The Old Testament Preaches the Gospel

There is a famous movie, and everyone pretty much knows the end of the movie.

It's Braveheart, where he yells freedom.

I've seen it probably a hundred times.

But you know one thing I've never seen?

I've actually never seen the movie, which that movie doesn't have that much of a draw for me because I just don't really know the story behind it.

And that's how most people read their Old Testament.

They know it's supposed to be about Jesus and they've read the new, but they're just disconnected from the old.

And today's podcast is our attempt to give you the reasons of why you should read your Old Testament.

And in doing so, see the wonder and glory as it defines for us grace and leads us to Christ.

Stay tuned.

If you're new to Theocast, you may not have heard of this word.

It's called pietism.

Have you ever felt like the Christian life is a heavy burden versus rest and joy?

That you wake up worrying about how well you're going to perform instead of thinking about what Christ has done for you.

It's dread versus joy, really.

That's pietism.

Pietism causes Christians to look in on themselves and find their hope not in what Christ has done, but what they're doing.

And we have a little book for you.

It's free.

We want you to download it, and we're going to explain the difference between Pietism and what we call confessionalism, Reform theology, really, how it is that we walk by faith, seeing the joy of Christ.