Well, how does Jesus change our relationship to the Old Testament?

It's a question we get all the time.

Here's two recent examples, Micah and Buffalo, New York, Hello Pastor John.

What role did the Ten Commandments play in the life and ministry of the New Testament

Church?

If these commandments are part of God's conditional covenant with the Nation of Israel,

which was broken, is there any abiding use for these commands and evangelism or moral

instruction?

Here's another version of the same question from a listener named Pastor John.

Are there any helpful rules of thumb for interpreting which particular commandments in the Old

Testament apply to Christians today and why?

For example, Leviticus 18 and 19 contained various commandments against sexual immorality

and child sacrifice.

I think it's safe to say that most listeners of the show would agree that these commandments

apply to the Christian today.

However, the same chapters warn against wearing a garment that is made of two kinds of material,

rounding off the hair on your temples and forbidding tattoos.

Are there any helpful ways to approach the Old Testament that would help make sense of

these various commandments, Pastor John?

How do you come with these questions like these from Micah and Pat?

The question I am trying to answer is basically how should New Testament Christians who believe

even Jesus Christ, the Messiah, appropriate Old Testament laws in our day?

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