THE UNITY OF THE SCRIPTURES

The Old Testament and the New Testament together is the Word of God. The Old Testament must not be regarded with one bit less reverence and importance than the New. They must remain bound together, for they are one revelation of the mind and will of God. Cursed is the man who tries to rend asunder the seamless garment of Holy Scripture. The New Testament does not replace the Old. It simply completes it. Though the legal ceremonies and statues of the Mosaic dispensation are no longer binding upon us, because they are fulfilled by Christ and we are not under the law but under grace, yet, the Old Testament has not lost its authority and comfort for us. In fact, the Old Testament is even more precious to us than ever, because we who believe, read it and understand it in the light of the New.