Theistic morality

[Ryantology]

I attempt to follow the rules which apply to Gentile Christians. For instance, murder is prohibited before the law and in the epistles as well as in the law, so it seems applicable to all people. OTOH, eating shellfish is only prohibited in the law, so it is only applicable to Israel.

How convenient it would be if I got to pick and choose the rules I wanted to follow, especially if all I had to do was interpret the rules to my advantage.

Because, in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus makes it clear that the law is in effect until heaven and earth disappear, and he has a direct warning against those who fail to uphold it, or teach others that it's okay not to uphold it.

"Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. "

Fudging on just one of them makes you the lowest piece of garbage in heaven's gutters, so what do you think happens to those who outright don't even make a token effort to uphold any of the commandments they find to be inconvenient or objectionable? The Pharisees were cursed and shamed for following the letter and ignoring the spirit of the law. Modern Christians virtually never bother with either letter or spirit. They claim that it doesn't apply to them.

I hope for your sake that God is much less a stickler for rules than the Bible makes him out to be.