Thou shalt not kill

[theywhosowintears]

Most Christian faiths do not follow the old testament anymore, it is jewish law.

Really? It is the law that Jesus lived by, although He redefined it into another Covenant one of love and of attitude rather then one ruled simply by law and obligation. We are no longer obliged to obey the old laws if we truly live by faith and live our lives in a manner which shows our love for God, a lifestyle which would automatically see us following the Spirit of the law ((perhaps I could say the moral code defining right and wong?)) (if not the intricate and ceremonial details).

Peace.

 

[ZACTAK]

Really? It is the law that Jesus lived by, although He redefined it into another Covenant one of love and of attitude rather then one ruled simply by law and obligation. We are no longer obliged to obey the old laws if we truly live by faith and live our lives in a manner which shows our love for God, a lifestyle which would automatically see us following the Spirit of the law ((perhaps I could say the moral code defining right and wong?)) (if not the intricate and ceremonial details).

Peace.

It was the law Jesus lived by because he too was a jew. He died so we wouldn't have to do the things in the old testament, such as sacraficing animals and other things.

 

[theywhosowintears]

It was the law Jesus lived by because he too was a jew. He died so we wouldn't have to do the things in the old testament, such as sacraficing animals and other things.

You will infact find that He died as a sacrifice. His blood washed away all sins (that we ask Him too) and all sins committed by those previously under the law. He washed away intricate legal systems but NOT the underlying morality and Spirit. So He fulfilled the laws, and now we must live a life that shows that He lives within us.

He did NOT die to wash away the law He died to wash away our sins and bring us into relationship with the Father, His death and resurrection bought about a new Covenant not based on Law but on our relationship with Him, so now we behave out of love an not out of fear of a law.

Your wording allows too much freedom, Christ's death is not to be used as an excuse for us to live sinfully.

Peace.