Various Resources on how the Old Testament Relates to Christianity

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I found it troubling over the last few weeks that so many do not understand how the Old Testament fits into the Christian faith. So I decided to find resources from great Christian sources to share:

Catholic (thanks to @Fauken for sharing the first link):
(Of course Catholic Answers)




Lutheran:
https://www.lcms.org/about/beliefs/faqs/the-bible#important

Reformed:



Anglican:
Pg. 18 of the PDF file under Catechism


Methodist:
https://freemethodistpreacher.com/2...he-scriptures-authority-of-the-old-testament/
 
I’ll quote this here from St. Augustine and the Beauty of the Old Testament:
A few years ago Pope Benedict XVI gave a series of lectures on the early church fathers, and they have been collected into a book: Church Fathers: From Clement of Rome to Augustine. In one of the lectures on St. Augustine, the Pope mentioned something significant about Ambrose’s influence on St. Augustine:
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The great difficulty with the Old Testament, because of its lack of rhetorical beauty and of lofty philosophy, was resolved in Saint Ambrose’s preaching through his typological interpretation of the Old Testament: Augustine realized that the whole of the Old Testament was a journey toward Jesus Christ. Thus, he found the key to understanding the beauty and even the philosophical depth of the Old Testament and grasped the whole unity of the mystery of Christ in history as well as the synthesis between philosophy, rationality, and faith in the Logos, in Christ, the Eternal Word who was made flesh. (171)
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Interesting…Biblical Theology via a typological interpretation of the OT was part of the breakthrough for St. Augustine in understanding the Scriptures. The Old Testament is a way to Jesus Christ, the eternal Word made flesh.
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7 Reasons to Study the Old Testament. Click the link to read the whole article…I’ll just give the highlights here. Not a Catholic author, but still entirely valid reasons.
  1. The Old Testament reveals Christ.
  2. The Old Testament is a dictionary of Christian vocabulary.
  3. The Old Testament is a manual for Christian living.
  4. The Old Testament presents doctrine in story form.
  5. The Old Testament comforts and encourages us.
  6. The Old Testament saves souls (through revealing Christ to us).
  7. The Old Testament makes you appreciate the New Testament more.
 
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