http://listverse.com/2018/08/01/10-dark-and-ungodly-christian-beliefs/
funny, that is always the first thing christians say when confronted with the old testament "bad shit".
fun fact: jesus upheld the old testament in multiple places. and it added hell, eternal damnation and all those other fun things.
the new testament is WAY worse then the old one. even if you ignore the old one, the new one is much, much worse so i dont really see why people are so quick to dismiss the old one. also: the new one refers to the old one more then 200 times. you cant have the new one without the old one.
funny, that is always the first thing christians say when confronted with the old testament "bad shit".
fun fact: jesus upheld the old testament in multiple places. and it added hell, eternal damnation and all those other fun things.
the new testament is WAY worse then the old one. even if you ignore the old one, the new one is much, much worse so i dont really see why people are so quick to dismiss the old one. also: the new one refers to the old one more then 200 times. you cant have the new one without the old one.
I'll answer this; in a politically correct and Christian way.
No, true Christians are able to answer these very easily as God is not a God of confusion.
The new testament is not worse than the Old; it says love your neighbor as yourself, and do away with tooth for a tooth. Of course you cant have the new without the old; both are true and historical. Of course Jesus referred to the Old, he is the one who created the Church Age; the New Testament started after Jesus was crucified.
To specifically address your 10 point attack on Christianity:
Slaves Should Be Good Subjects To Their Masters, Both The Gentle And The Harsh:
The Heathen claims this means the old testament approved of having slaves. No, in reality, more dimensions exist (including Heaven & Hell), and we are all bondservants of Jesus. God is setting an example that IF you are in position of being a slave, you MUST do a good job and happily serve and perform your duties. Jesus says in the New Testament to perform well with all your heart. You are judged for idle words and abusing your temple for unrepented sin. We are commanded to respect authority, and pay our taxes. All this goes to receive Well done Good and Faithful servant, I will put you in charge of many things (in Heaven). This life is but a test, a flash in the pan of how you interact and manage your resources and will dictate your level of responsibility later in Heaven.
You may beat your slaves:
The heathen claims this means God allows harsh punishment. Actually the verse says this:
"He that striketh his bondman or bondwoman with a rod, and they die under his hands, shall be guilty of the crime. But if the party remain alive a day or two, he shall not be subject to the punishment, because it is his money.—Exodus 21:20–21"
All God is doing is setting a standard in the time of the Law, and some slaves, both you and I deserve chastisement, and chastisement is good for a man lest he grow up to be a lawbreaker.
Women Found Not To Be Virgins On Their Wedding Day Should Be Stoned:
Remember this is for the Israelites, and those are Gods chosen people. Hes not playing around when he said he wants a virgin woman to be available for a virgin man, and the marriage bed to be sacred. Learn the definition of fornication and adultery as the bible teaches it. God is setting the standard that the community may stone a woman who lies to her new husband about this, and shows how serious it is. And I agree with it.
The next 3 are really the same; high standard for Israelites and an initiation for the Law.
If Someone You Love Tries To Tempt You Away From God, They Should Be Put To Death:
"If thy brother the son of thy mother, or thy son, or daughter, or thy wife that is in thy bosom, or thy friend, whom thou lovest as thy own soul, would persuade thee secretly, saying: Let us go, and serve strange gods, which thou knowest not, nor thy fathers,"
This is an easy one: Gods chosen people are not supposed to practice Idolatry. If you are a heathen, and you listen to Jim Morrison say HEY! Lets start a new religion! You might not be offended. But as a Christian who knows Jesus is really the son of God, I am deeply offended. We dont need to float the idea or joke of a new religion here. In the same way, God is highly offended if one of his chosen sons attempt to lure a brother or sister to a false God.
God Commanded His People To Commit Genocide:
"Thus saith the Lord of hosts: I have reckoned up all that Amalec hath done to Israel: I how he opposed them in the way when they came up out of Egypt." 1 Samuel 15
So here the heathen is saying that God will quickly and easily get mad and tell one of his tribes to go and commit genocide by killing another tribe, because hes insensitive or hotheaded.
No, if you read the old testament you will get the idea that the Caanites and the Baals had a very bad practice of offering up children to Satan (they let their firstborn pass through the fire) and the worshipped idols. The Amalekites followed the Babylonian idolatry and practices of child burning and sexual immorality and torturing each other publically and God sees all this and judges unrepentant sin. In his opinion, to leave the cancer grow was worse than cutting it out. And that can also happen to a gay nation, abortion nation or Sodom & Gomorrah.
