Why do so many of us Christians quote the Old Testament...????

Question

....the Ten Commandments, and etc.?

You do understand our faith don't you? You know why Jesus Christ came right? We are no longer under the old law - it was nailed to the cross - the old law only showed us our need for a Savior; that nobody could be so good and so perfect as to keep the whole law.

Jesus showed us a new way - by our faith and through His grace - that has nothing to do with law.

So why do you continue to quote the Old Testament as if we were still bound by its precepts today? I hope you understand that is the kind of dry legalistic religious doctrine of the Pharisees.

Hannah and Binah - I am totally OK with using the OT for education, spiritual lessons, moral examples, etc. - what I refer to are the Christians at R&S who quote OT scripture as if it is to be obeyed, followed to the exact letter of the law - and I don't think they understand the trap they are setting for themselves!

Answer 1

the OT is there to teach us. we are not under the law.

We are under grace as taught by Jesus

Answer 2

Christians are all over the place when it comes to the Jewish Bible (Old Testament). Sometimes they say only the ten commandments apply to them, at other times they say lots of the laws apply to them, and at other times they say only a select few other than the ten apply to them. For example, they say it's perfectly fine for them to revel in Levitical "abomination" behaviors if the abomination is one of the food restrictions, but a horrific sin right up there among the worst if the abomination has to to with two men having sex. They even add new laws such as extending that to include women, something Leviticus does not prohibit. Basically, they simply use the Jewish Bible to try and support their conflicting theology about Jesus and everlasting torment for good people etc. The two faiths have some common understandings but are at odds on fundamental issues. so Christians take things out of context or use misquoutes depending on how it can support them.

Answer 3

It is true that we are not under the Mosaic law, those 613 statues and regulations. But the Hebrew Scriptures – Old Testament – is much more than 613 statutes and regulations. And the principles and examples therein apply to us. That the Hebrew Scriptures are of benefit to us even Jesus acknowledged. He quoted extensively from them - and not just from the law. Why, in just his famous Sermon on the Mount, Jesus makes twenty-one quotes from the Hebrew Scriptures: three from Exodus, two from Leviticus, one from Numbers, six from Deuteronomy, one from 2 Kings (which is not the law) , four from Psalms (which is not the law), three from Isaiah (a prophet) and one from Jeremiah (still another prophet). Patently, Jesus considered all these writings to be beneficial and applicable to those wanting to please the true God. Did other inspired Bible writers feel this way?

Paul did. Thus we read his inspired words at Romans 15:4: "For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope." New American Standard

Did you notice? Written for "our instruction." 2 Timothy 3:16-17 bears this out as well, for there, we read: "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof , for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. " New American Standard.

Yes, not some scriptures. Not the 'New Testament.' But the Bible in its entirety. All 66 books from Genesis to Malachi and from Matthew to Revelation – were written to comfort, guide and instruct us. We do well to pay close attention with a view to applying all that we learn. Only then shall we receive the fulfillment of God's promises.

Hannah J Paul

Answer 4

Jesus did.

(Matthew 24:36-39) “Concerning that day and hour nobody knows, neither the angels of the heavens nor the Son, but only the Father. 37 For just as the days of Noah were, so the presence of the Son of man will be. 38 For as they were in those days before the flood, eating and drinking, men marrying and women being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark; 39 and they took no note until the flood came and swept them all away, so the presence of the Son of man will be.

Jesus never denied any part of the O.T.

Answer 5

I understand you perfectly, but you've got to remember that the OT is also there to remind us of what God did in the past. During my prayer time, I sometimes remind God of what He did for Daniel, Joseph, Joshua etc not that He forgot but as a faith contact and build up.

The Psalms can also be used in prayer, singing praises and offering up our worship, Proverbs are full of wisdom, so really you cannot fail to refer to the OT as a believer, the Bible should be taken as a whole both the OT and the NT.

In John it says that "in the beginning was the Word and the the Word was God and......." the Word as a whole both NT and OT.

Answer 6

I am a man who is doing research in vedas. The old testament is the black yajur vedas where yagas and yagnas were carried out in Egypt. In B.C. 7000 Zarathushtra was ruling persia. But when Christ born and people hated these yagnas. This Yagnas and Emotional dances and shoutings were hated by all Europeans.
But actually the Black Yajur Vedas mentions about Herbals and Nano Technology and about the magnetic forces between the Planets. This was misguided by few who wanted to earn and make quick moneies.

Answer 7

while you might disagree, the old testiment was suffienct to give a man or woman salvation. while the new testiment spell it out clearly in the revelation of Jesus on earth in the gospels.

much of our heritage as christians is learned by knowing the old testiment. Granted Christ fulfilled the law, but don't ignor it.

you shall not murder, still valid,
do not commit adultry, still valid
do not have false gods, still valid

be careful to are not a stumbling block to a weaker brother

Answer 8

Because while the laws were modified, the lessons remain.

I suppose I should add that I no longer consider myself a christian, in the sense that I do not believe that Jesus was divine or even considered himself divine.

Answer 9

We do not nullify the law, we uphold it. And mind you, Jesus also told us to obey the Pharisees.

Answer 10

******** hardly any Christian quotes the OT!