We all know that there are two parts to the bible, old and new testament. There are lots of sources expounding on the theological similarities and differences of each. I would like to share what I see as a fascinating point about their existence.
Many people would say that the old testament is "done away with" or irrelevant for today. That since Jesus came to earth we have the new covenant or new testament. They want to concentrate on the new and neglect the old as outdated.
But here is the deal... The writings of the new never existed during Jesus day. In fact none of the new testament apostles had anything But the old testament. Scripture for them was only the old testament! Jesus himself relied exclusively on the old testament scriptures to build the new covenant because that's all there was!
Therefore the old can not be irrelevant, it is foundational scripture that Jesus used and studied.
Embracing this leads us to the conclusion that the old testament is scripture.. And the new is writings about scripture! Of course the new is also to be considered scripture also but the focus is different. The writings by the apostles are there explaining the old testament scripture, things people of the day should have grasped.
While all scripture is good, each pay had different purpose, different application. It's beneficial to keep this in mind while journeying through the wisdom within those pages
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