Questions & Answers - Good News Staff - November 1975

Good News Staff

QUESTION: "You have been doing a pretty good job lately, but you are still quoting out of the Old Testament, which we are not to do! Paul said so! If we do, we will be confused! According to all the apostles, we are only to teach of Jesus Christ and Him crucified and raised from the dead!" ANSWER: The apostle Paul never said we should not use the Old Testament. He not only quoted the Old Testament himself quite often, but he stated in his letter to Timothy that "All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching [doctrine, KJV], for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness..." (II Tim. 3:16).... - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library