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Paul and the Old Testament

I never would have guessed that the Old Testament would pose so many problems to people as I was growing up.  I mean, sure, I knew that there were laws that we didn’t follow any more.  I mean, when’s the last time I headed to the temple to kill a sheep?  I guess I never had to stop and think through the whole thing, and though reading recent discussions I can understand why many non-believers actually think that Christians are pretty selective when it comes to what they choose to follow and what they choose not to follow.

So, it sounds like something to cover, to help those that may never have thought through it, and perhaps help some make sense of it all.

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The Problem With the Culture Argument

There are many things in the Bible that we do not adhere to in today’s church.  We do not teach them as commands.  We don’t encourage people to follow them.  We try to ignore that they are even in the Bible.  And we do this because they are counter-cultural and inconvenient.

And this is part of the reasons that Christians aren’t taken seriously.  I can’t tell you how many conversations I have gotten into with unbelievers that follow this basic order:

• We’ve all sinned and the Bible defines sin.
• The Old Testament says that you shouldn’t do XYZ.
• You do XYZ.
• Aren’t you sinning?

And then after trying to get out of that one, the real fun begins.

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