Why do almost all christians ignore the old testament?

Question

Why even include it in the bible?

Answer 1

It says not to eat shellfish, and I, therefore, avoid Red Lobster.

Answer 2

I love the Old Testament because it defines for me what life was like before Jesus came into the scene of humanity. But in answer to your question - some of the things in the Old Testament are really hard to understand- not that we should eliminate it. But history back then was a hard to follow with all the wars, different nations, prophecies, symbolism and all the geneaologies. I know that if anyone put their mind to it, they would be able to understand what is being written. And its important that we have the Old Testmanent because without it, we would not completely understand God's grace in the New Testament. Life in the Old Testament was hard and some what impossible- if you read the Torah - all those rules and sacrifices. Read through the major and minor Prophets and you wonder 'what in the world is going on here' - a lot of it is just mind boggling. And you wonder how does this apply to me? The Bible is important to read from Genesis to Revelation and to understand it all you should read it all from beginning to the end. Because when you read it all you discover what the definition of sin is in the eyes of God (all in the Old Testament) and then you discover that there are great principles that we should learn from O.T. that is not mentioned that much in the New Testament. But one constant theme throughout the Bible is that God's character doesn't change and his love for mankind doesn't change either.

Answer 3

The Old Testament is basically a history of how God dealt with the Jews in Old Testament time and how He will deal with them in the future. It basically taught the Jews through the medium of the law. We are now under grace and we live by faith, not law. However, Israel is also a good example of how not to rebel against God.The new Testament and especially the 13 letters of Paul, the Apostle, Hebrews, and Jame's, Peter's and John's three Epistles (John also wrote Revelation which tell of end-time events concerning the whole world but mainly the Jews) writings apply more to how we are to live in faith through grace, not under law.That could be why most Christians are more into the New Testament than the Old Testament.

Answer 4

how many is "almost all"? I have met many Christians (I use this word liberally) over the years and have found that they do indeed use the Old Testament. The only reason most people- like yourself- would think they ignore it is because the New Testament is centered on Jesus and His Life and they are trying- for the most part- to follow His example.

Answer 5

I have no idea how you come up with your information. I think probably you are too lazy to read, or too self-centered to respect other people's explanations, but all Christians today believe the Old Testament is as relevant today as it ever was. Read up on something before asking your prideful, biggoted questions on here. Lord forgive the judging, I beg of you, but that is the only thing that some troublemakers understand. Did You Yourself, not get angry at the money changers in the temple and drive them out? I tried to base the answer on that.

Answer 6

We don't. Some of us are just too lazy to read it tho.

Jesus appears in all the books of the Bible. In the Old Testament He appears in "types and shadows". In other words, the characters and plots of the stories in the OT point toward the gospel of Jesus. It is easy to miss these things, so many people feel the OT is unnecessary or boring.

Answer 7

they do no longer ignore approximately all of it, they are very prepared on the flood tale, the introduction tale, the ten Commandments (no longer the version this is actual called the ten Commandments, the different one) and the anti-gay bit. sometime interior the previous couple of centuries some theologian made up an excuse for it. They now declare that the regulation became nailed to the bypass with Jesus and a clean covenant became made. never recommendations that church homes have been nonetheless attempting to stay with OT regulation as overdue with the aid of fact the seventeenth century; they have a clean tale now and little ones growing to be up in church homes now have confidence that this is been that way.

Answer 8

It is our heritage and Jesus heritage. I don't ignore it. As Catholics we have two readings from the Old Testament everyday and one in the new.

It is harder to understand. I think it is too challenging for many people. It is an American Idea that God has to be "nice" all the time. God is not "nice" about sin and the degradation of mankind.

Answer 9

It is still relevant today. I don't ignore it. For every Old testament principle there is New Testament example to back it up.

Answer 10

What are you talking about? The story of Sodom and Gomorrah is a favorite for condemning homosexuals. And what of the claims of Jesus fulfilling the prophecies of Isaiah, even going so far as to say that Jesus is mentioned, by name, in the Old Testament?

Although I do wish they would quit giving preference to their interpretations of Hebrew scriptures.

Answer 11

The reason most Christians ignore the old testament is that when Jesus Christ came he came and died for our sins and the only ordinance that he left for the church was love thy neighbor as you would love your self and acknowledge him in all that you do.