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The Old Testament is the story of God reaching out in love to a rebellious people. Why is this significant?
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Because God, being sufficient in himself and perfectly righteous, had no need to do so, yet He did.
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It shows that God loves us even in our sinful nature and wants to save us.
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God loves mankind but sin in the garden of Eden separated us from God, God wanted everyone to understand the relationship he so desires for us all so he made known to everyone the story of creation , the fall of mankind and the path back to the restored relationship. It was a map back to the father through his precious so Jesus .
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We need to know the story of God’s love and mercy to His children. We need to know that we know that, and we can through countless examples throughout the old testament. In studying this we learn the true heart of God for ourselves and for others who seem to be in constant need of a savior.
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the old testament is the story of God reaching out in love to a rebellious people, this is important, because Adam and eve sinned, and this made God happy, and it impaired the relationship with God. their sin not only alienated them from God, but represents the human race. All have sinned and fallen short of of the glory. The old testament story is about God’s plan to rebuild the relationship between himself and his people he created to love and to love his people.