The parallel between 1 Timothy 1:9-10 and the Ten Commandments

I just purchased the Leader's version of Logos Software 4, and wow!  I am learning like crazy without even trying.  Just trying it out, I searched on the term 'homosexual' and a bunch of references came up, including one that mentions 1 Timothy 1:9-10, one of the three New Testament passages that refers to homosexuality directly:

1 Timothy 1:9-10 (English Standard Version)

Understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers, the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine.

One commentary mentioned that this passage tracks closely with the Ten Commandments.  I took a look, and here's the parallels.  I kept the order the same, and you can see how they roughly line up:

1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me > the lawless and disobedient
2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image > the ungodly and sinners
3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain > the profane
4. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy > the unholy
5. Honour thy father and thy mother > those who strike their fathers and mothers
6. Thou shalt not kill > murderers
7. Thou shalt not commit adultery > the sexually immoral, homosexuals
8. Thou shalt not steal > enslavers
9. Thou shalt not bear false withess against thy neighbor > liars, perjurers
10. Thou shalt not covet > whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine.

What do you think?

Comments

[Louis]

1.

Thanks daniel, yet another reason to dismiss christianism as irrelevant to my life. Zen Buddhism for me!

[Louis]

2.

btw: You asked below why I am private with my faith? You've just answered yourself above.

[danielg]

3.

Well, best of luck to you. Buddhism has a lot going for it, and I still practice awareness medidation.

However, lacking a personal God to interact with, as well as well as little ability to transform society and an inferior soteriology (bad karma must be worked off), I found it lacking.

As to your second comment, it's too indirect to understand. I don't think you ever did answer that question, but you did say that I didn't cover it in any of my anwers.

[Robin Lionheart]

4.

"tracks closely"? You exaggerate. 1, 2, and 8 aren't parallel, 4 is a stretch, and you ignore "homosexuals" to make 9 line up.

[Robin Lionheart]

5.

Karma's a superior soteriology to penal substitution, which is morally bankrupt.

Not sure what you're getting at about karma having little ability to transform society. We could fault it for being a doctrine to make quiescent slaves, though Jesus is just as culpable with his parable of the good slave. What's more, God's explicit endorsement of slavery and instruction in the art of enslavement in the Old Testament was a recipe to transform society for the much worse.

[zenghan]

6.

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