How do you reconcile the vengeful, angry, violent God of the Old Testament with the "God Is Love" God of the New Testament?
2006-09-01 11:08:43 · 13 answers · asked by Permayal5 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
When you compare the Old and New remember the first covers thousands of years of history. The latter less than a century. The OT has many stories to explain many different aspects of the human condition. The NT centers on Christ.
The biggest difference is with the OT you have writers explaining God through their testamonies. In the NT you get it straight from the horse's mouth. That's one reason why Jesus said an eye for an eye didn't apply. God hadn't changed, but the source did.
2006-09-01 18:21:42 · answer #1 · answered by Woody 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
before everything, that's important distinguish between what human beings did and what God authorized. I regularly see the latter placed for the former. conflict became sometimes meant to wipe out immorality. E.g. some countries that God ordered destroyed have been humping animals and sacrificing their seed to Molech. Lev 18:21-24. "for in numerous those the countries are defiled" Legend: ? and ~ no longer ? or ? if... then ? as a result Exo 3:14. i'm that i'm = i visit be what i visit be the text cloth pronounces that (no longer a comprehenive checklist): A: God is a “ingesting hearth” (Deu 4:24) B: God is a “jealous God” (Deu 4:24) C: God is “the rock” (Deu 32:4) D: God is a “wall of hearth” (Zec 2:5) E: God is “a green fir tree” (Hos 14:8) F: God is “love” (1Jo a million:8) If all Scripture is genuine, then God = (A ^ B ^ C ^ D ^ E ^ F) If we take the features of (F) “love” (1Co thirteen:4-8) and persist with it to the entire (A ^ B ^ C ^ D ^ E ^ F), that's a Composition Fallacy.
2016-11-06 06:06:27 · answer #2 · answered by winstanley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He hasn't changed. In the old testament, he was a loving God to His people but would not accept sin. In the new Testament, he is a loving God that died for his people, but he still doesn't accept sin. Remember how he cleared the temple in the NT?
2006-09-01 11:15:25 · answer #3 · answered by metamorphosisa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you read the Bible...God did many woundrous things for the Children of Israel...hinting at the God of Love.
And of course, let's look at 9/11, which people claim, "Why would God let this happen". If people are against God and try to blame him for the worlds problems, they will never be satisfied with an answer...so why ask them?
2006-09-01 11:11:00 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I Read the bible at times and go to church sometimes and I don't reconcile any thing. I believe in god and that is my answer
2006-09-01 11:13:32 · answer #5 · answered by StarShine G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God did show his love in the OT. The contrast you perceive comes from the law lacking something.....
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. -John 1:17
All from the same God.
2006-09-01 11:12:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone, named Jesus Christ, appeased His anger. But if you haven't accepted the Gift of the payment for the Debt of Sin, you are still under His anger, and will face It. If you've received the Pardon, you have no anger coming your way.
2006-09-01 11:15:04 · answer #7 · answered by novalee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is one powerful God
2006-09-01 11:11:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Didn't you read about--the "weeping and gnashing of teeth" in the NT? Doesn't sound too much LOVE.
2006-09-01 11:13:13 · answer #9 · answered by whynotaskthemoron 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He took out all his vengence on Jesus Christ and now see those that believe on Him as Holy.
2006-09-01 11:10:48 · answer #10 · answered by MD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋