For christians!!! tell me explain to me cause im tired of this?

Question

why do you guys say that the new testament is more important then the old testament or i dont exactly what you say but something like that like that
if there was no old testament there would be no begining and if there was no old testament there would be no ending
and they are the same value cause they bot are about God and his love so tell me WHERE IN THE BIBLE that we shouldnt follow the old and new testament ?

Answer 1

The new testament is a fulfillment of the old testament.

Answer 2

Many Christians believe that the New Testament is the fulfillment of the Old Testament. For a number of years, Christians would also claim that their religion was the fulfillment of the Jewish religion. This idea is known as supersessionism.

Recent changes in the past couple decades have caused many to re-evaluate this position. Now most scholars would say that Christianity and Judaism developed alongside each other, and no longer preach the supercessionist ideology.

Scholars also know that the names for the two books also seem to promote the idea that one testament supersedes the others, so "Old" and "New" as descriptors are fading out of usage. Most scholars currently use the terms Hebrew Bible and Christian Scriptures, or they may say First Covenant and Second Covenant. {But there are problems with either approach!!].

Sooo, yes it is true that the New Testament introduces new Christian ideas; but the Old Testament contains much foundational material that the NT builds on--in fact there are many, many quotations from the Old that are present in the New.

Remember the NT says "all scripture is profitable, useful for teaching and instruction in righteousness." At the time this statement was made, there was no New Testament yet in existence, only the Old Testament and the Apocrypha.

Answer 3

To give you a short answer, the OT is used by Christians mainly to define terms, and to help interpret the NT (Such as, what did Jesus mean by terms like "sexual immorality"? Maybe since he is a Jew talking to other Jews, I should consult the Jewish scriptures to understand the context of his time).

The Old Testament (practically the subsection known as the Law of Moses) is not directly binding on Christians, but it does provide a guide into understanding the New Testament. In legal terms, the OT is “persuasive authority”, but only the NT is “binding authority” (I.E.: the New Testament (new contract) overrides anything contradictory in the Old Testament (old contract)). So when Jesus says that we no longer have to keep the kosher laws, then we do not. If Jesus says that the “sexual immoral” do not enter Heaven, but does not define the term (because he obviously thinks that the term is defined already), we look to the Old Testament for both a definition and a context to help us understand the term.

Bible passages to support this view? Too many to number. But off the top of my head, here are a few (note that the term "the law" as Paul usese it, referrs to the Law of Moses):

Matthew 9 (NIV)
Jesus answered, "...No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse. Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved."

See also Hebrews 8:6-13, and Galations chapters 3 & 5, for examples.

Answer 4

The Old Testament isn't less important than the New Testament but the New Testament lays out God's plan of salvation for us. The New Testament contains the life and teaching of Jesus and his disciples, without that knowledge we would not be able to get into Heaven. We may only enter Heaven through our belief in Jesus.

Answer 5

The new testament supports the old testament everywhere you find something in the new testament you can find it in the old testament there is a second witness so to speak,line upon line,precept upon precept,here a little there a little.and if you believe these deceived people saying the law is done away with then your following blindly into the same ditch,the apostles wouldn't give their lives to continue teaching the same laws if Yahshua messiah did away with them. Its that just most of the people in here don't research they just repeat what some other deceived person told them. I can prove that the laws were never done away with, any of them, there are just some of the 613 that you cant keep today for reason that the temple isn't rebuilt yet.

Answer 6

When Jesus was born the new testament started. As Christians , we follow the teachings of Jesus which is found in the new testament.
The religions that do not believe in Jesus follow the old testament.
The old testament is correct for the times it was written, but the new testament is for the now.
I hope that clears it up for you.

Answer 7

if someone says the new testament is more important than the old that does not mean do not read the old and that the old is unimportant. both are very important, thats why both are in the bible! but the new testament is more important because Jesus's teachings are more related for our time and the old testament is more narrative and has many prophecies. it all depends on what you are trying to study.

Answer 8

One need not be a christian to answer this.

The more extreme christians tend to reject the "old testament" for two reasons:

1) No jeezus.

2) Many of the rules contained therein would apply to them, and they don't want to follow them. Atheists refer to it as "salad bar christianity", picking out the bits they like and ignoring what they don't (except when trying to enforce it on other people's lives, eg. Leviticus).

It would also not surprise that many reject the "old testament" out of some subtle anti-semitism, since it is of jewish origin. In fact, the "old testament" is recognized and accepted by christians, jews and muslims: the "god" of the "old testament" is the "god" of all three religions (hence why it is called the "god of Abraham" and they are termed "Abrahamic religions").

Answer 9

It's not the Old Testament that they are really talking about, they mean the Levitical laws handed down in the Old Testament. A set of laws last as long as the priesthood, but Christ brought a new priesthood, that of Melchizadek. The old law was imperfect, thus had to be cast down by the new law, that of grace and mercy.

Answer 10

the old testament is defined as the old law and the new testament is defined as the new law. it is believed that things changed after Christ died for our sins. In the old testament or old law they made sacrificial offerings to atone for sins this is no longer required because Jesus paid the price when he died for our sins. both old and new testament is the word of God and are both important. Do you understand a little better now? If not e-mail me