Make the Old Testament Great Again

About this episode

The episode discusses the neglect of the Old Testament in evangelical churches and its implications for understanding Christian history and theology.

In any evangelical church today, congregations are much more likely to hear a sermon based on the New Testament rather than the Old Testament. Perhaps the pastor will allude to or reference the Old Testament, but the primary text will most likely be from the New. Congregations do not demonstrate a general familiarity with notable Old Testament stories, such as young men calling out to Elijah "Go up thou bald head!" or Daniel's dream of a stone that grew into a mountain and filled the whole earth. Our Daily Bread , a classic, evangelical devotional publication, has produced a booklet: "Five Reasons to Love the Old Testament." That title alone indicates the dearth in this area within the Christian church today. It's an odd phenomenon, considering that the Old Testament is over three times the length of the New, containing plenteous thrilling accounts of God's power, setting the foundation for God's redemption plan for the world, teaching God's character through examples, demonstrating both His judgment and His mercy. While the Old Testament covers thousands of years of history, the New Testament spans only decades. This is not only an odd phenomenon, but it also presents a major…

People in this episode

Hosts: Steve Hall, Jennifer Hall

Topics covered

• Old Testament
• New Testament
• evangelical church
• Christianity
• historic teaching
• God's character

Keywords

• Old Testament
• New Testament
• evangelical
• sermon
• historic teaching
• God's power
• Christianity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Our Daily Bread

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