Before I comment, I want to say up front that I am Jewish and proud of that fact. What follows is, of course, my own opinion (except for the quote which follows), and is not intended to be insulting to anyone.
That said, I think that this guy is WAY, WAY off base - based on the Christian Bible. I found this quote from Matthew 5:17-20 (which quotes Jesus):
“17 Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil. 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be accomplished. 19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.”
That’s from the ASV Bible, sourced at https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A17-20%2CLuke+16%3A16-17&version=ASV
Note that I, certainly no scholar of Christian theology, found that quote in about 1 minute on the internet. It seems pretty clear to me. It seems equally clear to me that “the law” being referred to in this passage is the 5 Books of Moses - which was the only “law” known to Jesus and those Jews following or listening to him.
Again, this guy is WAY off base. He needs to do what Major League managers force their players to do when they start screwing up: go back to basics. This guy is trying something that is (IMHO) so far from his OWN basics that it just doesn’t (and can’t) work. Also IMHO, this guy is just about self-aggrandizement...either that, or he has a severe problem like a brain tumor, because the fact that he is so incredibly wrong is evident to all.
Just my $0.02.
You are 100% correct. I was going to quote the same passage if no one beat me to it. The Ten Commandments still apply to us - the Bible includes both OT and NT for a reason.
He’s also a liberal on many social issues in particular homosexual sin
And I wonder if Christ would also say to you as he did to the scribe who recited to Christ, when Christ asked him, what the two great commamdments were?:”Thou are not far from the Kingdom of Heaven!”
Bless you!