Quote:It is important because of its prophetic meaning and value, but Christians are not obliged to follow the Old Testament law.Matthew 5:17
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfil them."
Quote:Sometimes it is clear from the text whether it should be interpreted literally or metaphorically. Of course, knowing the history of ancient Israel, Biblical hermeneutics and similar disciplines can be of great help, and sometimes it is unavoidable and first step.But how can a theist argue that a verse saying clearly 'you should kill these people' can be interpreted with a different meaning? Sometimes it just looks like they are trying to hard to hide hideous literal meanings in the holy scriptures
Quote:Actually, they have no the same value. Old testament laws are simply outdated. It means that Christians shouldn't use Leviticus 18:22 or the story of Sodom and Gomorrah against homosexuality (although they do that quite often).See my first reply
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you
