Matthew 5:17-20

17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

In Matthew 5, Jesus says that he did not come to abolish the Old Law. This means that all of the laws proposed by the Old Testament should indeed be followed by those who follow him. There is no indication anywhere in the King James Bible that suggests that Jesus freed anyone from any part of the Law, with the notable exception that he was supposed to be the last sacrifice.

In effect, beyond the necessity to sacrifice animals to God in atonement for sins, all of the laws of the Old Testament must be obeyed. This is an important point, as many Christians will say that they are not bound by the Old Law because of Jesus. It seems that those that use such logic have not properly read the King James Bible.

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Deuteronomy 23:1

1 He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.

Deuteronomy 23 is made up of various rules and laws, most of which are very silly. This particular verse contains a law that specifically denies those who have been castrated or otherwise wounded in the genitals from entering a congregation.

What are these people doing at church that requires the use of your genitals? Keep in mind that it is the wound that prevents their entry into congregation. This could be a battle wound, it could be an accident, or it could be anything and may not necessarily be the fault of the wounded. Why, then, are they punished?

Perhaps this isn’t a punishment. Perhaps it is a gift. Maybe God feels so bad about a man being wounded in the junk that he decides to let him sleep in on Sundays.

Additionally, what about circumcision? The foreskin is removed during this operation and is required by the Old Law. Obviously, people who are circumcised are allowed to enter church, but this suggests that the amount cut off is of great importance. Does the entire phallus have to be removed for this law to apply? When it comes to removing part of the genitals, how much is too much? Additionally, do they have to check everyone before they enter? Is there a greeter cupping all the men as they walk in?

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Deuteronomy 21:18-21

18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:

19 Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;

20 And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.

21 And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

Deuteronomy 21 is concerned with various laws for how to deal with transgressions. These verses fit right in with the rights of the family that are outlined in this chapter. It is very obvious that God detested disobedient children and wished them dead. Not only that, he wished that other children see this and be afraid of death.

We are still indeed bound by the Old Law. Even though no one in their right mind would agree that disobedient children should be killed, God commands it himself. Even if we were no longer bound by this law, God once commanded that disobedient children be slain, and we all know that he is an unchanging god. The only way to reconcile the obvious contradiction caused by an all-loving god demanding the death of disobedient children is to come to the conclusion that he is imaginary.

Such laws were merely in place as a means of social control. Luckily, we’ve learned enough about child psychology and development that we no longer require the threat of death to encourage obedience. One would imagine that an all-loving, all powerful god would simply have informed the Israelites of proper parenting techniques that did not require the threat of large rocks. Perhaps he simply enjoys murdering children.

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Genesis 17:9-14

9 And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.

10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.

11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.

12 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.

13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

14 And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.

Acts 15:24

24 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:

The first passage shows the word of God as spoken to Abraham in Genesis 17. However, it is also clearly suggested in the Acts 15 that there was no such mandate, according to Luke the Evangelist. Perhaps Luke was simply unaware of this, but one would think that an author of the New Testament would be knowledgeable of the Old Testament.

Galatians 5:1-4

1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.

3 For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.

Here, Paul the Apostle speaks out against circumcision in Galatians 5. In fact, he suggests that if you get circumcised, you are obligated to obey all of the laws of Moses and that Christ will be of no value to you.

If you read the entire chapter, you find that Paul suggests that one can reach salvation through faith and good deeds alone. This is contradictory to the words of Jesus himself, who said that he did not come to abolish any of the old law.

Furthermore, he suggests that we have all fallen from grace and that the law is essentially of no consequence. Once again, this is not only against other Christian teachings, this is against any semblance of morality. How can any morality exist when everything is permissible? There are simply too many contradictions here to hunt them all down.

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Deuteronomy 22:28-29

28 If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;

29 Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away all his days.

According to Deuteronomy 22, a man may rape a virgin and as punishment for violating her, he must pay fifty shekels of silver to her father. This implies that women are property to be sought and traded, and that a virgin is only worth fifty shekels, which is approximately 0.6 kg. Then, he must never divorce her.

Deuteronomy is full of laws devoted to various things, including sexual morality. Not surprisingly, it seems as if the rights of women are never even considered in this passage. If the man obeys the law and indeed pays for and marries her, she will never be able to divorce him. Luckily, this man doesn’t seem like the type to obey the law, since he’s a rapist in the first place.

Even if he refuses, there is no suggestion as to what the man’s punishment might be. Judging by the rest of Deuteronomy, it seems that stoning may be an acceptable punishment. Even if that is the case, the rapist can easily escape death by marrying his victim.

It has been suggested that the words lay hold on her and lie with her do not necessarily mean rape. However, if you read the entire chapter, we can see other laws that refer to sexual morality and use even less violent language to suggest forceful sex. The words “lay hold” is often used in the King James Bible to suggest forcefulness. Upon researching other translations of this verse, we find that the term rape is the most commonly used, followed by lay hold and lie with and seize and lie with, all of which suggest force. Even if this verse doesn’t specifically mention rape, it works just as well for rape as it does for consensual sex. In addition, it would protect lovers and predators alike.

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