is the Old Testament still relevant today?

Is the Old Testament relevant to Christian's today?


Simple answer: YES it is.


some people argue saying that we are not under the law of the old testament...and I DO agree with that....christians are saved by Jesus....we are not bound by following old testament law as a means of salvation....
now I believe that the Law is still relevant today, NOT as a means of getting to heaven because Jesus is the only way to heaven, but when we accept Jesus we want to do the will of God, and His will is for us to do good, that means honoring our parents, not stealing, not coveting, I believe that the law is a guidline showing us how to do good, not a way to heaven, but a way to show people the light of God by our actions....


BUT the old testament isnt ALL law....the law is only a small part of the Old Testament, the rest of it is filled with prophecy, and encouragement.
God gave us the whole Bible, it's all there to teach and encourage us....PLUS if we didnt' have the old testament we wouldnt know how God prepared the way for Jesus to come into the world.


The Bible says, "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness" (2 Timothy 3:16). 


so ask yourself in general....what good is only reading half a book? when you read a book normally you read all of it....the same goes for the bible....


now the small part of the law, Jesus fulfilled that, and we are not bound by it, rather we are freed....with this freedom sometimes a person can get the thought in their head that he can sin knowingly and God will forgive...now that may be true, BUT when we accept Jesus, we want our life changed, and I believe that by following the guidlines of the law we do good...and the goodness pleases God and then He blesses us, we dont need the law for salvation, but we do need it as a guidline for goodness, in learning God's will for our life and showing others the love of God, now Jesus said to Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul and all your mind, and to love your neighbor as yourself....by doing those things you are actually obeying God's old testament law...when you do these things, your dont steal, kill, covet, or commit adultry, etc, so in fact by following the comandments that Jesus said to follow you are in fact following old testament comandments as well.......


But what about the rest of the old testament? psalms, proverbs, the prophecy? all of it is alive and relevant today...I know this from experience, God's world is alive and relevant today....ALL of it.


yes the New testament brings us the salvation of Jesus Christ....BUT the Old testament shows us the path leading up to it....


so the whole bible is living and relevant even today.


God Bless


-Into The Light-