re: #515 elbruce

Now, I’m not going to claim that everything in the NT is what Jesus intended. I personally don’t think that’s the case. Nor am I going to claim that Christians are bound by strictures in the OT, because I disagree with that as well. But many Christians use lots of verses from all across the OT and NT, so it would seem that these are applicable as well.

In fact, many of the strictures in Islam regarding treatment of women come right out of the Old Testament, which is part of their scripture as well. So when some anti-Islamist starts crying about them stoning women, it’s fair to point out that the very same scriptures that mandate that are technically as much a part of Christianity Judaism as Islam.

FTFY. The new testament supercedes the old where there is contradiction. Testament = covenant. Jesus brought a new covenant. Granted, far too many Christians don’t get this…it’s a huge peeve of mine with regard to my fellow christians.