Quote Originally Posted by hazetwostep
i was hoping to receive understanding from a christian perspective. normally i find christians are excited to comment on this site with questions regarding the bible. did you scare them off blueblazer??
Who me? No way man. :chainsaw:

I think the problem you have here is that most Christians are not very knowledgeable of what is actually in the old testament to begin with. Those that are knowledgeable tend to be uncomfortable with the contradictions. They prefer to leave it to theologians and ministers to figure out how the two testaments' depictions of god can coexist.
BlueBlazer Reviewed by BlueBlazer on . can't understand christian justification of Old Testament i don't think anyone denies that the old testament in the bible speaks of and condones horrible acts of inhumanity, often in the form of law or proverb. i also understand that christians believe when jesus came he essentially modified or "fulfilled the law,? therefore, how things were done. For this reason christians don't practice most of the barbaric laws promoted in the old testament any longer. for example... "He that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to Rating: 5