What is more important to you the Old testament or the New Testament and why?
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the old testament is fantastic, and the new is not nearly the same without it, in fact it is weak and unpowerful without the O.T however Christianity hinges on the person of Jesus, how he dismantled Judaism and fulfilled its every pillar. So, because of Jesus I say the New, but with reservation
339944
It most certainly can! All that was said in the Bible can still be applied today. Some things did change from the Old to the New Testament, but both are still very much valid. The Bible is our guide to life! Read it, study it, meditate on it! I guarantee you will grow from it! God bless!
590422
Read an article on this. It was rather interesting, it gave examples from both the New Testament and the Old as well as other Jewish texts.
981762
The Bible in it's present form didn't exist until hundreds of years after Christ's crucifixion. Until that time Christians had the same scriptures that the Jewish nation had. But they didn't practise Judaism, they practised Christianity.\n\nSo, if it was just the Bible... then Christians would have practised Judaism.\n\nThe New Testament wasn't the foundation of Christianity. Christ was.
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The Old Testament, was transcended by the New Testament.  Hence the terms, old and new.  The Old Testament is about works and law, the New Testament is about grace and mercy.\n\nJesus says he desires mercy, more than sacrifice.\n\nAlso, He states that the 2 "laws" that fulfill all the others are to love the Lord with all the heart, mind, soul, and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself.\n\nThe rest of the ten commandments would most likely be ways we would act in loving our neighbor as ourself.  But it would not be because it was a rule, it would be because of love.\n\nI think because the first "Christians" had no written New Testament, and were Jews, the Old Testament remained as a teaching tool in the services.  Also, they used the OT prophesy to prove to others that Jesus was the Messiah.\n\nAs instruction in the way of life and faith, the teachings of Jesus supercede it, and the study of Jesus teachings alone, are beyond sufficient.
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1. Christians receive spiritual gifts when they are saved, one of those gifts is prophecy. So in answer to this question many Christians have the gift of prophecy. \n\n2. The Old Testament matters very much. It is part of the whole council of God. The entire bible is relevant and harmonious from Genesis to Revelation.\n\n3. Who is picking and choosing? If you are saved and consider one portion of the bible more important or relevant than another, you are missing out. \n\n4 My Suggestion? Read and study the bible for yourself. Then ask questions and check the answers against the Word of God.
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The bible was written over thousands of years, most of the Old Testament in Hebrew (parts in Aramaic), and the New Testament written in Greek. \nThe problem is that languages change with time and misuse, so old books need retranslating to maintain accuracy (i.e. does the translation mean to a modern reader in the translated language what it did to a contemporary reader in the ancient language).\nModern Greek is different from 1st century Greek. Modern Hebrew is different from ancient Hebrew. US English is different from UK English. Egyptian arabic is different from Modern Standard Arabic.\nwww.biblegateway.com has 19 English translations plus lots of other languages, including Arabic. Most translators work from the oldest texts available in the original languages. Some of these are very, very old.\nFor a demo of some of the difficulties translators face, paste a paragraph into http://babel.altavista.com/tr, ask it to translate it into a different language, then cut & paste it back in to translate it back into the start language and see what you get.\nThere is some useful stuff about bible translation on www.ibs.org.\nIn the 2nd letter from the apostle Paul to Timothy chapter 3 he wrote:-\n    14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it,\n    15 and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.\n    16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,\n    17 so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.\n\nFind an up to date translation (e.g. NIV or NKJV in English) or Arabic if you find it easier, read it with an open mind and you will be blessed.\n\nShukran for your question.
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well, no thought has to go into this, this is historical fact.  Many books were left out of the final book.  The old testament has books like The book of Enoch and there are also later books like the Maccabees I and 2 that are made about a century before christ.  These are called Apocrypha.  There are also many books left out of the new testament or edited in some way, there is the Gospel of Thomas and the Secret Gospel of Marc which is differently edited than the one we currently know.  The problem is, a lot of these books that were taken out of the new testament at least were written many many years after christs death so when the early church created the canon they decided what was most in use and what most applied in terms of creation date.
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I think most people have read both Testaments and understand them both.\nI don't think the asking of controversial questions on either of the bibles is a "challenge" it is merely a way of trying to dampen down the pontificaters and religious fanatics that often spout a load of garbage.\nIt won't work of course, but I enjoy trying!
1023620
I know personally that I read the Bible because I gain knowledge from each time I open it. God is Truth. The word of God is Truth. By gaining an understanding of the Bible and reading it, we can use that in our daily lives to defeat Satan. We can also use passages that we read to apply to our daily lives. On how to live and etc.
136189
The Old Testament for-warns us of up coming events and how it all came to be. Its like going to the end of the story and reading the last page...we need the old with the new to better understand and to encourage our faith.
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first all the Bible was written by men, men who loved and followed  Jesus and wrote down his words\nand before Jesus, men were called scribes and they wrote down what they witnessed...\nand the new testament was also written by men with Jesus' words and the men's witnessing of what Jesus did and said,\nthe new testament is a fulfillment of the word from the old testament,\nGod did not change his mind, time went on and the Bible only fulfilled what was told and what happened,\n\ngood luck\nsmile\nand\nGod Bless
52885
It is there in the old testament in the chapters after 'exodus'. but before you go into just that part consider reading the earlier books 'genesis' and the later chapters. Try to understand the situation in which the laws were laid down then.   Not every thing should be considered literally, also try reading the new testament for a while,as everything is connected.Reading the bible is a good thing but get your hands on the unbaised versions (international) or try the site www.Gutenberg.org to download it free.
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In large part you're correct as I see it,the new testament is essentially that which came after the birth of Jesus although there are basic elements of the Old Testament which will still exist in some manner within the New Testament. The Old Testament if you really wanted to get down to it is essentially the Torah with changes,or at least the basic story is the same. Except that the Christians had a wholly different view of Hell and of Lucifer who if I understand correctly the Jews did not view as Gods enemy so much as Gods way of testing us to make us worthy.
258355
God of the old testament would but the God of the new testament is a God of love and forgiveness.
1162432
The path in the old testament is clear. Obediance, contrition, fear\nthe path in the many books that make up the new testament are a little harder to follow. I'd like to think that any God worth his salt would let in everyone innocent of major sin. Why would a God create all these people who never have a chance to learn about Jesus only to condem them to hell? I guess this is the same God who would have wild bears maul 42 children for calling someone "baldy" (2 kings 2:23)
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The old testament should give a good reason why.