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Why would a lack of knowledge of the Old Testament weaken our understanding of the New Testament?
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Because the Old Testament sets the stage for the New Testament. The Old Testament is the why, Jesus is the who and the How.
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Because the New Testament makes mention of things that happen in the Old Testament and if we didn’t read the Old Testament then we would know what its making reference to. It’s like starting in the middle of a book without haven’t read the beginning and trying to understand it
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In my journey, there are so many believers that are confused in the New Testament. Sometimes they don’t understand because they have not taken an interest in the Old Testament. I try to encourage them to study because it does help us to understand the ministry of Jesus and we can be more effective in our journey.
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A lack of knowledge of the Old Testament would weaken our understanding of the New Testament because we would have an incomplete picture of who people are, cultural understanding, prophecies, etc. The incomplete understanding minimize so much of what we need to know about God, ourselves, and our relationship to Him.
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Because the new testament quotes the Old testament and without this understanding God’s story would be incomplete