It’s not that simple. Some parts apply to some (Leviticus to the Levites for example), some only to the Jews, some apply to all, and both the Old Covenant and New Covenant apply now, and you get to pick which one you like. The Old is a covenant of law: if you want to be righteous, this is what you must do, all the time, without breaking a single one, ever. The New is a covenant of grace based on faith in what Christ accomplished. Actually the Old is a covenant of grace as well, because the standard is so high it is unattainable, to which the correct response is “God I cannot do this on my own; I need your help”, thus opening the door to grace.
The Bible isn’t designed to be cherrypicked for short soundbites. It just doesn’t work that way. It needs reading carefully and thoughtfully, and with the understanding that as God’s word to all mankind from initial creation to final redemption, not all of it will apply to everyone at any given time; there will be stuff that you can understand and apply, and stuff you can’t.
It also needs reading within the context of a relationship with God. If you haven’t got that then the Bible is fairly pointless. Sure, you can pick out the Ten Commandments and base some local laws on that, but we have better ways of constructing workable legal systems these days.
It’s not that simple. Some parts apply to some (Leviticus to the Levites for example), some only to the Jews, some apply to all, and both the Old Covenant and New Covenant apply now, and you get to pick which one you like. The Old is a covenant of law: if you want to be righteous, this is what you must do, all the time, without breaking a single one, ever. The New is a covenant of grace based on faith in what Christ accomplished. Actually the Old is a covenant of grace as well, because the standard is so high it is unattainable, to which the correct response is “God I cannot do this on my own; I need your help”, thus opening the door to grace.
The Bible isn’t designed to be cherrypicked for short soundbites. It just doesn’t work that way. It needs reading carefully and thoughtfully, and with the understanding that as God’s word to all mankind from initial creation to final redemption, not all of it will apply to everyone at any given time; there will be stuff that you can understand and apply, and stuff you can’t.
It also needs reading within the context of a relationship with God. If you haven’t got that then the Bible is fairly pointless. Sure, you can pick out the Ten Commandments and base some local laws on that, but we have better ways of constructing workable legal systems these days.