He should have noted that large portions of the OT are fraudulent because lots of people like you believe them to be true and actually beieve and follow them
Actually, mP, people like me believe and follow HIM. Over anything and anyone else.
We listen to HIM. HE is the Word, Life, Truth. Not the OT. Not the law. Not the bible. Not Paul. Not Peter. Not a religion. Not a church. Just Christ.
Jesus talked about 'just looking at a woman' and would have ignored the elephant in the room of slavery???
Because that was not a lesson on adultery. It was a lesson on what is within a person. Because we act upon what is in our heart. So a person can outwardly follow the law (not commit adultery, not murder, not steal), but inwardly, that person can still be filled with lust, greed, anger, hate, etc. These are the things one must work at changing, and Christ can help with that... AND... when we fail and when we act upon these things (as we so often do), then his love, his blood... can cover our sin. I'm not sure how that works if we don't even acknowledge those sins in us though.
Peace,
tammy