The Old Testament

If you're like me, you have (or had) a preconceived notion that the Old Testament was boring and not worth reading. 20 years ago all I could have told you was it contained the story of creation, the story of the Exodus, a bunch of stuff about the law that no longer pertains to us and the stories of all the prophets. I also would have told you that when I read the Bible I would have stuck with the New Testament and avoided the Old Testament as much as possible. At that time I thought the Old Testament was antiquated, dry and not relevant to my life. I could not have been MORE wrong. The Holy Bible is a living, breathing document. It is perfect and it is the complete word of God. Nothing ever needs to be added to it and nothing ever needs to be removed. It hasn't been more than a few years since I started reading and studying the Old Testament in earnest. It is absolutely amazing what is in there. My eyes have been opened to the truth of the Old Testament. It's not antiquated, it's not dry and it is most certainly relevant to my life. For about a year now I have been teaching Sunday School at my church and teaching a Bible study on Wednesday nights in my home. Both groups are studying Old Testament scripture almost exclusively. I have learned so much right along with my students. If you think the Old Testament is dry, boring and unimportant because it pre-dates Jesus Christ, I would encourage you to read it and give it a chance. I mean really, really read it. I think you'll be as amazed as I was with the wonderment of Old Testament scripture. It's as good as any modern day TV show or movie. It's full of war, blood, murder, romance, sex, adultery, miracles, super natural events, lying, cheating, stealing, deceit, under dog stories, redemption, history, comedy (yes, I believe God has a sense of humor) and much more. Does that stuff sound boring? Not to me it doesn't!