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The purpose of this course is to give ourselves a flow of how the Old Testament fits together. What might be a benefit that would result from learning this?
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To better understand the wisdom in God’s Word leads us to more productive and godly lives. It enables us to become conduits for bringing His word to life and provides others the opportunity to see and experience God’s love.
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We would understand God, and come to know Him in a deeper, more personal way. We could share, and communicate with others who may not grasp who God is, or why we need Him.
Knowing how the bible is set up, and why; knowing the history of Gods people, and the Law; learning of the prophets, and how the fit into Gods plan, all teach us about ourselves, and our world. -
The New Testament is very much an answer to God’s understanding that he could not send a human savior to heal the separation that sin caused. With out the the Old Testament showing how we got to Jesus how can a follower of Jesus and God truly see the beauty and love that God has for us. How could we see the full beauty story of God weaving our salvation through constant seeking of redemption for us and our constant rejection. Jesus us the answer to the problem shown in the Old Testament. The beauty of the answer can not be fully understood with out the background of the Old Testamont.
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We need to build a foundation before anything else and that is what the Old Testament does for our Christian walk. To understand how the Old Testament is laid out helps to understand what we are reading and how th
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We learn how to act and how to love and serve God. Writers of the OT reveal so much about the character of God how God reveals himself to his people. We are present to witness how God formed his people and taught them to serve and worship. We get a look into prophesy that is being fulfilled and its connection to the life of Jesus in the New Testament. We also get a front row seat as to why scripture claims to be ” the inspired word of God.”
The OT shows us how God calls his people into existence and how to live lives of holiness. We also see how God’s grace is offered time and time again when the Chosen folks fall short. But mostly in each part of these ancient writings we learn why it is called the living word, We see God’s holiness, unchanging, faithful, gracious and loving character whose purpose is to be in relationship with all of his creation.