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What are some reasons one should study the Old Testament?
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Foundational knowledge. Develop the full idea of who God is, why things happened, and what the purpose of the NT is.
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We should study the Old Testament because these are the scriptures that Jesus had, so they provide the foundation for all of His life and the New Testament. They provide foreshadowing and prophecy of His birth, life, death, and resurrection. The Old Testament also teaches us about us- our past history and our future hope.
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To know God.
To understand the problem of sin.
To know ourselves.
To meet Jesus -
We need to understand the foundation, where it began and who God is.
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To gain a foundation for learning how Christianity came about