Bible Discussion Thread

The phrase "new testament " as used in the Bible, seems to mean God 's covenant, or arrangement with humanity, as set apart from the old one, and has numerous indicators to having begun only after the death of the Mediator, who is obviously Jesus, the Messiah. However, when capitalized, it refers to the man made title of the sacred writings added to the Jewish scriptures, which begin about 33 yrs. before God 's new covenant, or testament could be in effect, and includes the developing stage the life and teaching of Jesus before he performed his redeeming work. This discrepancy can be confusing, since Jesus taught a mixture of the old and the new covenants to people who were still under the law of Moses. I feel we should "rightly divide the word of truth " and apply the new testament principles to Christianity. Legalistic religion has caused many wrong divisions in our Lord 's body of believers.