People always have, and always will cherry pick. You can make a very good argument for then you aren't really a Xtian (or whatever faith), and it comes directly from the book.
3 We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands. 4 Whoever says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. 1John2: 3,4
For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Matthew 5:18
It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law. Luke 16 :17
13 For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous. 14 (Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law. 15 They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them.)
Romans2:13-15
The law is the law, right? Well, yeah. And then again I think you would have a hard time finding anyone who actually follows it. Humans follow their own consciences and Catholics get divorced and remarry, and care not one wit what the church thinks. They still think of themselves as Catholics. They use birth control and have abortions.
So I guess what I am saying is this: yeah, you can make a good argument for you have to follow the law or you are not a “real” adherent of whatever the faith in question is, or you can recognize that only a fanatic is going to be that way. Real people are going to follow their own mind on such things. And precious few of them ever read the Bible anyway.
3 We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands. 4 Whoever says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. 1John2: 3,4
For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Matthew 5:18
It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law. Luke 16 :17
13 For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous. 14 (Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law. 15 They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them.)
Romans2:13-15
The law is the law, right? Well, yeah. And then again I think you would have a hard time finding anyone who actually follows it. Humans follow their own consciences and Catholics get divorced and remarry, and care not one wit what the church thinks. They still think of themselves as Catholics. They use birth control and have abortions.
So I guess what I am saying is this: yeah, you can make a good argument for you have to follow the law or you are not a “real” adherent of whatever the faith in question is, or you can recognize that only a fanatic is going to be that way. Real people are going to follow their own mind on such things. And precious few of them ever read the Bible anyway.
“To terrify children with the image of hell, to consider women an inferior creation—is that good for the world?”
― Christopher Hitchens
"That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject". - George Santayana
"If this is the best God can do, I'm not impressed". - George Carlin
― Christopher Hitchens
"That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject". - George Santayana
"If this is the best God can do, I'm not impressed". - George Carlin
