The difference is that the New Testament explicitly rejects at least part of the Old Testament&#x27;s rules: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;crossexamined.org&#x2F;cherry-picking-the-bible-are-christians-expected-to-follow-the-levitical-laws" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;crossexamined.org&#x2F;cherry-picking-the-bible-are-christ...</a>.<p>Moreover, the elevation of faith over adherence to law as the path to salvation also has the effect of deemphasizing the latter.