starlinguk@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Swearing is fine. “Taking the Lord’s name in vain” is about doing evil things in the name of God.
The “law” that is repeated most often in the New Testament is that love is important. It even says that love is the fulfillment of the law.
Leviticus is Old Testament and only applies to priests (who are not Christians, Christians have no business following anything in the OT).
entropiclyclaude@lemmy.wtf 1 day ago
lol it’s funny how you guys pick and choose what’s relevant based on a personal idea.
If the bible can be nitpicked so much, it clearly isn’t a source of truth for the divine.
“I came not to destroy the law but to fulfill it.”
Also being a Jew - Jesus’ teachings would have been added on top of all the genocidal, self-victimization of the Old Testament Jews.
starlinguk@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
I’m an atheist who has thoroughly studied the bible with the help of a concordance. Hope that helps.