This may be a bit controversial, but please try to have an open mind here. I have a theory for explaining the dramatic difference between the nature of the God of the Old Testament and Jesus Christ.
The God of the Old Testament was merciful, but when He got mad He GOT MAD. Many people died by God's wrath and that seemed to be the only way He knew of to reign His wayward people in. The enemies of God were utterly destroyed-- men, women and children.
Then shift to the Gospels in the New Testament. We have Jesus, the Son of God, preaching compassion and forgiveness above all else, even to the point of overturning large portions of the harsh Moseic Law. His followers, after his death, went and ministered to the Gentiles (non-Jews, as opposed to conquering and destroying them.
And Jesus was human. He was God, but still human. He was subjected to everything we are (hunger, temptation, grief).
When Jesus walked, God learned what it meant to be human. Any thoughts here?
2007-01-28
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