Why do Christians quote the old testament????

Question

I thought that christians were supposed to follow the new testament. I thought the old testament of the bible was the portion of the bible that the jews follow.

i have never read the bible so you people who quote the bible, please explain what the quotes mean cause i have no clue what they mean

Answer 1

Christians follow Christ who studied and quoted the Old Testament. Christians believe in the whole Bible and study it all!

Answer 2

Christians look to the Old Testament for a very good reason:
The O.T. forms the foundation and background for the entire New Testament.

You'll find the New Testament hidden in the Old, and the Old is revealed as fulfilled in the New. The two together fit like a hand and a glove.

And btw, since the New Testament was not yet written during Jesus' lifetime, when Jesus quoted scripture, it was the Old Testament that He quoted. He was Jewish, afterall.

Answer 3

From a scholarly point of view, Jesus ended the Israelite covenant (Jewish- circumcision, food laws, commandments, etc.), and became the new covenant through his death and resurrection. Ancient Christians considered the Old Testament as part of their heritage, thus quoting passages all the time and reinterpreting them. The Christians who
were Jewish first were meant to uphold the laws, but the converts who were never Jewish were not bound to them - according to Paul at least.
Many people today believe that Isaiah 53 in the Old Testament is the "prophecy" that Jesus was coming, but a lot of scholars believe that it is talking about Israel, the Jews, as the suffering servant. Not that Jesus was going to come.

You would be correct to think that the Old Testament is Jewish. So, technically, Christians should follow the New Testament teachings, but revere the Old Testament as part of their history.

Answer 4

Yes you are right, the Christians are following the New Testament but they do also recognize the validity of the Old Testament. The Christians recognize that in the history of religion Jesus was the Son of God and the Jews believe that Jesus was a great prophet but not the awaited Son of God so they continued with the Old writings and we went on with the New one.

Answer 5

Jesus was Jewish himself. He was a direct descendant of King David (through His mother Mary and His stepfather Joseph) . The Jewish religion is the foundation of the Christian religion. The New Testament is mainly made up of four gospels, written according to the teachings of four of the disciples: Mark, Luke, Matthew and John, which are narratives of Christ's life and actions during the time He preached the word of God, His Crucifixion, and His resurrection. During his lifetime, Jesus practiced the Jewish faith. He is the Son of the Jewish God and His mission was to save all of us so we can enter Heaven. Anyone who is Christian believes that Jesus is the Savior God promised to send to His people. He makes this promise in the Old Testament. The New Testament begins with the birth of Christ. The Old Testament is as much a part of the Christian religion as the new Testament. I suggest that you take some time and read portions of both Testaments.

Answer 6

I can't speak for all Christian denominations, but as for me, the Old Testament is a collection of the word of God to His prophets in ancient times. Just because it is an older collection does not make it any less relevant to us today. In Paul's letter to the Hebrews (published in the King James Bible as Hebrews), Paul goes into detail showing that the Old Testament testifies of Christ's birth, death, and resurrection. The book of Isaiah (in the Old Testament) is full of prophecies of Christ. "For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given.....". The Old Testament is a testimony of gospel while The New Testament is just that, a new testimony of Jesus Christ and a reassurance of God's love for his people.

Answer 7

The Old Testament is New Testament concealed and New Testament is Old Testament revealed. Example: There over 300 hundred different prophesies about the the first coming of Christ that gave specific details about his life , ministry and death that were predicted in the Old Testament hundreds and even thousands of years in advance. We see that everyone of them was fulfilled literally in the life of Christ which we read about in the New Testament. FYI there are over three times that many prophesies about his second coming. If his first coming was fulfilled literally what do thing the second coming will be?

Answer 8

the new testament wouldn't make all that much sense to us without the old testament. jesus and the others quoted many times from the old testament the main reason being this

the old testament is revealed in the new and the new testament is hidden in the old. jesus is the perfection of the old and we can learn many valuable lessons from the old,even though we are not binded by the old testament laws(the 10 commandments are still applicable). we can turn to the old testament and see how god provides for those who are faithful and those that aren't are in danger.

Answer 9

The Old Testament is the foundation for the New Testament, so it is well worth a Christian's study.
For a Christian not to study the Old Testament would be like an American not studying the history of Europe; it wouldn't be possible to have a full understanding.

Answer 10

No Christians read the whole Bile and we know that Jesus said He came not to destroy the law but that the law through Him might be fulfilled. The Old and New Testament are all God's word we read and study both.