Primordial Sex--Eden as Allegory

[LarissaAnn]

well the laws apply but the punishments were for that government at the time. you notice lots of laws back then were punishable by death but they aren't treated as such today even by christians. most of the laws back then had good reason at the time. they had so many laws concerning hygene that they had the best hygene of any culture of the time. rape was always wrong, but the punishment can be changed b/c women are less dependant on men now and having multiple sex partners before marriage is no big deal in today's society.



there are many who do, however many do not. many cannot handle themselves when it comes to the rules. also any morality enforced by humans can be thought as limited to only wrong that is punished. if they are not punished, then what do they have to lose? who cares if i download a movie for free online. who cares if i buy a copy of the final. who cares if i take something off a store shelf when no one's looking. see what i mean? in religion, you can say "God cares." God cares about what you do even if other people don't notice.
your second point is a good one. i believe those who only do good just for reward will not get theirs in the kingdom of God. this is how i justify that.

Where does it say in the bible that the laws will stay but the punishments will change?

Thank you, but I can't help but think don't most if not all Christians do that though?

Follow God's laws to avoid his wrath...which walks hand in hand with instead getting his approval regardless of the command? Wasn't Abraham ready to kill his own son just to appease God (even though God was being a jackass and just messing with him)...was that something Abraham really wanted to do with all his heart, kill his own son, or was he doing so to gain God's approval?