That passage in 2Timothy was one that set me on a journey to question all that I had been taught in the church for 30 years. I was always taught that the Nwe Testament is what we “christians” need to study. The Old Testimate was just for back then. The New Testimate is for today. It wasn’t until I read 2 Timothy two years ago that I came to the conclusion you just shared. That Paul wasn’t talking about the New Testimate in those verses he was saying the old Testimate was useful for those four things. That started my journey on figuring out the Whole Bible for myself and not just what others had taught.
Great video. Looking forward to more to come
There are a lot of really deep issues and implications that certain passages like this can raise. Hopefully I'll have time to cover many of them. Just starting to gently scratch the surface here so far. Glad to hear about your journey of faith.
We should read and know the Old Testament. Often though there isn't much to apply to our Christian lives except that God is a holy God who hates sin. That God keeps his word even if it takes centuries for God to carry out what he promised. But the 611 laws for the Jews don't apply to us. We're free to eat shrimp, to make garments with two different kinds of cloth. We don't have to follow the Jewish sacrificial system or the Sabbath. Some people like to follow the Sabbath today but if they did they wouldn't be able to go anywhere from Friday night to Saturday night.
That is what I used to believe as well. But after further study I could not find one place in scripture where Jesus said we are to no longer follow His Father instructions. In Fact He says the opposite. “I have not come to abolish the Torah or the Prophets but to do them” Mathew 5:17. Keeping Sabbath and following Gods instructions are a blessing.