When it comes to the issue of the Old Testament (OT), Christians are at somewhat of a disadvantage over their Jewish and even Muslim counterparts. While the Jews adhere to the OT literally, and Muslims pay it lip-service, Christians are called to something radically different. What are we as Christians called to in regards to the OT? Let’s find out.
Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. Truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. (Matthew 5:17-18 TNIV)
In this very loaded passage, I believe that Jesus lays out for us how He viewed the OT and how His followers are to treat it. What I am going to discuss here may be a bit controversial to some, but I think, if we are honest, we already behave this way toward it in practice, if not in how we speak. And if we don’t, I believe that this is how we ought. Read more »
