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[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Like the whole point of Christianity was to get away from the old testament. The golden rule is the only thing that really matters. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Estiar@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago This isn't true Matthew 5:17 ESV Jesus said “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. The old testament is still quite relevant. There's also quite a bit more than the golden rule in the new testament. permalink fedilink source parent [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Matthew 5:18 The golden rule is the only thing that really matters. Yeah that thing that was articulated 5 centuries before Jesus supposedly lived and was known in Aramaic at least a century prior by Rabbi Hillel. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Estiar@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago This isn't true Matthew 5:17 ESV Jesus said “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. The old testament is still quite relevant. There's also quite a bit more than the golden rule in the new testament. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Matthew 5:18 The golden rule is the only thing that really matters. Yeah that thing that was articulated 5 centuries before Jesus supposedly lived and was known in Aramaic at least a century prior by Rabbi Hillel. permalink fedilink source parent