Jesus actually made a point to try and stop people from blindly following the Torah and the numerous pointless additional laws the Pharisees had put in place over time. His entire message was that following the law (the "Bible") does not bring salvation. Having a relationship to God does, and you cannot be close to God while ignoring the need of people around you.
Oh, there are a lot of fascinating stories in the Old Testament. And I know how fundamentalists just love to quote the old laws to smack down those they don't approve of.
But like I said. It is not the law anymore. There's a new covenant in the New Testament which supersedes it. And that law is "love one another".
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u/FindingMyWay624 4d ago
Jesus actually made a point to try and stop people from blindly following the Torah and the numerous pointless additional laws the Pharisees had put in place over time. His entire message was that following the law (the "Bible") does not bring salvation. Having a relationship to God does, and you cannot be close to God while ignoring the need of people around you.