Aussie wrote
Quote:So, 'Leviticus' was talking through his arse, was he? He was bearing false witness was he? He was making it all up? How can that be? How can the word of God be 'finalised and finished' by some later mere mortal?
The bible has two parts the old and new testaments, the old is acknowledged as a covenant between Y.H.W.H. and the Hebrews, Judaism.
The N.T. is the covenant between man and God through Christ.
Leviticus dates back to about 1450 B.C.
The theology is that man could not save himself through the deeds of the law (which you are quoting), so Y.H.W.H. out of love for man established that faith would replace the deeds of the law.
The ancient law required that a lamb or calf was to killed and offered to God as a sacrifice to atone for their sins.
The theology also says that faith would eventually be the requirement for sin to be atoned for.
Abraham had faith when he was tested so Y.H.W.H. provided the ram in the thicket to sacrifice, the Jews in Egypt had to have faith in the blood of a lamb over their door to stop their first born son being killed when Y.H.W.H. smote the Pharos son as a punishment, etc, this all culminates in Christ dying on the cross and his innocent blood does away with all the ancient laws and punishments.
So the 3,450 year old leviticus is not relevant to Christians, because the theology says that the sacrifices of lambs, goats and calves simply could not save man, that faith in Christ would be the ultimate requirement.
So yes theology says that Y.H.W.H (out of love for mankind) did change the requirements for man to be saved from the deeds of the law to faith in Christ.
What's wrong with that?
Should believers all be killing people and getting nowhere in spiritual evolution, or should they all be humane and offer the blood of Christ in faith.