Five Times More Jesus: Why Christians Should Decanonize the Old Testament

In Romans 14:13, Paul tells us that we're not supposed to put a stumbling block in front of another person. Neither should we just sit and watch people tripping over the same stumbling blook over and over. We should get up and move that stumbling block out of the way.

In Romans 15:1, Paul goes on to say that those who are stronger in their faith must make allowances for those who are weaker. "Don't just think about what makes you happy," Paul says. For a long time, ever since Marcion raised some of the first objections to the Old Testament way back in the year 140 CE, Christians have been clinging to the OT because it makes them happy. Now, it's time for Christians to take pity on those folks who have moral objections to what the OT says.