The Value of the Old Testament
Knowing that we are not under law but under grace can lead people to believe that the Old Testament has no value to Christians; but, this is far from the truth. The New Testament is firmly rooted in the Old Testament. Paul quotes from the Old Testament often in his writings, as all the writers of the NT do. The book of Romans is laced with OT quotes throughout. Romans 15:4 states: "For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scripture might have hope." Things written in the Old Testament were written for us (1 Cor 10:11) that we would learn from their examples. As we study the OT we'll find patterns and examples of faith to follow. In fact, Abraham, the Father of faith is cited as our example of faith to follow. The Old Testament is a series of stories about men and women who heard God and obeyed Him by faith. There is still much we can learn from these stories and examples, even though we are not under law, but under grace!