(December 1, 2017 at 3:41 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote:(December 1, 2017 at 1:55 pm)SteveII Wrote: First, Christians get their morality from the NT. OT laws were meant for Jews in the OT in their time and their culture (please don't quote anything from Matthew 5. In 2000 years, ONLY atheist with an internet connection think this applies).
Second, what "new information" pertaining to morality do we have now that was not available in the first century? In other words, what instructions were given then that can be called into question by some "new information"? This is the entire crux of your argument--so please be thorough.
Um...god was responsible for that culture. Were the Jews not living in a theocracy? The "cultural context" argument makes absolutely no sense, Steve.
Isn't relevant to my point. The subject is morality. It was suggested that a Christian's morality comes from the OT. That is simply wrong. Believe it or not, NT morality is a higher standard even as it has less specific do's and don'ts.
I was interested to hear the answer to my questions in the second point--which is very relevant to the title and the OP. What do you think?
