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    Luke 24 and 2 Timothy 3:14-17 discuss how Jesus' words and Paul's perspective view the Old Testament as providing the nature and purpose for the Christian faith. The core beliefs and practices of Christianity, including the meaning of Jesus' death, his main announcement, his ethic, the Lord's Supper, baptism, and faith, can only be understood in relationship to the Old Testament. To become a Christian requires learning the story of Israel and Jesus well enough to interpret one's own life through their lens.

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    Luke 24 and 2 Timothy 3:14-17 discuss how Jesus' words and Paul's perspective view the Old Testament as providing the nature and purpose for the Christian faith. The core beliefs and practices of Christianity, including the meaning of Jesus' death, his main announcement, his ethic, the Lord's Supper, baptism, and faith, can only be understood in relationship to the Old Testament. To become a Christian requires learning the story of Israel and Jesus well enough to interpret one's own life through their lens.

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    Luke 24 and 2 Timothy 3:14-17 discuss how Jesus' words and Paul's perspective view the Old Testament as providing the nature and purpose for the Christian faith. The core beliefs and practices of Christianity, including the meaning of Jesus' death, his main announcement, his ethic, the Lord's Supper, baptism, and faith, can only be understood in relationship to the Old Testament. To become a Christian requires learning the story of Israel and Jesus well enough to interpret one's own life through their lens.

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    Western Seminary
    © Tim Mackie
    The Old Testament and Christian Faith

    1. The Implications of Jesus’ words in Luke 24

    2. Paul’s perspective on the nature and purpose of the Old Testament: 2 Timothy 3:14-17

    3. The core beliefs and practices of the Christian faith are meaningful only in relationship to the
    Old Testament
    • The meaning of Jesus’ death: 1 Corinthians 15:1-3
    • Jesus’ main announcement: Mark 1:14-15
    • Jesus’ ethic: Matthew 22:34-40
    • The Lord’s Supper: Luke 22:7-21
    • Baptism: 1 Corinthians 10:1-5 and 1 Peter 3:20-21
    • Faith: Romans 4
    • etc…

    To become a Christian involves learning the story of Israel and of Jesus well enough to interpret
    and experience ourselves and our world in its terms. — George Lindbeck, The Nature of
    Doctrine, 34.

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