Christ into our lives. There is that overwhelming peace that comes over
us, as we feel the Holy Spirit come into us, and feel the sin leave.
That is not to say we will ever be perfect, far from it, for I know I sin
daily. The more we read and study the Bible, the more sin, we come to realize
in our lives. Some would say the answer is to not keep reading the Bible if
it makes you feel guilty. But I want to know more about Jesus every day.
Jesus said He didn't come to replace the Law( 10 commandments )
but to fulfill it. My personal belief, from Jesus saying that is that the Old
Testament is as important, if not more important than the New Testament.
It is like a big beautiful mansion, which is wonderful to look at, like Hearst
Castle, on the coast line in California. It is beautiful on the outside but
absolutely stunning on the inside, that is how I see the New Testament.
It brings Jesus, the God man, into our history. The New Testament is the
crowning glory of our Lord and Savior. For through His death and His
resurrection, comes our Hope and forgiveness of sin.
Hearst Castle is beautiful and has been standing for a long time, but the
New Testament is even more beautiful, because of the promise that it brings.
But just like Hearst Castle, the New Testament has a foundation in the Old
Testament. Neither the Castle or the New Testament will stand up without
a firm thick foundation. That is how I look at the Old Testament, that firm
thick foundation on which to build the New.
The Old Testament contains 66 books the New Testament only 39
books. God, in leading the writers of the Old Testament, built a very thick
and firm foundation. The Messiah is promised from the fall of man in the
Garden of Eden, talked about by David, in the Psalms, prophesied and
promised by the prophets, fulfilled in the New Testament. Think about this,
the only scripture they had in Acts is the old scriptures. The Apostles used
Old Testament to preach Jesus. The Apostles used the foundation to
build The Church on. I know personally, of Christians that spend little
time in the foundation books of the Bible. How about you, how much
time do you spend on the promises compared to the time spent on the
Promised ?
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