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One God – Vengeful in the Old Testament, Loving and Forgiving in the New? – Greg Albrecht

Question: How does a person reconcile the God of love and grace with the one described in the Old Testament as filled with rage, violence and wrath?  I must admit that this is why I do not like to read the OT as I can't picture such an angry God.   It is just confusing to me is all. I am trying to read the Bible but the Old Testament just doesn't make sense to me. I don't know if I have made any sense here, but after years of feeling that God was disappointed and angry with me for what I had done and that I was condemned to hell because of it, I sometimes wonder if the OT writers are writing the truth about how God really is. ...

Q & R with Brad Jersak – The Father of Love and OT genocide

Question Since our Father is the lover of the human race how do I reconcile the genocide events of the Old Testament? Response Jesus revealed God as the lover of the human race so the genocide texts do not reveal the truth of who God is. Jesus revealed that God is the life-giver and not a death-dealer. Jesus revealed God in a way that led him to say, "You have heard it said, but I say to you..." (Matthew 5:27-28). "No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known" (John 1:18). So any Scripture that claims to reveal God must bow to the living God ...

July 2020

CLICK HERE to read now (PDF Format) Articles: I Will Give You Rest – pg. 1 Religious Games – pg. 2 Faith is a Choice – pg. 6 Forwarding to the Future – pg. 7 Quotes & Connections – pg. 8