numberwang said:
You fail to realize basic concepts of christianty like the fullfillment of the old covenant law through Christ's redemption at the cross. Yet you choose to mock a religion that you are ignorant of. |
Matthew 5:17-5:18
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“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.
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For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
There is no concensus within Christianity as to whether or not Jesus' sacrifice fulfills biblical law. In the sermon on the mount, it seems pretty clear to me that Jesus does not do away with old testament law.
Many seem to believe that Jesus fulfills sacrificial laws, which would seem to make more sense.
In the early days of the church, it was a matter of great debate. The basic compromise was that the old covenant still applied to Jews, but new converts did not have to follow the old testament laws. This is based on pretty flimsy reasoning, but then again, who is going to join your religion if they have to cut off part of their penis?
Of course, it seems that there would be no reason for an eternal god to make laws that were temporary in the first place.
