A judge in the US (Roy Moore) desperately tried to sneak the Ten Commandments into a monument, at night, in 2001. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Moore).
Why are people like him enslaved to the old testament if Jesus came to abolish Moses's law? I mean, either we should stone to death our own children (Deuteronomy 21) and all the other bizarre OT passages, or not.
It seems to me that the Ten Commandments should be relevant to Jews, not Christians.
Did I miss something?
2007-12-20 12:51:59 · 11 answers · asked by guyster 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
What gets me is they want to pick and choose: they don't worry about mixing the fibers from different plants and wool in their clothing, or eating shrimp, and don't have slaves. Most don't marry their brother's widow, or MANY of the 100+ edicts handed down in the OT but they'll pick the ones they do want everyone to obey: the 10 Commandments, using the story of Sodom to justify repression of gay civil rights.....
2007-12-20 13:01:11 · answer #1 · answered by Aravah 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You mean, is the Old Testament law obsolete or not? The Ten Commandments are not obsolete, but we are not required to follow the other regulations placed on the Israelites. For example, we are now free to eat whatever we want. You need to read the New Testament to fully understand this. The OT as a whole is definitely NOT obsolete. The prophecies of the Old Testament still apply, and many are either being fulfilled today or have yet to be fulfilled. As for the historical accounts of the books of the OT, that's just history.
2007-12-20 13:27:01 · answer #2 · answered by isaiah558thru11 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No.
He did not sneak the monument in the court house. Everyone knew about it. It had to be done after hours because of the size of it and the work crew involved.
Much of our law is based on the Mosaic law from the Old Testament.
The federal judge who ordered the monument removed broke constitutional law-the so called separation of church and state clause. That clause says that -the government shall make no law with respect to the institution of religion or the free exercise thereof.
Roy Moore exercised his constitutional rights to place the monument in the court house. The federal judge broke the law, and most of the people in the United States applauded him.
This will hurt every American someday- Even those who hate God.
2007-12-20 13:04:01 · answer #3 · answered by Poor Richard 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jesus came to fulfill the law, not to abolish it. Given we are under a new covenant in the new testament, but yoiu'd have to agree that the 10 commandments are not a bad way to live...like back to the basics
2007-12-20 13:04:18 · answer #4 · answered by Seeno†es™ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
relatively, there are dissimilar prophecies contained in the OT that prophecy the arriving of the Messiah. The OT is fairly substantial for various motives. For one element, the OT is history. lots of the thoughts contained in the OT you are able to study and decrease back up. yet another element, it includes prophecies, like i discussed above, and likewise it teaches some great training, between different issues. So no, the OT isn't out of date. it quite is substantial contained in the Christian faith.
2016-11-04 04:23:46 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything in the OT is poisonous filth - genocide,incest,you name it. The hebrew gospel or whatever is so utterly unlike other religious texts it's like the difference between a classic novel and a trashy pulp paperback.
2007-12-20 13:15:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You just stated the exact opposite of what Jesus Christ personally said. Christ said "I did not come to abolish the old testament, but I came to fulfill it"
2007-12-20 13:01:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mat 5:17 Reveals Jesus came to fulfil the law, not to abolish it. This is accurate. The old testament is not obsolete in that it is documented history containing God's journey with the Jews, God's commandmends and prophecies of Jesus. We are however, not slaves to the law anymore, and we do not obtain our righteousness from obedience to the law, but by faith. Romans eloquently explains this, and galatians too.
Rom 3:20 "For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it-- the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,"
Rom 3:31 "Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law."
Rom 4:22 "That is why his faith was "counted to him as righteousness."
Rom 7:6 "But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve not under the old written code but in the new life of the Spirit. "
Gal 2:19 "For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not nullify the grace of God, for if justification were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose"
Hope this helps
2007-12-20 13:22:14 · answer #8 · answered by jmz 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You didn't miss anything. But there are a lot of people who just don't know any better.
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2007-12-20 12:59:15 · answer #9 · answered by Hogie 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
it is still useful when quoting verse to condemn gays.
2007-12-20 12:59:10 · answer #10 · answered by amanda c 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋