The Total Bible

The Total Bible

"This is what I told you while I was still with you; Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms."
Luke 24:44

Over the years, I have constantly heard people talk about the laws in the Old Testament and state that they don't apply anymore to our lives today. In the scripture above Jesus is speaking to His disciples about the things that had been written before He came to earth. There are many Christians that want to focus on the New Testament more than the Old Testament, and as a result spend most of their time reading and studying the New Testament. I realize that we love reading the words of Jesus and His teachings, and following His ministry, however we cannot discount the Old Testament and what it teaches us. Jesus tells us over and over that God's commandments still apply to our lives, and must not be discounted in any way. The Old Testament lays the foundation for the New Testament. It is in the Old Testament that prophesies were recorded of who and what was to take place in the New Testament. The Law of Moses, the stories of David, Abraham, Jacob, Isaac and all the other great men of God chronicles the history of God's people, as His plan of redemption for all mankind is recorded in these books. We have to study the past in order to better understand God's plans and purposes for us today. Without understanding how God created the universe and man, and knowing how sin entered the world it is impossible to see why Jesus had to come to redeem all mankind from sin. It takes both the Old Testament and New Testament to make the Bible come alive for us today.