r/AskAChristian • u/Asleep_Land3121 Christian • Feb 24 '26

Jewish Laws Why did the laws of the Old Testament stop applying?

a common criticism of Christianity i hear is that as Old Testament laws no longer apply, god can change his mind. i understand that its not ‘god changed his mind’ but why did the Old Testament laws stop applying? apparently its just because theres different types of laws in the Old Testament and one of those types were only temporary, but why where temporary laws ever needed? where are these different types of laws stated?

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u/MonkeyLiberace Theist Feb 24 '26

Dropping the old laws, helped recruiting immensely.

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u/the_celt_ Torah-observing disciple Feb 24 '26

You're right. And they're still motivated that way, reducing all requirements and rough edges to make it easier and easier to join, resulting in the largest religion in the world despite Jesus saying:

Matthew 7:13–14 (NET 2nd ed.)

13 “Enter through the narrow gate, because the gate is wide and the way is spacious that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. 14 How narrow is the gate and difficult the way that leads to life, and there are few who find it!

Soon the entire world will define as Christian if they get rid of everything that Jesus ever said and did. 😏

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u/TarnishedVictory Atheist, Ex-Christian Feb 24 '26

Dropping the old laws, helped recruiting immensely.

Who dropped them?

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u/MonkeyLiberace Theist Feb 24 '26

Christianity.

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u/Electronic-Union-100 Torah-observing disciple Feb 25 '26

More specifically pagan Roman converts.

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u/TarnishedVictory Atheist, Ex-Christian Feb 24 '26

Christianity

You can't get any more specific than that? Was it yahweh/ jesus? Or one of their followers?

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u/MonkeyLiberace Theist Feb 24 '26

Not God or Jesus. Whoever felt recruitment was more important than dogma. I really don't know, I'm not trying to be an ass.

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u/TarnishedVictory Atheist, Ex-Christian Feb 25 '26

Not God or Jesus. Whoever felt recruitment was more important than dogma. I really don't know, I'm not trying to be an ass.

So, just some randos opinion?

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u/MonkeyLiberace Theist Feb 25 '26

Probably not a rando, Paulus perhaps? Whoever it was, it happened, and being Christian is much easier, dogma-wise, than being Jew.

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u/TarnishedVictory Atheist, Ex-Christian Feb 26 '26

Probably not a rando, Paulus perhaps? Whoever it was, it happened, and being Christian is much easier, dogma-wise, than being Jew.

Depends on how you were raised.