Which just proves the point of how many people of faith throw themselves into all kinds of crazy contortions to reconcile contradictions in the Bible.
You haven’t adequately dealt with this statement, from Jesus himself, no less: “For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.”
Have the heave and earth passed, yet? Yea or nay? If nay, than the Law is valid, and Paul is wrong.
Um..,yeah he did.
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
19Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
He said not to fuck with the law. He couldn’t have been any more clear.
They do in Greek.
What’s different about them? Mosaic Law was just a set of rules like traffic laws. How can a set of rules be “completed?”
The covenant is that if Jews follow the law, then God will treat them well.
This has no basis in Jewish belief or scripture. This is not anything the Jewish Messiah can do.
This is just witnessing. it has nothing to do with the fact that the Gospels say Jesus told his followers to keep obeying Jewish law.
I know what they believe but they believe it based on the writings of Paul, not Jesus. Paul contradicts Jesus in this regard.
A common misconception. Those words are actually from the Gutenburg Bible, and arsencoitus is indeed German for gay sex.
Even that tortured translation makes it clear that the Mosiac Law is still in force. Heaven and earth have not disappeared, and everything prophesied has not come true. There has not been a Messiah who has defeated Israel’s enemies and ruled from the Throne of David; the lion has not lain down with the lamb; etc.
Besides, why would Jesus say, “Be sure you follow every jot and tittle of the law for the next few weeks,” (or “months,” depending on how much later he was crucified)?
There are different kinds of Jewish Laws. Some are a matter of ceremony or ritual, like the dietary laws, or circumcision. You can make a case for those being obsolete.
But some have to do with morality. Even if you believe that your salvation no longer depends on them, there is no good argument for not continuing to follow them. If they were good enough for Moses, they should be good enough for you.
Thus, a logically consistent Christian should agree with laws calling for the execution of homosexuals.
And adulterers. And women who cannot prove their virginity on their wedding night. And women who are raped within city limits.
Sluts.