OK Flesh, for the sake of the discussion I will look at one of the New Testament references you posted in your quote by Sam.

When discussing punsihment by death he referenced Mark 7:9-13. While verse 10 does take us back to the Law that was given to Moses the reference is out of context. Going back to the beginning of the chapter we see the pharisees arrive. These were very religious and legalistic men. They honored tradition more than than the commandments of God. They added to the Law and treated these additions as binding as the Law. The issue they had was that the disciples had not washed their hands thoroughly as traditions dictated before they ate. Jesus corrected them. The passage that Sam used as "proof" had nothing to do with the actual subject.


I once heard someone say to read the Word with 20/20 vison. That is to help keep things in context, read 20 verses before and 20 verse after the verse you are studying.