Why do Christians believe in following the ten commandments, and why only those as opposed to all the rest?
I know, I know! (At least, I know historically what happened, if that helps).
Once upon a time, there was a dude named Paul. Dude decided, for pretty much practical reasons, at the time (second century, IIRC. Could be earlier), that in Christianity (nobody called it New-Judaism then), all commands (as in mitzvahs) aren't that useful, circumcision most of all (because most non-Jews then connected that to human sacrificing, and that's not such a great sales promotion).
I can be more coherent if and when I'll wake up, and if you'd like to know more about it. I had two classes about the dawn of Christianity.
I'm feeling a potential to be useful, and it's way before 9am. Cool.
Oh, Franken, man - ~ma to your sister, and {{}} for the both of you.
Yeah, I knew the part about Paul saying that Christians didn't have to follow the commandments; what I was wondering was why some Christians still believe they have to follow those first ten, anyway.
Why am I still awake? And why am I earwormed with "Love Boy" by Dana International, when I don't think I've even listened to that song in about a year? At least it's better than last night, when I was earwormed with the "There is a boarding house, not far away. Where they serve ham and eggs, three times a day" hymn filk that so horrified Ma Ingalls in one of the Little House books. I do not understand where my brain is pulling these songs from.
(Just the share the earworm: [link] Because if I've got to be humming "Yesh li love boy!" other people should, too.)
My last earworm was a mashup of my own brain.
I imagined Johnny Cash singing "The Sounds of Silence."
It has been drifting around in my brain ever since.
why some Christians still believe they have to follow those first ten, anyway.
You need a structure, y'know. Basic Christianity isn't that different from Judaism.
I imagined Johnny Cash singing "The Sounds of Silence."
Heh. Now I'm imagining that, too. It's kind of cool.
I dearly wish that he could have sung it.
Especially the opening talk-sing of "Hello Darkness...my old friend...."
He did a great cover of "Bridge Over Troubled Waters."
OK, I'm going to bed now. I'm finally tired, though I'm also still humming "Love Boy." This might lead to weird dreams...
