moral law today

 Christians need to do a better job at addressing the accusation that they are being selective and inconsistent in saying homosexual sex is sin when the same condemnation is made towards eating certain seafood (without fins and scales) or wearing clothes made from mixed fibers according to the book of Leviticus.

I heard this accusation recently while listening to an interview with Cenk Uygur, a founder of “The Young Turks,” who claims to be a “stone-cold Atheist” and cultural Muslim.

I also heard it recently by Bill Maher, an atheist, during his “Club Random” program on which he had Charlie Kirk.

I also remember hearing President Obama making a similar accusation of selectivity when condemning homosexuality when the Old Testament condemned eating certain foods or wearing certain clothing—he referenced one of these. I think this came up with reference to homosexual marriage.

I can expect non-Christians not to understand the difference between things like homosexuality and eating certain foods or wearing certain clothing. But Christians should have a better understanding about these things.

The Mosaic Covenant (or the Law of Mose), made with Israel, contained moral, social, and ceremonial (or ritual) requirements. The Mosaic Covenant was only for Israel as a nation, but that covenant included universal and timeless moral law. The moral law of God is required of all people, but for Israel, there were other requirements beyond God's moral law, being the social and ceremonial type laws, and this only makes sense, because Israel was a theocracy. The social and ritual requirements of the Mosaic Covenant are unique and specific for Israel, but the moral laws are for all people: the Mosaic Covenant to Israel included the universal moral law of God along with the social and ceremonial. This is why you will not see the social and ceremonial laws required of Israel required in the New Testament writings. The book of Acts makes it clear that the dietary requirements are no longer in force—they were for Israel. But things like murder, lying, stealing, coveting, sexual immorality (including homosexuality) are still contrary to the moral will of God.