Why can't Christians say that parts of the Old Testament don't apply??..

[solja247]

Did I miss something? So we are now only talking about the 10 commandments or the entirety of OT law? And what do you mean the law has been fulfilled in love? So the whole of the OT law can be dismissed as we now have a law of love?

Ok, then you better get preaching to some of those fundie preachers who seem to preach intolerance and hatred to gays and others they don't agree with. I'm sure most athiests would subscribe to a policy of love and respect... but some christians seem to have problems with this.

Fundies dont know what they are arguing, they have their KJV bible and try to argue nonsense. Just to let you know Godschild is not a fundamentalist, he is a conservative.

It has never been about being a deontologist of the law, but of love. The OT is beautiful, the more I look at it, the more beautiful it becomes.
The law is summed up in these two verses:
Deuteronomy 6:5
Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Leviticus 19:18
Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

Go through the torah and you will see compassion.
My mate summed it up well:

Paul speaks likewise in Romans 13:8-10. “Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.” He then goes on to list part of the 10 Commandments and then says, “and if there is any other commandment, they are all summed up in this saying, namely, ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself.’ Love does no harm to a neighbour; therefore love is the fulfilment of the law.”

http://bjreynolds.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/the-law/ (You may be interested in the article)

Correct if you refer to the Christian devil. However, look at the historical evidence about the early Hebrews, for example the Canaanites.

I'll give you some text from wikipedia (yes, i know, its not perfect and lacking citations):

We shouldnt look at Canaanite mythology to understand Jewish theology, but the Torah. They have their similarities and differences.

Matthew 26:27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

How can we justify the communion, which is the drinking of the blood of the "lamb of God" when the OT strictly forbids the practice?

Is it grape juice or blood?