RE: Islam - the Peaceful Religion: Explained
August 9, 2018 at 6:48 pm
(This post was last modified: August 9, 2018 at 6:48 pm by JairCrawford.)
(August 9, 2018 at 12:49 am)Khemikal Wrote:(August 8, 2018 at 8:37 pm)JairCrawford Wrote: The only New Testament passage I'm aware of that says the 613 mitzvot apply is that one in Matthew. The rest of the NT, however, depicts the opposite, up and to depicting Jesus directly opposing and/or breaking certain laws.
You reckon "jesus" just whiffed it on that one....what..was he drunk?
...Or maybe "matthew", jew that he was, was a liar?
Decisions decisions.
The Matthew passage is one I've been meaning to research more. I think most Christians interpret the statement "until heaven and earth pass away" as meaning until the new covenant. But admittedly that does seem to wash over the core of the text a bit.