Is it obvious to anyone else that the God of the OT is NOT the same as Jesus/Father/HoGhost in the NT ?

Answer 1

Yup..

The Christian Jesus (god, saints, and others) are a whole different bunch from Allah, and the God of Abraham. They're as different as Micky Mouse is to Goofy and Pluto.

Quick...! Somebody call Disney... I've found a completely new list of fantasy characters for him.

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Answer 2

What is obvious to me is the greatest deception ever created by the interpreters of the new Testament wanting to make the Old Testament look obsolete. As God claims to be the Alpha and the Omega meaning the beginning and the end, therefore it is not valid to have added or changed the belief of God written in the Old Testament.
Jesus himself said he came not to abolish the law but to fulfill it; not even the least stroke of a pen shall in anyway be changed or ommitted. so, what gives his successors to make changes that is so typical of the Roman, Greek and Egyptian mythologies? NT does not express directly the three personalities of One God but the interpreters have malisciously created it by taking some portions of the book out of context. Obviously, there is blasphemy being committed by the large number of people in the world, thus the reason for what is happening in our generation today.

Answer 3

For your information, they are the same. I think you need to read the bible thoroughly before you make any rash comments like that. I have been a Christian for 27 years, and I know beyond a reasonable doubt that the God of the Old Testament is the same as the New Testament. God Bless you.

P. S. you might also sit down and talk with a bible believing pastor, or visit BGEA.org.
This web site will really help you out.

Answer 4

At Ps. 83:18, Jehovah is the Most. High. At John 17:3, Jesus called Jehovah the only true God.

When announcing Jesus' upcoming birth as a human, the angel Gabriel said that Jesus would be "called the Son of the Most High; and Jehovah will give him the throne of David his father." Luke 1:32

Jehovah is the God of the entire Bible, not just the OT.

By the way, God is not a trinity.

Answer 5

People chose the Law in the OT. That was unfaithful to Gods standards for people could not completely obey the Law.
In the NT gods grace was provided by Jesus death(the"Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world")
Jesus fulfilled the demands of the Law.

Answer 6

It is clear to me.
Jesus what the God of the Old Testament. Jesus and God the Father are two seperate beings. Jesus is God's Son and is one with Him in purpose (as is the Holy Ghost). Our Father could no longer be in man's physical presence once sin entered the world (Adam - eating fruit of the forbidden tree). Jesus is our mediator with the Father and was Jehovah of the OT.

Answer 7

The concepts in the New Testament were not derived out of thin air. Amos 3:7 says, "Surely the Lord God does nothing unless He reveals His secret counsel to His servants the prophets." What is mentioned in the New Testament is revealed in the Old Testament either clearly or in types and figures. Gen. 22 is a great example of the sacrifice of Jesus, the Son in Typology represented by the sacrifice of Isaac.
Some critics of Christianity state that Christianity borrowed its concepts from pagan sources like Mitrha, Osiris, Apollonius, etc. Admittedly, there are similarities in some pagan religions with Christianity, but that does not mean Christian writers borrowed from them any more than similarities between Communism and Democracy mean one is from another. Similarities abound in many religions. Hinduism has moral statements similar to Christianity as does Taoism. But they are unrelated to each other.
There are, however, several reasons working against the idea that the people who wrote the New Testament copied ideas from pagan myths. First of all, the writers of the New Testament were Jews. As Jews they would have nothing to do with paganism in any form. They knew specifically that Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament which is why they followed Him. Second, the Old Testament has almost all the New Testament themes from which a devout Jew would refer when writing the New Testament. Third, there is no proof at all that the New Testament writers borrowed from pagan sources and incorporated them into the New Testament. It is up to the critics to supply reasonable evidence for this if they want to hold the position. Just saying it happened doesn't mean anything. Fourth, so what if there are similarities? What does it prove? If two writers in the same city both write similar articles about the President of the U.S., does it mean one used another's concepts? Not at all. Similarities happen all the time when dealing with similar subjects. Besides, it makes sense that common themes would be around an area at the same time in history when all nations served various gods. Undoubtedly, some similarities will occur, but that doesn't mean one was borrowed from another. Finally, there is another possibility worth examining. The concepts of redemption, the incarnation, resurrection, etc., are prophesied in the Old Testament and these documents were around for hundreds and hundreds of years. It is quite possible that if any borrowing was done, it was done by the pagans who incorporated Old Testament concepts since these documents existed prior to many of these pagan myths.
Nevertheless, following is a chart that exemplifies many of the themes that were revealed in the Old Testament and fulfilled in the New. It is easy to see that there is no need at all for the Christians to borrow from any source outside the Old Testament.

John 5:39, "You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is these that bear witness of Me."

Theme Old Testament
Reference New Testament
fulfilled in Jesus
Ascension of Jesus to the right hand of God Ps. 110:1 Matt 26:64; Acts 7:55-60; Eph. 1:20
Atonement by blood Lev. 17:11 Heb. 9:22
Baptism Exodus 40:12-15; Lev. 16:4; Gen. 17:10; Ezek. 36:25 Matt. 3:16; 28:19; Col. 2:11-12; Heb. 10:22
Begotten Son, Jesus is Psalm 2:7 Acts 13:33; Heb. 1:5
Creative work Gen. 1; 1:26 John 1:1-3; Col. 1:16-17
Crucifixion Psalm 22:11-18; Zech. 12:10 Luke 23:33-38
Damnation and Salvation Dan. 12:2 Matt. 25:46
Eternal Son Micah 5:1-2; Psalm 2:7 Heb. 1:5; 5:5
First and Last Isaiah 41:4; 44:6; 48:12 Rev. 1:8,17; 22:13
God among His people Isaiah 9:6; 40:3 John 1:1,14; 20:28; Col. 2:9; Matt. 3:3
Incarnation of God 1)Ex 3:14; 2)Ps. 45:6 Isaiah 9:6; Zech. 12:10 1)John 8:58; 1:1,14; 2)Heb. 1:8; Col. 2:9; Heb. 1:1-3
Monotheism Isaiah 43:10; 44:6,8; 45:5 John 10:30; Eph. 4:5
Only Begotten Son Gen. 22:2. See Typology John 3:16; Heb. 11:7
Priesthood of Jesus Psalm 110:4 Heb. 6:20; 7:25
Resurrection of Christ Psalm 16:9-10; 49:15; Is. 26:19 John 2:19-21
Return of Christ Zech. 14:1-5; Mic. 1:3-4 Matt. 16:27-28; Acts 1:11; 3:20
Sacrifice of the Son Gen. 22. See Typology Heb. 9:27
Salvation by grace 1)Gen. 12:3; 2)15:6; Hab. 2:4 1)Gal. 3:8-11; 2)Rom. 4:9
Sin offering Ex. 30:10; Lev. 4:3 Rom. 8:3; Heb. 10:18; 13:11
Sin offering made outside the camp Ex. 29:14 Heb. 13:12-13
Sin offering without defect Ex. 12:5; Lev. 22:20; Deut. 17:1 Heb. 9:14
Son of God Psalm 2:7 John 5:18
Substitutionary Atonement Isaiah 53:6-12; Lev. 6:4-10,21 Matt. 20:28; 1 Pet. 2:24; 2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Pet. 3:18;
Trinity 1)Gen. 1:1,26; Job 33:4; 2) Gen. 17:1; 18:1; Ex. 6:2-3; 24:9-11; 33:20; Num. 12:6-8; Psalm 104:30; 23)Gen. 19:24 with Amos 4:10-11; Is.48:16 1)John 1:1-3; 2)John 1:18; 6:46; 3)Matt. 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14
Virgin Birth Isaiah 7:14 Matt. 1:25
Worship of Jesus Psalm 97:7 Matt. 2:2,11; 14:33; 28:9; John 9:35-38; Heb. 1:6



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Answer 8

the God of the ot and the father. son. and the Holy Ghost. of the nt. are the very same........

Answer 9

totally wrong, Jesus was the Creator, even before the first man was created. John 1:1-5

Answer 10

God of the Old Testament: described as "ehad" ("a compound unity, one made up of others") in Deuteronomy 6:4.
The Trinity: a compound unity of three persons in one God, one God made up of three persons.

Where's the difference?

Answer 11

It is only obvious to those in which the Spirit of God does NOT dwell.

1Corinthians 2:14
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.