If I believed that the Old Testament was, in the main, the word of God. Then indeed it would be wrong for me to nglect it and only pay attention to the New Testament. However the very reason for which I only appreciate the old testament as a context in which to understand the new is that I think that most of it is not related to the word of God. This can be seen in the ways that God is said to act in the Old Testament. On at least one occasion he tells the israelites to go to war with another civilisation and wipe them out. How is the reconcileable with Jesus' message of peace and forgiveness? I grant that the old testament may contain some wisdom, but I find it highly unlikely that the majority of the Old Testament is the word of God.
IIN to not believe in the old testament?
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If I believed that the Old Testament was, in the main, the word of God. Then indeed it would be wrong for me to nglect it and only pay attention to the New Testament. However the very reason for which I only appreciate the old testament as a context in which to understand the new is that I think that most of it is not related to the word of God. This can be seen in the ways that God is said to act in the Old Testament. On at least one occasion he tells the israelites to go to war with another civilisation and wipe them out. How is the reconcileable with Jesus' message of peace and forgiveness? I grant that the old testament may contain some wisdom, but I find it highly unlikely that the majority of the Old Testament is the word of God.