This “love God and love others” paradigm in the New Testament is the Cliffs Notes version of the Ten Commandments, which can be found in its entirety in Exodus 20.

The Bible, especially the Old Testament, seems to be filled with laws. God is a God of mercy, yes, but also one of justice, and that means that we need to follow certain precepts to do God’s will.

However, when we examine the Old Testament dietary and sanitation laws, modern science has confirmed that these are sound health practices and will contribute to being disease free and a long life.

“What causes certain Old Testament laws to cease to be literally normative for Christians today? The primary reason is that Christ fulfilled the law through his life and death in our place. God has ...

Both same sex activities and desire are repeatedly forbidden throughout the Bible, under Old Testament Law (Lev. 18:22, 20:13) and in the New Testament (Rom. 1:26-27; 1 Cor. 6:9; 1 Tim. 1:10).

Aug. 19—"You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.' But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a ...

Fr. David Paternostro, SJ, reflects on the apparent "contradiction" present in the Old Testament compared to Mark's Gospel concerning the application of God's law.