I keep seeing Christians saying the Old Testament is not used any longer, especially when challenged with questions on scripture.
Why is it still around, then?
What purpose does it serve if it is no longer used?
It seems to me that if they were all destroyed, there would be much less confusion.
Any ideas?
2006-07-09 00:23:37 · 12 answers · asked by Spencer 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thanks, Paradise. This is what I've been told before, too.
2006-07-09 00:31:31 · update #1
Thanks, Steve...that was very clear.
2006-07-09 00:53:18 · update #2
OK..the overall consunsus is that the OT should still be in use.
Then....why don't these people burn bulls on an alter or have slaves?
Christianity seems to be a free-for-all, based on the answers here.
2006-07-15 04:42:01 · update #3
The Old Testament is still apart of the Bible. The purpose of the Old Testament is to show how God created this world starting with Genesis. If Christians delete the Old Testament, we would be in violation of "taking away" from scripture which God specifically prohibits. "Christians" who claim that the Old Testament is not in use may be confused about their faith.
2006-07-09 04:15:05 · answer #1 · answered by xrayhip 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Old Testament is used every day by millions of people.
The Old testament reveals God, the creation of man and God's design for our lives. It documents the history of God's Chosen People, the Twelve Tribes of Israel, and it lays out the prophesies concerning the coming Messiah, the Chosen One, Jesus, the Christ.
A Christian who does not read and understand the Old Testament can not have a deep understanding of the new Testament.
The Old Testament is Christ concealed, The New Testament is Christ revealed.
2006-07-09 00:42:15 · answer #2 · answered by steve 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The OT is kept to secure a place for a "creator" for Everything. The NT alone only involved a small region on earth and is not as compelling to become a world region.
(note: the creation part has been expanding from the sun-moon-earth-planets talk several hundred years ago, to the universe we now know we live in, and it is bound to include all multiverse that exist when scientists so discover, and what not)
2006-07-13 20:11:26 · answer #3 · answered by mortal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
( 2 Timothy 3:15) "All scripture is galvanized of God and positive for coaching, for reproving and for placing issues immediately"... (Romans 15:4) For the total lot that were written aforetime were written for our training, that by potential of our staying power and through the relief from the Scriptures we ought to have desire. there is the placing out aspect fo my answer. i grant you with an celebration of ways Romans 15:4 works. in case you study Hebrews financial ruin 11... contained in the "New testomony" or Christian Greek Scriptures, you'll locate Paul itemizing what he calls an mind-blowing cloud of witnesses and why they were beautiful to God. He lists human beings like Abraham and Noah. Now.. the position do we detect the debts of those straightforward human beings? contained in the "previous testomony" or Hebrew Scriptures. We actually have the Psalms which grant large encouragement in the present day and the Proverbs which grant sensible education for our lives. also do understand that the Hebrew Scriptures are also in tremendous section historic debts ..., many of the most precise by employing some criteria. finally, you at the instantaneous are not getting the total image of the most important part of the bible...te revelation of his technique of salvation... without both the Hebrew & Greek scriptures. His change into attentive to became hinted at in Genesis 3:15, and unveiled in the course of the Hebrew Scriptures till he became noted as Jesus Christ. The Greek Scriptures then look on the existence of the Messiah and extra prophecies about what his rule will accomplish in achievement of that first actual prophecy in Genesis.
2016-11-06 02:15:35 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I'm a Christian and I use the Old Testament. It is the foundation of the New Testament and just as important.
2006-07-09 07:13:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christains that say this lack understanding....If you are asking questions pertaining to law then you can see there is a problem while the law is holy and righteous and we have on our hearts and still respect the penalty of law is death has been apid for those who accept Christ atonement It does not permit Christians to live in sin as they are to consider themselves dead to sin and alive to Christ in his resurrection through our faith but the law and the old testament are still very important to Christians...but if you are asking questions that is putting Christians under law than you will find the problem.
2006-07-09 00:30:25 · answer #6 · answered by djmantx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The OT is a key in understanding the NT .. especially the Pentateuch ...
Let's not get on a book burning tirade - then we shall have to continue and burn all the Enid Blyton books all over again ...
2006-07-09 00:28:37 · answer #7 · answered by kharas3an 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We keep it around to bother you. I mean heck shouldn't you thank us? You actualy had something to ask about. hehe j/k
But seriously the new testament is the old testament reveiled. We study the old testament to learn and grow. We study the new testament to better ourselves in our faith
2006-07-09 00:29:09 · answer #8 · answered by evil_kandykid 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catholics use both New and Old Testament.
Christians use only the New Testament.
2006-07-09 00:27:30 · answer #9 · answered by Timeless - watcher 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Given the fact the vast majority of Christians don't follow any rules, why do they even bother having a bible?
Maybe it makes them feel special to carry it into McDonald's after church.
2006-07-09 00:26:35 · answer #10 · answered by Left the building 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋