Conflicting Views

I look at the old testament and the laws were harsh an eye for and eye and a tooth for a tooth Yet what were they trying to achieve peace, punishment and revenge in an effort to stop the crime The old testament was about laws to keep the peace the new testament Is about attitudes to keep the peace If you don't do the crime you don't need the laws a friend of mine told me a story about a man that got married they decided to have roast chicken taking out the chicken His wife cut off the legs and wings asking why, she said "that's, what you do, my mother cut of the legs and wings and I cut off he legs and wings" catching up with the Mother he asked "why do you cut of the legs and wings when you cook a roast" she replied "that's what you do, that's what my mother did, and that's what I do" the grand mother was still around catching up with her he asked "why do you cut off the legs and wings when you cook a roast chicken" she said "I had a small oven I needed to cut off the wings and legs to cook the roast" when the bible was written they never had prisons the laws were harsh to keep the peace they never had fridges food like pork would go off to prevent getting poisoned perhaps the laws were needed but life has changed we not longer need the same laws we need to change with the times we need to grow and learn To build a greater path with love to create attitudes not laws to create love not war