The reason Christians don't follow Old Testament doctrine is simple - we are saved by grace. We don't need to burn witches or be circumcised because we are not trying to win or keep God's love. We already have it, forever.
I'm not going to get into much but to clarify this for Ann since I don't think it has been clarified.
Another way to say Old Testament and New Testament that I think makes this clearer it is this:
Old Covenant and New Covenant.
The Old Covenant applied to us before Jesus. It was the prophesy and the doctrine telling us of his comming. The New Covenant applies to the new agreement so to speak that we have with God. This is the new doctrine and the new relationship we now have because of Jesus.
I could go into more detail but I think the simple explaination is best here.
~Jojo, who was a Christian Ethics major with a Christian Studies Minor but doesn't touch online debates on religion with a 1,000 ft poll. However she would love to have a cup of tea with Ann and talk about it cause it seems like great fun.
