What am I if I believe the New Testament but not the Old Testament?

Question

I believe everything, at least the teachings in the New Testament, but the Old Testament has many of the same reasons I don't believe in other things such as the Koran
are there any other Christians like me or am I alone?
I'm very agnostic, especially when it comes to organized religion, that I believe all have truth and are all influenced by man, but I attend church every Sunday, because I do believe in God, and in the teachings of Christ, it also make my life feel better and cleaner

I also believe Jesus is God, but I agree with Buddhism's teachings as well..

i'm not against the whole Old Testament, i just feel that some of it is contradictory

if any1 looks back at this, if u don't mind can u put ur religion/denomination after ur post, so i can see what the different views are

the Bible was written down sooner after Jesus' death than the Quran was after Mohommed's, I won't argue this, especially since I don't agree with the message

NT not Bible**

to NOLA, Jesus did say that belief was much more important than laws, his whole conflict with the Pharisees was how they strictly followed the laws but weren't Christians, and if u remember, they continually lectured him on breaking the law, also another belief I have is that u should be able to eat all meat or none (Hinduism), I do eat meat even though I could never eat my dog, so I guess this adds to the equation of how i'm a "confused wreck looking to make meaning out of my life"

Answer 1

Good grief. After reading all those answers I smile to myself and think "My religion is simple...my religion is kindness." (Dalai Lama)

I don't understand why people base their lives on words from a book, memorize passages, etc.

You are wise to be questioning and not simply accepting blindly. I have come to my own conclusions after 50+ years of observation. I believe that "God" is actually energy around us, influenced by us, not a single conscience. The Bible was written by dozens of people, possibly many were psychic, possibly some politically motivated. Spirituality should not be so complicated or threatening.

The reason people swear by "their" religion is because when they gather in large groups and pray as one, the energy created IS powerful. Simple.

Continue to explore! Try Beliefnet.com. I think the Belief-o-matic quiz is fun!

Answer 2

The Jewish God is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The Old Testament is the basis of Christian faith. For them to pick and choose (I won't observe the Sabbath but I'll believe homosexuality is wrong, for example) is to deny that the Bible, in it's entirety, is the infallible word of God. The Old Testament is for God's people. Not just "Jews". If you consider yourself one of God's people, then you have to take more than just the blessings you receive from accepting God and Messiah. You have to take all the rules, too. It's like -- okay, the Christians were not originally able to be God's people. But the Messiah came and His death allowed them the chance. So let's say they accept. This is like being the adopted children of a family. Adopted children take the inheritence of the family (the blessings!), but they also must follow the rules of the family if they are going to live in that house (the Torah). Why would it be any different. As people who say you love the Living God -- the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob, then you should keep his commandments, his laws and decrees. Of course, if there are Christians that really think that the Jews are not following the same God -- then they (the Christians) must not be following the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob, and they must believe that the OT has no place in the Christian Bible anyway. But you can't watch and fully understand what's going on in the sequel (NT) if you don't watch and fully understand the original movie (OT).

Answer 3

When you say "believe" do you mean "adhere to?" Because not too many Christians adhere to the Old Testament, yet we do believe that it is God's word.

There is a lot of writing about Jesus in the Old Testament.

But I understand what you mean about certain things having similarity to the Koran...

You should realize that the laws in the OT were written for a group of people, called to live life in a new way, in relationship between themselves and God, and because it was all so new, there needed to be a lot of rules about how people were to treat one another and approach God. Those laws were not necessarily given and meant to be enforced for all people of all time. That doesn't denigrate their validity if you look at them in a historical and a spiritual context.

That being said, there is also a saying, "The Old Testament is the New Testament concealed; the New Testament is the Old Testament revealed." There can't be one without the other.

Answer 4

Hi Wafflehouse,

Well at a frist glance I may say that your supposition is not a christian one at all. Thus you should reconsider your position.

Please allw me to continue. It is a matter fo fact that our Lord and Savior Jesus-Christ, at every occasion used to caot the OLd Testament as well as the evnagelists such as Luc, Marc, John and Matthiew.
It is clear if you read the whole Bible and not some parts (as most of the cults do) you will clearly see and understand that the whole Old Testament is the preparation of the coming of the Son of God. It is very interesting to see how, all the ritual ceremonies, the tabernacle, the appearences of the "Angel of God" and so on are the shadow and fortelling of Jesus our Lord and God.

Please, if you need help ask leaders of churches around you ar simply go to some of christians sites which you can find on the internet and don't be ignorant but a thru believer of God Almighty.

in HIM

SInceraly

Natelboy

Answer 5

God could never be a man in human form and there are many Biblical scriptures to prove it. I don't believe a person can pick and choose bits and pieces of a holy book and say I believe this, but not that as if they are choosing what to put in their plate at a salad bar. Just as a homosexual can’t say, I am a practicing Christian but “I am a man about to marry another man “ and have a minister perform the ceremony and still think this is all ok because “I am under grace and I can do what I want” and get a free ticket to heaven without any judgment from God.

Some of the New Testament represents the Pauline Church. Jesus said in the bible he didn't come to change the law but to fulfill it. Dietary laws were set in the Old Test. (See Lev 10) but according to many Christians, they were no longer valid. If you follow Jesus it would make sense to follow his teachings, even his diet - . I.E. Jesus did not eat pork. And the bible clearly names the pig as one of the unclean animals. There are other named things a person shouldn’t eat. Majority of Christians eat pork and they name Paul as the reason why it is ok. This is confusing: to believe in the trinity, 3 gods in one, or 2 gods, Christ and the Father as two of the same. There is only one God, which both Muslims and Jews agree on, the God of Abraham. How could god die on a cross and tell himself why have I forsaken myself? How could god be living in the womb of a human being? Jesus was a messenger, a prophet….He could not do one single miracle without the permission of God in Heaven.

You know you can believe in everything you want to believe in to the point that you don’t believe in nothing at all.

Answer 6

My advise is for you to read the Bible from genesis to revelations. It's the same God in both testaments. It was hard for me to see Jesus in the Old Testament until I read through the entire Bible. I had read some of the old testament but never from start to finish. It almost seemed like a different God in the old testament but I found out that it was the same God throughout the Bible. It made the cross more precious to me than ever before.
And when you read, pretend like you don't know anything about the new testament. I just pretended like it was the first time I had ever picked the Bible up. This helped me be objective.

Answer 7

In Isaiah 7:14 it tells of the birth of Jesus
Isaiah 9:6 it tells of the birth of Jesus
Isaiah 53:5-12 it tells of how Jesus would die
And thats just a few places where it tells that. You have to take both the Old Testament and the New Testament. Jesus Christ fulfilled the Old Testament with the New Testament.

Answer 8

mm, you can't really accept the New testament without the OLd testament; some will tell you that Jesus coming made the OT irrevalent but this is untrue. When he came, he freed believers from the law. There is a lot in the OT that is very very important. What types of things do you not like that are not under the law parts??

The prophets (books like Isiah and ezekiel), proverbs and psalms are very important.
But all books in the Bible are, and it is important to be full gospel (God put it all there for a reason)

Answer 9

Those Eastern and Western influences fit together qutte well really. Chruches don't usually embrace Buddhism, but you might find some with that kind of tolerance.

Also, the resource below might be of help to you. It favors the Kingdom Gospel over the more popular Pauline Gospel. The book makes Christianity a lot more compatible with other religions. Considering your preferences, I think you might enjoy it.

What are you? I think you are a tolerant, intelligent, open-minded person.

Answer 10

Since you believe in the teachings of Christ, and Christian means one who believes in christ, not necisarily anything about the bible, I think this makes you a christian. I'm sort of like you. There are parts of the old testemant I believe, but others I don't, just like the new testament. But I'm generally opposed to organized religion, although I have no problems with people being for it, so long as they don't force it on people.