“For without the Old Testament, Jesus quickly loses reality and either becomes a stained-glass window figure- colourful but static and undemanding, or a tailor’s dummy that can be twisted and dressed to suit the current fashion.We have seen that the Old Testament tells the story which Jesus completed. It declares the promise which he fulfilled. It provides the pictures and models which shaped his identity. It programmes a mission which he accepted and passed on. It teaches a moral orientation to God and the world which he endorsed, shaprened and laid as the foundation for obedient discipleship.”
-Christopher J. Wright, “Knowing God through the Old Testament, pgs. 251-252
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Bryan, this is a great quote. It’s spot on, I say!
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The book is full of gems like these. You’ll definitely disagree with some of his conclusions, but I recommend it if you haven’t read it anyways.