So by having a New Covenant. It makes the Old Testament (which includes Leviticus 18:22) is superseded by God himself in the form of Jesus and is therefore null and void?

Jesus fulfilled the Old Covenant, He did not render it null and void

I have no objections to civil partnerships, but since we have been examining God’s Word so intently tonight, marriage is between one man and one woman. Anything else isn’t marriage. You might call it civil partnership, fine. But it’s not marriage.

Fulfilling it does make it null and void because it no longer applies.

Fulfilling it does make it null and void because it no longer applies.

I wouldn't force churches to have same-sex marriages but I think it's right for it to exist through secular means (registry office).

The book allows for grey areas. It's not a black and white morality, from my reading of it.

This is my issue. Grey areas; there's too much of that that makes it the word of the Lord. I don't object to people being Christian - I just don't see any convincing evidence for a God and that doesn't make me atheist, I just don't know what the source of existence is. But use of interpretations to subjugate others is wrong.

I agree with you.

Nor do I object to your faith. I just see no reason to believe God exists. I feel there's more to the source of all existence than we can ever understand.

Well, you are in the dark like I was for many years. I was a bad person and still am a bad person. But it allows you to forgive yourself and others.

Though religion and the ability to forgive are not mutually exclusive to my mind.

That's what it's all about, as, the song says.

Nor do I object to your faith. I just see no reason to believe God exists. I feel there's more to the source of all existence than we can ever understand.

Bradley, don’t you agree that sounds like God? We can never under and the source of all existence - God - but there is a source. Call it God or Intelligent Design but we were created, not a coincidence or a consequence of something born of nothing?

Lol.

I even forgave Adolf Hitler and Osama Bin Laden.

I see the point in that. They're dead, history can't change and only looking forward, while learning from the past, helps.

No they are not dead at all. Ye must be born again.. John 3.16 points to the possibility of reincarnation.. Not sure if Jayda fransen would agree, and I know my pastor father doesn't. But Carl Jung, who considered himself a Christian did believe in reincarnation. But that doesn't mean hell does not exist either. I largely arrived at Christianity thru Carl Jung.

I am in no way qualified enough to even hazard a guess.

I do not in any way wish to sound condescending (we have both invested considerable time into this debate and, for what it’s worth, I have enjoyed it, so thank you) but would you consider reading the scriptures with an open mind? Not looking to find a human reasoned argument for everything (which you never will btw) but because I think you have maybe absorbed a lot of negativity from what are, admittedly, some very harsh and often barbaric scriptures of the Old Testament. But Christ is Good. He suffered terribly for us. If nothing else, please just read His story considering that it might be true and see how you feel after doing so. When I studied the Bible I had to deal with (modern day) horrors of the Old Testament, but trust me, the ending (Revelation) makes every single word, every doubt, every question, every pain, every joy, literally everything in life worthwhile and with great significant meaning.