Originally posted by Tcmc:Er. I cant decide. I am just wondering how christians decide which verse is applicable and not.
But if we talk about an overview, how many percent of the verses/commandments do christians actually practice literally?
E.g women cover hair, must have long hair, tongues must be interpreted, turn the other cheek for enemy to slap, sell everything to follow jesus, guys cannot wear headdress in church, women to keep silent and only men can lead in the household, and then there are the OT commandments that are not practiced mostly.
Why most of christians dont practice these verses anymore when christians a few decades ago still do?
Originally posted by BroInChrist:
How come you can't decide?
BIC
Cos i am not christian.
I mean if you say ok OT verses not applicable, still understandable..
But hw about all the NT verses??
Er. I cant decide. I am just wondering how christians decide which verse is applicable and not.
But if we talk about an overview, how many percent of the verses/commandments do christians actually practice literally?
E.g women cover hair, must have long hair, tongues must be interpreted, turn the other cheek for enemy to slap, sell everything to follow jesus, guys cannot wear headdress in church, women to keep silent and only men can lead in the household, and then there are the OT commandments that are not practiced mostly.
Why most of christians dont practice these verses anymore when christians a few decades ago still do?
Originally posted by Tcmc:BIC
Cos i am not christian.
I mean if you say ok OT verses not applicable, still understandable..
But hw about all the NT verses??
Er. I cant decide. I am just wondering how christians decide which verse is applicable and not.
But if we talk about an overview, how many percent of the verses/commandments do christians actually practice literally?
E.g women cover hair, must have long hair, tongues must be interpreted, turn the other cheek for enemy to slap, sell everything to follow jesus, guys cannot wear headdress in church, women to keep silent and only men can lead in the household, and then there are the OT commandments that are not practiced mostly.
Why most of christians dont practice these verses anymore when christians a few decades ago still do?
So before you went apostate you could decide, but now cannot?
Originally posted by BroInChrist:So before you went apostate you could decide, but now cannot?
Ya I cant now.
You dont find it weird meh? That most of OT not practised and many verses/commands in NT also not practised.
Then you give me many reasons for not practising them.
Then it's like saying 70% of the book is not being practised.
Then James1:22 is for what?
22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
Originally posted by Tcmc:Ya I cant now.
You dont find it weird meh? That most of OT not practised and many verses/commands in NT also not practised.
Then you give me many reasons for not practising them.
Then it's like saying 70% of the book is not being practised.
Then James1:22 is for what?
22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
But you could before you left the faith, how did you do it at that time?
No I do not find it weird that there are things in the Bible that are not practised by Christians today. 100% of the Bible is taken as truth, but not 100% of the Bible is meant to be applicable. Like I said, Christians do not each go about building an Ark. You know why?
Doing and not just listening also depend on proper handling of the Word. The Bible says we must rightly divide the Word of God. The way you did so is wrongly distorting the Word of God.