Purpose Very commonly Christians, when they talk about The Old Testament & The New Testament, tend to not really differentiate between the two, but see them as equally valid instructions while at the same time saying they are different. My aim is to provide an accurate perspective of what the Old Testament & The New Testament are in relation to each other and how they can be understood taken together. Introduction The Holy Bible is divided into two main sections or books: The Old Testament & The New Testament. These two books are related. At the same time, they are not the same. Each serve a different but connected purpose in the plan of God for human beings. What is The Old Testament Sometime in the course of human history, after people have been on this earth for a few generations, God, the creator of Heaven and Earth, came to Abraham. God spoke to him: “”God had told Abram, “Leave your own country behind you, and your own people, and go to ...
1. Question : Can you give money to God? Answer : No. God wants something different. “"I exhort you, therefore, brothers, in view of God’s mercies, to offer yourselves as a sacrifice, living and set apart for God. This will please him; it is the logical “Temple worship” for you.”" Romans 12.1 2. Question : Why do we keep hearing "You are cursed with a curse" of Malachi 3.9 from the pulpit when people are being requested to give? Answer : No one should be reading or citing that scripture as the verse for giving. The verse is no longer true today as we are no longer under the law. "The Law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus the Messiah." John 1.17. As well, it is not possible to curse God's people: "I will bless those who bless you, but I will curse anyone who curses you.” Genesis 12.3. Further, there is no compulsion in giving in the church. "Each should give according to what he has decided in his heart, not grud...