How many of you know that God tests you from time to time? Pass your test now. If you don't, you'll get to take it again.
Explaining the Old Testament without using Jesus is like living in the South and not drinking sweet tea -- you missed the point!
In like manner, reading the New Testament without seeing the subtle allusions to the Old is missing the point too.
When you're going through a rough time and you start to wonder where God is, remember the teacher is always quiet during the test!
Will what you are building stand the test? Is it square and level? What building materials have you used eternal or temporal?
The truth is driven deeper when you practice what you preach. Or when you test the truth for yourself to see it is true.
It's one thing to say you believe. It's another thing to have your faith tested & come out on the other side of it still believing God.
God allows a major test before a major blessing. The greater he intends to bless, the bigger the test will be.
Don’t just read an OT quote in the NT and say, "Oh yeah, Old Testament." Go look it up in context. Take note of the whole passage.