The Bible is about relationship with God. Moses established the first testament - the Old Testament - when the Israelites first came out of Egypt. (Exodus 19 - 24, especially 24:8).
The body of writing in the Old Testament concerns Man's relationship to God through the keeping of the Law, or Torah. Jesus established the New Testament (John 6:53 - 58, Luke 22:19,20) at the Last Supper. The body of writing in the New Testament concerns Man's relationship to God through belief in Jesus and His sacrifice for the sin all of mankind in all time. The New Testament is important to the Christians because its focus is Jesus.
Yes Christians use the New Testament a great deal.
Mainly christians use both the books , but mainly the new testament as it has more on Jesus.
really, all of the Bible is valuable to Christians. In the old testament there are important prophecies like in the book of Daniel and Isaiah. The book of Isaiah predicts the downfall of Babylon some 200 years in advance.
The New Testament was written for believers in Jesus Christ as Lord and Master (Christians). We believe it as pure truth.
Only Christians read the New Testament because it follows Jesus, who is only the messiah in Christian mythology.
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The old testament is important to the Jews, but also to all christians.
The Bible, comprising the Old Testament and the New Testament
The "New" Testament - the story the life of Christ and the Teachings of Christ.
Yes, Christians can eat pork according to the New Testament. In the book of Acts, Peter has a vision where God tells him that all animals are clean and can be eaten. This vision is seen as a message that dietary restrictions from the Old Testament no longer apply to Christians.
They let us know what will happen in the future. The book of Daniel in the Old Testament and the book of Revelation in the New Testament both have some information about the end times.
There is no verse in the New Testament that states that Christians must tithe. The concept of giving 10% of your income to the Lord is from the Old Testament. The New Testament does say however, that Christians should set aside a portion of their funds for the church. This can be found in 1 Corinthians 16:1-2. Under Related Links there is an article about Christian tithing.