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Should Christians Observe the Old Testament?

Opening Greeting May mercy, love and peace  be yours in full measure. Jude 1:2 Beginning Scripture The Law  was given through Moses; G race and Truth came through Jesus the Messiah. John 1:17 Purpose: There is controversy among some Christians whether believers are to still observe and keep the Old Testament (OT), even if only portions of it. As well, some groups of Christians tend not to differentiate between OT scriptures and the New Testament (NT) teachings. There is insistence on following some practices of the OT. The thought is, since it is in the Bible, they must be followed. I will attempt to, by the Grace of Jesus, address these thinking here and put forward scriptures to bring a clear answer on the issue. Examining the topic from the eyes of, 1. Jesus, 2. The Apostles, and 3. Paul, the official apostle to the gentiles, would be an effective way to deal with the subject, I believe. Discourse A. What Jesus said about the Old Testament-   17 ...

Does God Still Speak to People?

Opening greeting May mercy, love and peace  be yours in full measure.  Jude 1:2 Beginning reading 1   In days gone by, God spoke in many and varied ways to the Fathers through the prophets.  2   But now, in the  last days , he has spoken to us through his Son, to whom he has given ownership of everything and through whom he created the universe. Hebrews 1:1-2  Message The idea of God speaking to anyone tends to raise controversy notwithstanding universal acceptance of the fact of God having spoken to individuals as well as people in the Bible. I will attempt in this article to bring scriptures to shine light on the phenomenon and phenomena of God speaking to somebody or people or of somebody or people hearing from God.  Hebrews 1:1-2 (cited above) declares God speaking to us. This is true. The New Testament is filled with the words of Jesus Christ which are also words he heard from his Father. Per John 12:49 ,  " I have not spoke...