Robert Cate Old Testament Faith

Jon McDonald
THEO 4301
Dr. Mark Hahlen
October 23, 2014

Old Testament Roots for New Testament Faith Over the years there has been many individuals that have been confused if they are to follow teachings in the New Testament or if they are to follow the Old Testament teachings. The answer is both in a way. Robert Cate wrote “Old Testament Roots for New Testament Faith” to hopefully bring understanding to this theological topic. In the introduction Cate covers the relationship between the Testaments. The question was raised, “Why do we have the Old Testament?” Cate explains that, “one reason we have the Old Testament is because God gave it to us but it doesn’t answer the question. Other reason would be that we call the Old Testament as the …show more content…
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ who said, “All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3.16-17). With that being said it could be understood that the Old Testament holds a major value to it. “Jesus himself said, “Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets: I have come not to abolish them but to fulfil them” (Matthew 5.17). To fully understand what this means you have to go back to the beginning and then connect the dots to get to the finish …show more content…
Within the Old Testament there are procedures that God had instructed Moses to tell Aaron the High Priest how to offer a blood sacrifice for the sins of the people and go into the Holy of Holies in the temple to call upon YHVY (Hebrew name for God), this is explained in Leviticus (NIV). “The term Yom Kippur is actually in the plural in the Torah, Yom Ha-Kippurim, perhaps because the purification process cleansed from a multitude of transgressions, iniquities, and sins. However, the name also alludes to the two great atonements given by the Lord – the first for those among the nations who turn to Yeshua (Jesus the Messiah) for cleansing and forgiveness, and the second for the purification of ethnic Israel during Yom Adonai, the great Day of the LORD at the end of days”

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