Christians, since the Law doesn't apply anymore [sans the first 10 rules]?

Question

Why is homosexuality wrong? Why is witchcraft wrong? Why is anything wrong? Why do you only use a few of the old laws [the first 10], and only use a few more [and only when it will give you an excuse to be morally superior]?

Royal racer: I know as a Christian, reading is not your forte. However, please direct your gaze to the words "Sans the first 10."

XYZZY: I recall all sin being equal. Hmmm...

Answer 1

All that you mentioned are sinful and against the laws of God. The Bible has many laws including, but not stopping at the 10 commandments. The laws set for us in the Bible, Old and New Testaments, still apply. Yes, sin is sin and there is only one that is not forgivable. That sin is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. I agree, there are many who like to pick and choose which laws apply and which do not, but that is man twisting the word of God to their own desires, yet another sin. If you really love God and are a follower of Jesus Christ, you follow all laws, not just the ones that you think should apply to today's society.

Answer 2

The mosaic law is no longer in effect because we are in the new covenent. Sin, however, hasn't changed one bit. There's a difference between sin and law, and God still frowns upon the things he did before.

It's just that now we can eat pork, and we're all the happier for it :)

By the way, nothing gives us the right to be morally superior, because we aren't. Everyone sins, and we as Christians do our fair share of it. It's only by God's grace that we are saved from the consequences of those sins.

Answer 3

The Laws are a guide, and no one said they do not apply anymore, Jesus said he did not come to earth to destroy the Old Law, but to become the Law itself. The Laws do not help God out, he is perfect, but they help us understand how we are to relate to others and further God's kingdom. For the most part, they follow common sense (don't lie or cheat or steal), but the first is the most important, just as Jesus said. "Have no other idol before Me." Money is an idol. It is not wrong to be rich unless wealth is what you care most about. It is all a matter of heart knowledge, not head knowledge. But what most people do not understand, God is not some angry old judge who is sitting up there just waiting to zap us with lightening bolts if we fail to follow his guidelines. He is more like the loving father in the story of the prodigal son, waiting with open arms to take him back. And when you realize that all you have to do is follow these very basic Laws, you will have life "more abundantly". If not in your lifetime, then for sure in heaven where streets are made of gold.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

The "laws" that we are no longer under are not the Ten Commandments. They are the books of law in the first 5 books of the Old Testament. We no longer offer animal or food sacrifices as atonement for sins. Jesus paid the price for our sins with His death on the cross. The sins you mentioned are repeatedly called sins in the New Testament by Apostles Peter and Paul, and they got the Word on this subject from God. Since He's the one who will be judging all of us and deciding where we will be spend eternity, I'll listen to Him.

Answer 6

Are you serious or hiding sniping in the form of a question?

I don't think the people who are labeled "morally superior" believe they are superior (and they don't call themselves that)... but I'll be honest enough to say it sure can look that way from the other side of the pointing finger.

Labeling other people "morally superior" as though that is bad and wrong when their views differ from yours, is itself "morally superior." Gotta be careful pointing those fingers, you know.

Allow for mean people, judgemental people, angry people! Can't change it anyway. Just let them be.

Answer 7

The law shows what is wrong, but the punishments of the law are not enforced as we are in a new agreement.
Witchcraft.. It is wrong, but we don't kill witches now days..
Adultery is wrong, but we don't stone the people anymore.
Also the law is not just the 10 commandments, it is all of it.
The prohibition of most sins are repeated in the New Testament and homosexuality is one that is covered. but we still don't stone them..
We preach the Gospel to them and if they don't want to stop their sin, then God takes care of them.. It has nothing to do with hating people, it is sin to do certain things and God hates the sin but still loves the sinner. Your must repent and stop sinning to be saved..

Answer 8

These things are still wrong because God said they were.

Jesus said he didn't come to abolish the law but fulfil it.

Bear in mind that homosexuality is branded an abomination, which is a bit more severe than merely wearing two types of material on your shirt...

Answer 9

Paul teaches that we are free from the Law in Christ, but this does not provide license to sin at will. God's law still exists and is summarized by Christ when he says "love your neighbor as yourself."

We no longer need to keep the laws of purification because we are made clean in Christ, but the laws referring to relationships are still valid. The difference is that we follow them of our own accord out of love for Christ and for each other.

Admittedly, not all of those who call themselves Christians live this kind of life, but that is on their own shoulders, not on the shoulders of Christianity. Just because Joe down the street is a hypocritical Christian does not mean Christianity is a religion of hypocrits.

Answer 10

It's not that any of those things are not wrong, it's that we are wrong, all of us. The Ten Commandments are only 10 out of 613 Laws, so the point was; no one could possibly live up to them, except Jesus.