If the Old Testament is also the word of God, why has some of it's?

Question

teachings been treated leniently and considerd "outdated". Has the church bent the word of God to suit a post modern society?

If the new testament is supposed to be the new covenant, does this not belittle the orginal word of God?

Answer 1

OT = old covenant NT= new covenant. Two commandments .Do those and you have done the rest.That does by no means say that their is no value to following the old testament because their is.Much of the old testament laws were laws about things that were common only to that time,others were laws of cleanliness(very good laws for people who knew nothing of germs or bacteria),others were direct edicts to man from God.Telling the difference takes some study and leads more than a few people to confused ends.

Answer 2

Christians therefore read the Old Testament in the light of Christ crucified and risen. Such typological reading discloses the inexhaustible content of the Old Testament; but it must not make us forget that the Old Testament retains its own intrinsic value as Revelation reaffirmed by our Lord himself. Besides, the New Testament has to be read in the light of the Old. Early Christian catechesis made constant use of the Old Testament. As an old saying put it, the New Testament lies hidden in the Old and the Old Testament is unveiled in the New. The Old Testament is an indispensable part of Sacred Scripture. Its books are divinely inspired and retain a permanent value, for the Old Covenant has never been revoked.Christians venerate the Old Testament as true Word of God. The Church has always vigorously opposed the idea of rejecting the Old Testament under the pretext that the New has rendered it void (Marcionism). Indeed, "the economy of the Old Testament was deliberately so oriented that it should prepare for and declare in prophecy the coming of Christ, redeemer of all men." "Even though they contain matters imperfect and provisional," the books of the Old Testament bear witness to the whole divine pedagogy of God's saving love: these writings "are a storehouse of sublime teaching on God and of sound wisdom on human life, as well as a wonderful treasury of prayers; in them, too, the mystery of our salvation is present in a hidden way."

Answer 3

The new covenant is just a human term given to the word of the new testament. It does in no way belittle the old testament. They are both the word of God and what you should live by to this day. I suppose some religions believe the teachings to be outdated, but to the best of my knowledge, Christians still recognize God's words true to this day and do their best to live by them, even though every human sins. It's not the church who calls it "outdated." Its society and our modern culture; it's the media and liberals.

Answer 4

Has the church bent the word of God to suit a post modern society? YES. But God is the same yesterday, today and forever. He does not change to suit us.

The new covenant FULFILLS the old covenant in the Old Testament.

Answer 5

Jesus fulfilled the old testament. The old covenant contained in a book of handwriting was done away with at the cross. The scriptures (old testament) was not, only the sacrificial laws and ceremonies. The law of God has never been repealed, as evidenced in the fact that the government of God and His character has never changed. Some, if not most of the churches of today, say that if you attempt to keep Gods commandments ( all 10 of them) that it is possible to with the exception of the 4th, they say that to keep this one is legalism, How? Rev 12:17; 14:12. Gods people keep ALL OF THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD. Too pick and choose, is to admit that you are not one of Gods people.

Answer 6

The Old Testament is just as much the word of God as the New Testament. Just because most churches don't teach it, it doesn't mean it is not important. I attend The Seventhday Adventist Church we teach both Old and New Testaments and we are the only major denomination that still teaches all 10 commandments are still important to keep.

Answer 7

Two reasons: one legitimate, the other not.

The illegitimate reason first: because they don't like it. They use the legitimate reason to say that they don't have to listen to this or that or the other commandment and to discard it.

The legitimate reason is that the purpose of the Old Testament has been accomplished. The purpose of the Old Testament was to point us forward to Christ. Now that Christ has come, we don't need something to point forward to him any longer. Now we need something to point us back to him. Sacrifice and circumcision would be some of these that pointed forward, and they have been replaced by the Lord's Supper and Baptism to point us back. Some commandments, like those regarding not eating certain meats, had a purpose: they protected the people of Israel against poor refrigeration. Now that we have better refrigeration, that purpose is no longer relevant.

But if a commandment doesn't fall into one of the categories of things that had a purpose that was fulfilled in Christ or in the fullness of human development, then it's still in full effect. For example, we still shouldn't sleep with our sisters or first cousins.

Answer 8

Bending the Word of God to make it more "suitable" is called idolatry, a violation of the 2nd of His commandments ("You shall not make any idols..."). God does not change. When we live cotrary to His Word, we are creating a "god" to suit ourselves. When a church changes the contents of Scrupture to suit their own desires and lusts of the flesh, they are making themselves the enemies of God.

The God of the New Testament is the same as the God of the Old Testament. The Bible says that He never changes. He is just as merciful in the Old Testament as He is in the New Testament. Read Nehemiah 9 for a summary of how God mercifully forgave Israel, again and again, after they repeatedly sinned and turned their back on Him. The psalms often speak of God’s mercy poured out on sinners.

He is also just as wrath-filled in the New Testament as He is in the Old. He killed a husband and wife in the Book of Acts, simply because they told one lie. Jesus warned that He was to be feared because He has the power to cast the body and soul into hell. The apostle Paul said that he persuaded men to come to the Savior because he knew the "terror of the Lord." Read the dreadful judgments of the New Testament’s Book of Revelation. That will put the "fear of God" in you, which incidentally is "the beginning of wisdom."

Perhaps the most fearful display of His wrath is seen in the cross of Jesus Christ. His fury so came upon the Messiah that it seems God enshrouded the face of Jesus in darkness so that creation couldn’t gaze upon His unspeakable agony. Whether we like it or not, our God is a consuming fire of holiness (Hebrews 12:29). He isn’t going to change, so we had better ...before the Day of Judgment. If we repent, God, in His mercy, will forgive us and grant us eternal life in heaven with Him.

Answer 9

The Old Testament isn't the Word of God, according to the Bible. Jesus is the word of God according to the Bible. See John 1.

Calling the Bible the word of God is simply a rhetorical device used by Sola Scriptura Protestants.

Answer 10

It doesn't matter. All of it is God's word. I don't look at the New and the Old testament differently. They were both written because God wanted us humas to know how to live.