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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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Why would the lack of knowledge of the Old Testament Weaken my understanding of the New Testament? I will answer with an I instead of we.
I would not know what happened “In The Beginning.” The Old Testament introduces me to my God. The Old Testament tells stories about who he is, the books point to the coming messiah. I was prepared and wanting to know how God was going to reconcile me to Himself. Stories of imperfect people, just like me, who He uses to do His work. Proverbs is the book of wisdom that points to Gods ways and not our ways. The Old Testament makes it clear that I need a savior.
Without the Old Testament there would be no fulfillment of the prophesies, prophesies that I see fulfilled over and over again in the New Testament. Without the Old Testament why would I even need a New Testament?
The Old Testament is the Word Of God and the Word was flesh… Christ the Son of God. -
In some parts of the New Testament, you cannot understand it correctly without the information found in the Old Testament. Example would be the book of Hebrews, it is filled with references to the Old Testament. If you do not have knowledge of the Old Testament much of Hebrews would make no sense. So the large number of references to the Old Testament and dealing with topics that require a knowledge of the Old Testament, without that knowledge the New Testament cannot be properly understood
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I feel like throughout the OT you get to learn of God and Christ and the redemptive plan that was always at work for us. So when you get to the NT you understand the need for our Savior. You understand the need for the gap to be bridged to bring us back into tight relation with God through Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross.
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It tells of the character of God and sets the foundation of our faith. It helps us know God.
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We would fail to understand the context of the New Testament, as it is built on the culture, government, and other factors of the Old Testament. History that is unknown also tends to repeat itself.