How is the Old Testament relevant today 19 Articles

by Randy Vaughan

Whether we're discussing the Old or New Testament, the Bible does indeed have relevance for every single person on this planet. You'll not find one other book that has everything between two covers. There's action and ad...read more

by Mary E. Preece

First few Books of the Bible I do a lot of meditating and sometimes it really pays off for me and I love that when it happens. It makes me feel closer to God. I have been reading a companion Bible series of books writt...read more

by Maureen Hagen

The Old Testament is a gold mine of prophecy, awaiting God's perfect timing for future fulfillment. Many prophecies have already taken place and many more are yet to pass, such as the last week of Daniel's seventy weeks p...read more

by A. South

Between crazy laws, places I've never heard of and long lists of names I can't pronounce, reading the Old Testament is a challenge to say the least. There were obviously some serious literary advances that took place betw...read more

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by John Almbeck

A good way to determine the relevancy of the Old Testament is to study important characters in the Bible. Characters in the Old Testament provide us with an early history of Christianity before Christ and reveal to us how...read more

by EMSalem

To fully understand The New Testament, the Old Testament must be understood and this makes it relevant to Christianity. It is relevant to Judaism because basically, with a little meandering and a retracing of the steps of ...read more

by Mona Gallagher

The Old Testament is relevant partially because it speaks to a number of issues and doctrines for today's modern society. More, it speaks of and prophesied the birth of Jesus Christ. It was a shadow of the truth that was t...read more

by Alysha Brady

I've talked about my experience at St. Mary's Children's Hospital at open houses, at the junior's service liturgy, and in my college essays, so please forgive me for repeating myself. One of my neighbors once remarked tha...read more

by Tamara Hawkins

Okay, so you are sitting in church and hearing a story about David, Abraham, Moses, Noah or another prophet of old. And you are wondering, "what does this have to do with my life today?" The point of the sermon, if y...read more

by Delores Wiggins

The old Testament not only shows us God's relationship with man,but how to overcome life as it is today,the old testament shows us human nature,such as fear,lust,and pride,things that can cause us to live pretty messed up ...read more

by Randa Morris

Within the pages of the Old Testament we have a record, a History of the earth, it's creation, it's progress, and it's people's. Everything is relevant, in light of understanding God's plan for man-kind. Without the O...read more

by Quintin Du Plessis

The Old Testament is relevant today because it is about Jesus. Christians recognize Jesus as the Messiah, sent to earth to die for the sins of humanity and restore our relationship with the Father. There is God the creator...read more

by Ebey Soman

These are many representative examples of ancient Near Eastern non-Biblical documents that provides parallels to, or shed light on various biblical passages or even provide proof for various passages in the Bible. Ancient ...read more

by Will Robinson

The relevancy of the Old Testament is just as important today as when it was written.It is the school master for those who wish a degree of life everlasting.The Old Testament clearly and positively points the way to Jesu...read more

by Joseph Broadworth

I must first admit that the Old Testament's stock with me has gone down almost on a yearly basis for at least a decade. I can remember every Easter as a boy sitting down with my sister in front of the tube to watch 'T...read more

by Ivan Sugarwood

The Old Testament is not Old because it has no purpose. Its Old because it refers us to the old covenant God man with man. We also find Jesus in the old Testament, for he said that if you look for me in the law of Moses, t...read more

by Tim Good

10. Just because I'm now old, am I all of a sudden irrelevant? 9. Isaiah who? 8. Build your house on the bedrock of the faith of our father Abraham, or on shifting sand; you choose. 7. At least the stiff neck came...read more

by James Thaddeus Presley

The Old Testament is relative today because it holds the truths of a forgotten time. Many have claimed that the Genesis creation is not true, but no one can deny the story of Abraham or the story of Joseph. How could any...read more

by Wendy Bradley

Moses was a control freak & the old testament & Book of revelations should be binned, once and for all. To use something with no relevance to today's advanced society to make decisions and find guidance is a poor indicatio...read more