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Originally Posted by Ferre
Dude, how many times do I have to point out that the bible-jesus told his 'sheep' to obey the laws of his father, if the 'old' testament was put to rest, it would not even be part of the new testament anymore, but it is still there for exactly that reason, in order for 'the sheep' to read what 'the lord' demands from them.
Funny how most christians read their own bible so damn selectively. 
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The old testament was left to show the Davidical lineage leading up to Jesus as you will notice how many times people are blessed in it and told that through their seed, the chosen one will come about.
It also serves as a history book and explains how things came about (whether people except them or not).
Also, the old testament serves as a prophecy of the events that happened in the new testament and also as a book that environment we live in.
For example, the old testament tells us that the earth is a circular shape, it also claims that the earth is hanging upon nothing (and that was 3500 years ago), it also explains about sanitation and getting rid of bodily waste in a proper manner over a thousand years ago and up until not too long ago, some countries were still tipping bodily waste into the streets.
So yes, it still does serve some puropose up to today but as I said earlier, the laws were put to rest when Jesus died.
btw - I am not a Christian
