God is triune- He manifests Himself as the Father, as the Son and as the Holy Spirit- as you read and study you will see this woven all thru the scripture- He is one God but has three parts.
If I may be so bold as to make a recomendation- I always found it is necessary to get an understatnding of the New Testament to see the Old in it's proper perspective-
and perhaps one more suggestion- Jesus Christ Himeself told us that the Holy Spirit would be our teacher- if you are born again you have access to Him and when you read the scripture it is quite appropriate to ask this wonderful Person to help you to understand what you are reading- I generally pray and ask Him to " help me understand what You are saying to me and how to apply it to my life"- you could find this immensely helpful- the pharasees were the religious crowd in the day of Jesus's earth walk- they took the scriptures and made them into bondage and death while Jesus by the Spirit brought life and freedom to all with those very same Words for as the scripture declares:
2Co 3:6 Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
Indeed a head knowledge only approach will birth dead religion, cultism and/or many other aborigions- the scripture is a spiritual thing and needs to be spiritually discerned- Head knowledge is excellent and to be sought after but only when illumend by God will it yield any eternal fruit in your life- many blessings- brother Larry
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