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Originally Posted by batair
The bible says keep the sabbath and not to eat shellfish and divorce is ok but now a no no. Why couldn't God change/adjust his rules on homosexuality like he did whit the others?
God's nature doesn't change, but circumstances change. For instance, before Christ came, certain cleanliness laws were to be kept in order to be clean, but when Christ came, we are made clean through him, so there is no need to keep the laws, so long as you accept Christ.
The same goes for the Sabbath, which was under the old covenant. The nature behind the specific rules are the same, but with the new covenant under Christ, there is no longer to keep certain laws. This is not an excuse for Christians to pick and choose, it is clearly outlined and understood by examining the new covenant in the NT. All the moral laws are still in effect.
What I find funny is that if I had to pick and choose whatever suited me, I would hold on to the Sabbath, I can get behind doing nothing for an entire day.