2nd Timothy 3:15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. 17 That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.
Some people refer to themselves as being New Testament Christians, meaning that they reject the Old testament in favor of the New. From this view springs the doctrine of just believe, without any corresponding works. Just believe is a doctrine of devils, since it leaves the humanity side out of the equation, and because of this a one-sided Christianity that’s void of obedience is the inevitable result.
Therefore, wherever the writings of Moses and the Old Testament prophets are rejected, a profound imbalance in one’s Christianity would be seen, for whereas the Old Testament may focus heavily on one’s obedience, New Testament writers focus our attention heavily on grace, something that is much more palatable for most persons to swallow.
The truth is that both are essential to our salvation, for as was stated before there must be concurrence between the Old and New testaments, between our humanity and God’s Divinity if the work of The Holy Spirit is to be accomplished in our lives. God caused the sun to stand still by His miraculous power so that Joshua and his brethren could route their enemies. But they had to fight as if the victory depended on them alone.
Exodus 17:9 And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand. 10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. 11 And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!