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Originally Posted by WillyBubba
The Bible is also a time line. Over the course of this time line God makes multiple covenants or promises with various people. In the New Testament Christ forms a new covenant between God and man, meaning we don't have to obey all those ancient, inhumane rules that would force us to kill other people or send anybody who's uncircumcised or who has eaten unclean meat to hell.
I'm not a Christian and don't really believe in God, but I think this is pretty obvious. And if they choose to ignore the parts that would have them killing people, isn't that better? Who cares if they don't actually obey the whole Bible, verbatim, the last thing we need is more religious extremists.
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That's one interpretation. Depending on what "I did not come to destroy the law, but to fulfill it" means to you, it can mean various things. They also don't mind using the old testament to demonize homosexuals, so it's hypocritical in my opinion, and I think that's what Nacht was getting at.
I was raised Christian, and I still believe in something that you could call God, but that's not a very good word for it imho. Too much baggage with it and not enough specificity. Anyway, the hypocrisy is much deeper rooted in the theology and philosophy of the mainstream church doctrine and dogma (regardless of specific sect or denomination). Nacht just chose to illustrate it in a rather sardonic and ironic way.