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1 | Why the Old and New Testament? | Bible general Archive 1 | wak | 33372 | ||
I would add that that the New Testament is infintely more glorious than the Old. Don't know the verses that say that, but I believe somewhere in the NT, the moral codes in the OT are called lifeless. The NT changed all that. I think you always need to have the NT uppermost in you mind when you're reading the OT... the OT can be depressing/intimidating without that. I do wholeheartedly agree that the OT needs to be study,the symmetry is amazing....it has helped with me with my doubts. |
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2 | Why the Old and New Testament? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jesusman | 33906 | ||
Hello, The OT lifeless???? I wouldn't say that. Neither do I agree that the New Testament is more glorious than the Old. I would say that the New Testament is Glorious in a different way than the Old, but not more. Many of the passages that refer to the glory and majesty of God the Father are found in the Old Testament. I also don't agree that the OT is depressing. I find numerous uplifting and joyous passages in the Old Testament. At one point, I believed that all a person needed was the NT and that the OT was just for background information. I later read Philip Yancy's Book, "The Bible Jesus Read." It goes into the Old Testament and it's importance. During that time frame, I started studying the Old Testament phrases and passages being quoted in the New Testament. One that came to mind was Phillip and the Etheopian eunich. The Passage in focus was Isaiah 53:7-8. With that passage, Phillip lead the Etheopian to Christ. As I continued my studies, I soon realized that the 1st century church didn't have the New Testament completed and handy. They had the Old Testament availiable and had to utilize that. You see, the gospel message was designed such, through divine means, to be given, presented, studied, and seen throughout the entire text of the Scripture. Meaning that you can find the Gospel message in any passage in the Bible. You give me a text, and I'll present the Gospel message and how it points to Christ. Jesus Loves You! Jesusman |
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