Christianity and the 10 Commandments

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(15th February 2012 22:03)DeistPaladin Wrote:  Ex 20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

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Jesus is the mandatory intercessor with Yahweh (John 14:6). The "Trinity" was introduced as a way around this problem.

Scripture is a progressive revelation. The trinity is in scripture..The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are all described as being God, and co-equal to eachother. It was only the understanding of this truth which came later. It's in there, plain as day, and you can also see it in the Old Testament as well.

Quote:Ex 20:4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image

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Do crosses count?

This is in the context of worship, and Christians don't worship the cross.

Quote:Ex 20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain

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Quote:Ex 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

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The Sabbath is on Saturday. The Christians moved it to Sunday.

The sabbath was not moved. Christians worship on the Lords day because of tradition, a tradition which was started by the apostles themselves

Revelation 1:10

I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,

Often times the church as described in Acts met on sundays. This is because the Lord was resurrected on a sunday. Paul said this:

Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day.

These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.

Jesus indicated that He is our sabbath rest, so the requirement to follow the Sabbath is fulfilled in Him.

Quote:Ex 20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother:

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Christianity is the bastard child of Judaism and Paganism. This maladjusted offspring has always hated both parents and sought to destroy both.

There is no paganism in Christianity, at least, as it is described in scripture. Catholicism, for example, is very pagan. Christianity does not hate judiasm; if we hated judiasm we wouldn't have the Old Testament in the bible. We have a great respect for Gods chosen people and scripture indicates they will be saved.

(15th February 2012 22:03)DeistPaladin Wrote:  Also, Jesus preached a disregard in family values in favor of worship of him.

The greatest commandment is to love the Lord thy God will all thy heart, with all thy mind, with all thy soul and with all thy strength.

The second greatest commandment is to love thy neighbor as yourself.

The entire law and prophets hangs on those commandments. We love God first, and through God, we love everyone else, including our families.

Quote:Ex 20:13 Thou shalt not kill.

Quote:Ex 20:15 Thou shalt not steal.

Quote:Ex 20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

Quote:Ex 20:17 Thou shalt not covet

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What is your point here? Christians have broken all the commandments, because we're all flawed human beings. That human beings would disobey the direct commands of God is not a reflection on the words of Jesus Christ; it is actually a reinforcement of everything He said about human nature.

Quote:Ex 20:14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.

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(15th February 2012 22:03)DeistPaladin Wrote:  I'm counting this as a score of 2 out of 10.

As of now I have to say your methodology here is flawed.