RE: Coming to a harsh conclusion
May 25, 2015 at 5:57 am
(This post was last modified: May 25, 2015 at 6:03 am by Randy Carson.)
(May 25, 2015 at 3:33 am)robvalue Wrote: It's weird that Christians would keep the OT around as evidence of all the morality God taught that he was wrong about. He was so wrong that he had to try and correct them by sending down a less angry version of himself. Kind of messes up any ideas about him being perfect, about objective morality or about the bible having any relevance to us. I know he didn't actually delete these laws anyway, he clearly said not to, which was kind of an epic fail on his part. His stubborn and petty nature ruined the one chance to improve his broken rules.
If you are actually interested in learning more about this, Jimmy Akin has contributed a helpful article titled “Pope Benedict on the ‘Dark Passages’ of Scripture”.
Google will find it for you.
(May 25, 2015 at 5:45 am)Losty Wrote:(May 25, 2015 at 5:34 am)Randy Carson Wrote: Jesus fulfilled the law and the prophets. The Greek word translated "fulfill" means "to make complete". Thus, the New Covenant includes and concludes the Old Covenant; it both perfects it and transforms it. While sacrificial laws of the OT expired with the sacrifice of Jesus, the moral law (the Ten Commandments, etc.) was retained and refined.
No it clearly says that not even a part of a single letter of the law will be changed until all things have happened. Is the world over? No. It's ok, don't feel bad. You're not the only Christian that lacks the faith to actually follow the bible by the letter.
Oh. I get it.
Having failed to live a Christian life yourself, you console yourself with the false notion that no one else is, either.
Rather than trying to pull everyone else down, why not try raising yourself up to a higher standard?
