Why We Should Read the Old Testament: Part 3 By J with thanks to J* This is part 3 of a three-part series encouraging you to read the Old Testament. Click here for Part 1 on how important the Old Testament is to understanding the Christian worldview. Click here for Part 2 on how to appreciate the difficult sections of the Old Testament. I hope you’re feeling motivated to read the Old Testament now, but that doesn’t change the fact that it is a very big book, so let’s look a

Why We Should Read the Old Testament: Part 2 By J. What should we think about the parts of the Old Testament that are hard to read? For example, the dubious characters and the seemingly irrelevant laws. As we journey together, I hope you’ll see how even these tricky parts prepare us to receive Jesus and that next time you read the Old Testament you’ll enjoy finding the clues and following the breadcrumbs that lead to Jesus. First, let’s consider the dodgy characters in the Ol

By J with thanks to J* As Christians, we deeply value the New Testament in the Bible which tells us about the life, death and resurrection of Jesus and the early church. On the other hand, the Old Testament can sometimes put us off because the books are much longer (and sometimes tedious). It’s hard to see the relevance of laws written for a pre-modern society and we don’t know how to react to the sketchy characters. So why should Christians bother reading the Old Testament?

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