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Originally Posted by pseudoreality
The character of Jesus in the New Testament said the Old Testament is all good. Therefore, if you don't believe all the stories/follow all the rules of the Old Testimate, you don't follow the teachings of Jesus. That's not a low bar, but rather a twisted in-passable bar that defies all logic.
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This is incorrect.
Jesus preached an "open to all" message - Jew and Hellenist alike. His whole point was that one did not have to follow all the laws in the Old Testament in order to gain eternal salvation.
Jesus was philosophy/theology. The Church is rules and laws.