A few years ago, a friend of mine told me about his own personal tradition of fasting during Lent — the season leading up to the celebration of Easter. He said that the impact the experience had on him the first year he attempted it was powerful. It led him to continue the practice every …
God made his original covenant to save “all the peoples on the Earth” with Abraham in Genesis 12:1-3. Then, after a few intermediate versions, the atoning sacrifice of Jesus of Nazareth replaced the Old Covenants with a New Covenant. Because the old covenants were replaced, many Christians also believe the Old Testament was rendered obsolete …