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The Old Testament Vs. The New Testament Law

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In the broad sense, the Bible is the Christian “Holy Book” that acts as a road map for us to live the life God intended for us. It has numerous authors, all ranging a large span of time, interpreting life before and after Jesus Christ. Obviously, with the billions of years that have passed since the time of Creation, the original manuscript of the Bible is not available. There are many different versions, or interpretations, of the Bible spanning from the King James Version, arguably the most accurate to the original, to the Message Bible, which is more of a paraphrased adaptation. The Bible is split up into two sections, The Old Testament and The New Testament that spans from Creation all the way to end of the Earth when Jesus comes back to Earth. The Old Testament is the documentation of life between Creation and the birth of Jesus Christ and The New Testament documents life after the birth of Jesus all the way to the rapture of the earth. The Bible is a guide for us to live by. …show more content…

For me, my main struggle is interpreting the Bible. I find myself struggling with the differences between the Old Testament law and the New Testament law. With that, I also find myself struggling to figure out what God’s stance is on certain issues in today’s society. There are so many people out there saying what they believe is right and I get caught in the middle trying to find the Biblical stance on the subject. Additionally, I have trouble chronologically putting the events of the Bible together; I know the Bible is ordered by subject rather than series of events so it is hard to put the Bible in a timeline. My primary source of confusion, when it comes to the Bible, is its

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