Waaaay above my pay grade dude. I'm no Bible expert. Just pointing out how many people pick and choose what to follow literally, what to reject. That seems to upset some people, and I don't get why? Just accept that you're a modern day thinker and are not going to blindly follow books written thousands of years ago. That's an admirable trait, IMO.
I appreciate your honest response. Here is the reason for my original question.
Many, many people who believe in the Bible understand that Jesus, according to His own words, came to fulfill the Law of the Old Testament. You will find many references where Jesus makes that statement in the New Testament. So, to modern day Bible believers, the teachings and model of Jesus are now the guideposts for how a believer is to live his life. And, as a matter of fact, you will see the evil of living a hypocritical life is one of the things most frequently taught about in the New Testament.
Therefore, when someone cites the stoning of nonvirgins according to Old Testament Law as an example of picking and choosing what one chooses to believe (ie, hypocrisy), the Bible believer simply does not see it that way. Jesus didnt call for the stoning of prostitutes (as required by the Law) when they came to Him. He instructed them to go and sin no more as He was the fulfillment of the Law.
Not saying there are not hypocrites when it comes to people quoting the Bible. Am saying it isnt as simple as quoting a random verse from the Bible and using it as a weapon of condemnation for how someone chooses to live his or her life. Every believer would be condemned if they had to fulfill every aspect of the Old Testament Law.
This post isnt meant to be preachy, just an attempt to provide some knowledge about the topic of Old Testament and New Testament teachings and their relationship to one another.