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Originally Posted by KatzPajamas
The Old Testament was given by GOD to show our need for forgiveness and mercy. It is full of laws and rules which show us that we can never be perfect by our own efforts. It is also the prophesy that GOD will come and live in human flesh and pay the ransom for our lives, by bringing eternal forgiveness and mercy to all who are interested in getting out from under the laws that can never be kept by humans. The New Testament is the fulfillment of the Old Testament prophesy. By accepting these truths, we can receive the eternal forgiveness and mercy and experience ETERNAL JOY and SECURITY! This New Testament freedom is not a license to sin. Instead it is such a miracle of freedom that those who experience it just cannot help themselves but to share it with others. When a "conservative christian" points out sin, it is in the same manner that a friend points out to another that a car is about to hit them, or save them from a house on fire, etc. There is ALWAYS FORGIVENESS, MERCY, JOY, SECURITY, AND ULTIMATE FREEDOM!...Anyone who thinks otherwise, is just not listening.
For example-Everyone on this forum knows that I speak out against abortion. The reason is that murder is wrong. For this murder to continue to be "legal", it takes people to stand back and do nothing! However, I have NEVER spoke condemnation to ANYONE who supports abortion or been party to it. As a Christian, I follow both the Old and the New Testaments...Why not? It is the complete book!
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What you say here is neither conservative nor liberal, just Christian. You support my point that the Old Testament was modified by the New Testament to better fit the times and the followers.
Now, I pray there is at least one Constitutionalist that will admit that we have modified the constitution for the good of all Americans and accept the fact that there will be more modifications. Again, my point on this forum is that several want to pick and choose what should or should not have been modified.
I do not believe FREEDOM of Speech gave Bill or Rush either one the right to be slanderous. That is not what was intended by the authors in my opinion. In those days it was common to kill a man for slandering you or yours.
I do not believe the authors intended for every over zealous citizen to carry a machine gun in his coat when they talked about the right to bear arms.
I do; however, believe that 200 years ago women were not meant to ever have the right to vote, but we allow that today.
I am just asking that we all be reasonable and be open to change when needed.