Should the Bible contain the Old Testement?

Jesus did not say throw out the old, instead, what he did was simplify and refine all of the rules found in the Old Testament.Basically, what Jesus says is "All of those rules really break down to two Great Commandments, Love GOD and love others as you love yourself."Einstein, like Jesus, looked at the existing world, then took all the various rules and theories and reduced them, simplified them into the basics.E = mc²Jesus did not want us to forget all that came before but he did want us to go directly to the important parts, the essentials.Love GOD, and loves others as you love yourself.It really is that simple.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

You are free to believe anything you want, but that is not what Jesus said. In addition, you seem to have missed the really essential part of the second Great Commandment. It is a two part command:Love others as you love yourself.You need to remember that second part. Before you can Love GOD, before you can love others, you first must love yourself.Love GOD, and love others as you love yourself.It really is that simple.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

to which Philip replied: This is just another perfect example of why the Bible cannot be taken as the sole base for the Christian Religion and why quotemining is so popular. It is simply filled with inconsistencies and can be used to prove any point of view.However the subject is should the Bible contain the Old Testament. IMHO the answer is yes. The reason is that the OT is a glimpse into the peoples and eras of that part of the world. They were a small and insignificant peoples, never amounting to much, never a super power or even a major power, never producing anything of greatness.Except maybe the idea summed up in the two Great Commandments.The Bible, the Old Testament, New Testament, Apocrypha and other writings are our only window into these peoples, their times and their thoughts.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion