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How to Read the Bible: Ignore the Old Testament!


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I just laughed out loud at a satirical blog post written by Matt Robison titled How to Read the Bible the RIGHT Way – MY Way. This tongue-in-cheek piece speaks volumes. Here is part of Matt’s post:

There are too many different sects of Christianity out there, and too many sects within those sects. Each one has their own interpretation of the Bible. Frankly, it’s sickening. We all know that God personally wrote the Bible, so how in the world can we possibly come up with so many different meanings?

The answer is simple: most people are wrong. After all, “narrow is the way”. There is obviously only one interpretation that is the correct one. Here are my tips on how to reach the same interpretation of Holy Scripture that I came to.

In other words, here is how you can reach the only CORRECT interpretation.

Ignore the Old Testament.

The key word here is “old”. We’re living under the New Covenant now. Sure, Jesus said that he came not to abolish, but to fulfill, but what he really meant by fulfill was “to replace completely with something that has no relation or roots whatsoever in Judaism.”

God is calling a mulligan. The Jews really screwed things up, so now he wants to give Christians a chance. I used to think that the Old Testament could be used for examples to teach children in Sunday School, but that temptation was the Devil talking. God got rid of it for a reason. I mean, honestly, have you ever read the Old Testament? It’s full of things like sex and violence, which aren’t appropriate for anyone. It’s just safer to ignore it so people don’t get confused.

Be sure to buy New Testament-only Bibles. It’s clear evidence of the Devil’s power that it’s hard to find a Bible that does not include at least Psalms and Proverbs, but it’s nothing a pair of scissors or a some vigorous page-ripping can’t remedy. [Take out all that stuff about unclean animals and obedience]

Now that we’ve gotten that distraction out of the way, the following tips can focus exclusively on the New Testament. Click to read the entire post.

Don’t Miss Out on Our Rich Roots!

A Jewish rabbi from Tarsus, known as the apostle Paul, wrote these words to the Christians in Rome, “Do not boast against the branches (Jews). But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root (the Hebraic origins of our faith), but the root supports you (Christianity). (Romans 11:18).”

The root is the origin, the cause, the source that establishes and gives life to that which is attached to the root. The more we can learn about our Hebraic/Jewish roots, the more blessed we will be in our Christian lives.

Except for a few familiar passages-Genesis 1, Psalm 23, Isaiah 53-The Old Testament remains a closed book to most Christians. Yet it was the only form of Scripture which was used by Jesus Christ, the Apostles, and the first Christian community. Jesus referred to the Old Testament consistently. When the words were written, “All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,” (1 Timothy 3:16) the statement was talking about what we call the Old Testament and what was then known as “Scripture.”

The majority of God’s Word is in the Old Testament. When the Bible is divided into 52 weekly readings we don’t even get to the New Testament until Week 41! For more on this topic read The Importance of Both Testaments.

I wish I had a dollar for every time someone said to me,”Oh, that’s Old Testament,” usually said in a superior tone, as if the Old Testament is meaningless. I’d have at least enough money to visit Israel once a year or maybe for every Bible holiday. ;)

Click here for books that DO NOT ignore the First Testament.

Robin Sampson

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