Quote Originally Posted by Redleg
Not an easy question to answer. The extremists have an interpation of the book that is different from the intent of the orginial teachings and messages of the Prophet Muhammad for Islam - and the teachings of Jesus Christ for Christianity.
Yes but what you know of Jesus or Muhammad is in the Holy Books, it's interpretation on itself, because none of them could have expressed themselves about any matter in life even with a general principle. So it's still a matter of interpretation. Many inmoral rules from christian doctrine come from the New Testament as well.
For instance as a Christian if I just followed the teachings of the Old Testiment - I would be incorrect in my faith - since as a Christian the gospel that is my faith is the word of Jesus in the New Testiment - not the Old Testiment.
So this will justify jews from just punishing anyone that the bible expressely sais so, because they're excused in the reverent fear to God?
Old Testiment teaching would allow me to make certain claims to religious justifications - however they would all be out of context of my proscribed faith - since the New Testiment is the tentant of my faith.
That maybe truth, however the word of God is composed by the two parts, you cannot simply ignore one of them and follow with the other.