayer must be sincere. You must study what you are asking for. then when you've done your part ask Him in FAITH then, by the spirit, you will find your answer.
I hope you can find the answer you are looking for. May God bless you.

Answer 4

Stoning and killing there children was back in the old days, they aren't allowed to anymore its pretty much against the law they will go to prison and could possibly die. And people choose different verses passages (verses) from the bible to prove their point or back up their point. So yeah it may say stuff like "Thou shall obey thine mother and thine father" but they don't stone their kids unless their sick minded

Answer 5

Because following everything is too tiresome for them. THey're lazy & make excuses for following the bible to a T, but those passages they clamp on to .... they defend them to the death. The don't even care that they're haphazardly following their religion in the way they want to follow it & not in the way that their "good book" says they should. But hey....... it's a book filled with hypocrisy anyway, so why shouldn't the followers be hypocrites too!?

Answer 6

once you look on the worlds' religions- I DO see multiple nonsense in all of them. Christianity risk-free. i'm a Christian myself. yet I see the horrific issues. I study historical past- the RCC become merely terrible in the previous- sizeable in reality and so pagan- you may besides have not plunked Christ in there atall. I see India and their caste gadget- even Tibet had a merciless merciless feudal gadget the place the lamas have been acceptable! It become no longer a paradise in the international by ability of no ability. I see Islam- deranged! I see such nonsense occurring in Christ's call too. yet I see the solid additionally. faculties, charities, hospitals, reformatory reform.... Christians all started this style moreso than secular! They began the movements. yet I DO see it rather is quite demanding to have a faith in an invisible God who does not rather look very in touch in something right here in the international. we are rational creatures and technology is rational. I do understand.........i think of it rather is a ask your self maximum cases every person does come to Christ.

Answer 7

Church doctrine for the most part. People who are true followers of Christ will take his words and his lifestyle as an example of what they are to be. As Christians however, it is my understanding that we are under a new convenant because of Christ and that the laws made under the old Jewish covenant are no longer binding. That is why I pattern my life strickly on the way Jesus lived his. As God's Son, I have to assume he did it right.

Answer 8

Yes, I pick and choose. Jesus came here and saw that people were messing up. Law is just so show the mess you are in. Law does not save you. It is always right to do what is right. I am under the new covenant. Everything recorded in the Bible is not acceptable behavior by God. Remember, some of these were Jewish laws...and they did not necessarily represent what God was about. Imagine they rejected Jesus. : )

Answer 9

Until you read the bible fully for your own wisdom,you should not be so quick to assume this is what all Christians do.Have you ever read the bible to be such a critic of it,or those that know more of its content then you apparently do.

Answer 10

Wow,,,

Well, start by reading the New Testament first.

Then the Catechism of the Catholic Church (gives all of our rules and the scriptural reason behind them)

Then move to the Old Testament.

Good Luck and God Bless!

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