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In short, you simply cannot come to a right and/or full understanding of the N.T. without first understanding of the O.T. In fact the N.T. consists of over 80% quotes or allusions to the O.T. This truth is, of course, totally ignored or rejected by most modern "Christians" for either theological or other reasons. This is why you see so many people handing out little "N.T. Bibles" rather than the whole inspired Book.

You know.......it took me several years of wandering to understand this. Once I came to this understanding of hermeneutics, the entirety of the Bible seemed 'easier' to comprehend.

I have noticed this as well. Several times I have heard young christians ask what to read I almost always hear a response of , "the NT first", or,"at least the entire NT". It occured to me, about three months after becoming reformed, that christians are suppose to be people of the book...the entire book.


God bless,

william