Christians and Jews

Jews and Christians. (Seriously, people who call themselves Christians yet who discard the Old Testament haven't read the New Testament, where Jesus says that the Old Laws still apply... Since this is ignoring the teachings of Christ (quite a significant one, since it then points his followers to a very large group of other laws for them to follow), it makes no sense to call them 'Christ'ians.)

1) "Note: Judaism commonly uses the term Tanakh to refer to its canon, which corresponds to the Protestant Old Testament. In academic circles, terms such as Hebrew Bible are commonly used to refer to the Tanakh. The Old Testament (sometimes abbreviated as OT) is the first section of the two-part Christian Biblical canon. Most scholars agree that the Old Testament was composed and compiled between the 12th and the 2nd century BC. The books of the Old Testament were therefore completed before Jesus' birth. Jesus and his disciples based their teachings on them, referring to them as "the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms ... the scriptures". (The accounts of Jesus and his disciples are recorded in the Christian New Testament.)" 2) "Traditional Christianity affirms that the Mosaic Law of the Old Testament (known as Torah in Judaism) is fully inspired by God. However, much of Christian tradition has historically denied that all of the laws of the Pentateuch apply directly to Christians. There are several different explanations within Christianity that endeavor to explain if and how the laws given by God through Moses apply to Christians. The New Testament indicates that Jesus Christ established a new covenant relationship between God and his people (Jeremiah 31:31–31:34; Luke 22:20; 2Cor 2-3; Heb 8-9). Christianity, almost without exception, understands this new covenant to be the instrument through which God offers mercy and atonement to mankind. However, the various views of the Old Testament Law in Christianity result from very different interpretations of what exactly this new covenant is and how it affects the validity of the Mosaic Law. These differences mainly result from attempts to harmonize Biblical statements that say that the Law is eternal with New Testament statements that suggest that it does not now apply at all, or at least does not fully apply. Most Biblical scholars admit the issue of the Law can be confusing and the topic of Paul and the Law is still frequently debated among New Testament scholars (for example, see New Perspective on Paul, Pauline Christianity); hence the various views. Some conclude that none is applicable, some conclude that only parts are applicable, and some conclude that all is still applicable to believers in Jesus." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Testament 3) Here you can see various views on this: "Why We Don't Follow the Old Testament" http://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/LVarticles/WhyWeDontFollowtheOldTestament.htm "Christians must follow the laws of the Old Testament that had not been modified or replaced by newer ones in the New Testament. Otherwise, if we were to follow the NT alone, then we would have no life laws or directions to follow." http://dialoguetube.com/ot.htm "Christians do not follow the Old Testament" "Jewish sympathizers sought to bind the Old Testament on the church in the days of Paul (Galatians 5:1-29; Galatians 2:1-5). Modern day religious groups seek to bind parts of the Old Testament on Christians, i.e., Seventh Day Adventists, etc. Various people have lingering questions and concerns about the matter of how we relate to the Old Testament. The following truths make it clear that the people of God are not under the authority of the Old Testament today." http://www.scripturessay.com/article.php?cat=&id=615 "Old or New Testament, Which Should We Follow" http://www.kc-cofc.org/39th/IBS/Tracts/oldornew.htm

I study and learn from the OLD. study and live by the NEW. We need that Old , just like we need the New. The Old is full of prophecy and the New tells of these, most important of the Messiah, and the ones still to come. Can't have an end without a beginning.... I really would not have a clue who FOLLOWS the OLD the way the Israelites had to.