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to me it doesnt seem like jesus would destroy the entire world with water, or do what god did to job? so whats up here, did jesus really do all those terrible things?

2007-06-27 02:18:56 · 28 answers · asked by joneill1186 3 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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Because each was invented in a different time by different people. The Old Testament was based on earlier myths and their god was modeled more like the despots that were common then. The New Testament god was based more on the growing gnosticism of the time and it made a concerted effort to soften the god of the Old Testament.

And don't worry, Jesus isn't going to destroy the world. If he existed, he died a long time ago. In fact, he died decades before anything was written about him. And the longer he was dead, the more details people seem to add to their stories about him. Paul was the earliest writer, and he hardly said anything about Jesus. The Gospels were written much later and suddenly included details about his childhood. If there was a real Jesus, we know very little about him.

2007-06-27 02:21:12 · answer #1 · answered by nondescript 7 · 6 5

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2016-10-19 01:25:16 · answer #2 · answered by teters 4 · 0 0

God is the same then, now, and forever. Jesus was with God through the Old Testament. How active was He in the decisions in the OT? No one really knows but neither God or Jesus (nor the Holy Spirit for that matter) has changed. When God was going to destroy Sodom and the cities of the plain, He offered that if there were 10 righteous people, He would spare them. How many times did God allow the Isralites blessings despite their disrespect and worshipping of idols? The list goes on. God is a loving God and always has been. But when His patience is up, His wrath is powerful. That's the way it is now but He is saving His wrath until the end of time. What a blessing to have an opportunity follow Jesus and receive forgiveness through His sacrifice despite how sinful we are. That takes a lot of love on His part.

2007-06-27 02:35:48 · answer #3 · answered by starfishltd 5 · 0 0

Then you have only a partial view of the nature of God.

God is the same today as He always was, and ever will be.

People in the New Testament times have a new covenant in the body and blood of Christ. That is a big difference for us from people in Old Testament times; however, the God is the same.

Incidentally, the Old Testament records who many believe as the pre-incarnate Christ as one of the three angels sent to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah. Many believe " the destroyer" mentioned in Genesis that took the life of all the 1st born Egyptians was the pre-incarnate Christ.

In the end times, Jesus Christ, who has been given dominion over all creation by the Father, will have a very active role in the end times. Many believe that He will be the one who throws Satan, the Beast, and the False Prophet into the lake of fire. Many believe He will be the One who slays the armies arrayed against Israel in one night just before the advent of the antichrist, perhaps halfway through the tribulation -- recorded in Ezekiel.

God and Jesus are like a loving lion, but not a tame lion.

2007-06-27 02:34:28 · answer #4 · answered by BowtiePasta 6 · 0 0

This is actually a very in depth question but I will attempt to answer it. The OT is about a specific people, The Jewish; a Jewish History if you will. The NT is for everyone. God is the same today as He was then. He sent Jesus Christ to be His Human counterpart on earth. God Loves us as He did then Just as He does NOW.

The flood happened due to Our( human beings) total wickedness. Times then were worse than they are now if that is even imaginable.

Job was a test by satan. Job was a rightous (sp) man did everything right (according to the OT law) everyday It was a challenge/dare to see if Job would sin against God ( which he did Not- just everyone around him did).

It breaks God's heart to see all of the sin and wickedness going on in our time. Just like it would break our own mother's and father's heart for our disobedience.
I HTH.

2007-06-27 02:44:23 · answer #5 · answered by life4him2000 2 · 0 0

Look at the Gods of the time when the OT was coming together. They were all war Gods who could and would destroy the world if or when needed. They would be jealous and have very human emotions. As society evolved, the Gods started to soften as more and more civilization came into being (larger civilizations in the Mediterranean, and the Gods of the area altered accordingly). The Gods took on a more maternal way of being as society evolved and became relatively safer. The OT God is fashioned when the Gods had to be strong and destroy things, etc. As also back with the OT Gods, the people strongly believed that their God(s) also helped them in battle to defeat their enemies, note so many stories in the Bible of God helping the Jewish people defeat their enemies. Also the myth of the Ark of the Covenant, the myth of that being brought to battle to defeat the enemies of the Jews, using the powers of God.
It is amazing how most other religious books have been deemed as mythology, but this one slipped through the cracks.

2007-06-27 02:40:21 · answer #6 · answered by freezedried001500 2 · 0 1

In your question you asked about the OT God, yet then you start using Jesus' name. Jesus wasn't around in the Old Testament days!

In my humble opinion the OT god isn't the same as the NT god. I'm a gnostic christian and believe that the OT god was a demi-god.

The flood story is an old Sumerian story about a man named Gilgamesh who built an ark. There was a huge local flood in the region, but the entire earth did not flood.

Job is a parable about a man who endures great tribulations beset upon him and no matter how bad things get he still loves God. The book is a lesson about life.

No, Jesus didn't really do all of those things.

2007-06-27 02:37:34 · answer #7 · answered by Soul Shaper 5 · 0 1

You are comparing two completely different interpretations of God by two completely different groups of people. In other words, you're making connections that simply don't connect. Jesus didn't do it. God did. Jesus is part of God, it is true, but you are still comparing apples and oranges. They are both round fruits, but it is still two separate stories with two separate purposes. In any case, you are completely missing the point of the flood story. It is about people choosing to be evil. It is about debauchery, murder, and greed. God looked down and found that the world had turned away from him, and had turned toward pure evil. The people who did not live their lives like this were spared. And Noah is just one example. Who knows if others were not spared as well? In addition to this, for most religious people, especially Christians, the "how can God do such terrible things" argument just doesn't hold up. Most religious people believe in an afterlife. If you suffer on earth, you are rewarded in the afterlife. So there is nothing really that bad about death in the first place. I, personally, don't think it matters either way. I think you are taking the Bible too literally, but that is just my own point of view. The Bible is a spiritual guide. It is no more of a history textbook than it is a science text.

2007-06-27 02:28:41 · answer #8 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 1 2

Just more of those Biblical contradictions you hear so much about. You have to remember the history of the era when the two parts of the Bible were produced. If you look at the Greek, Roman and Babylonian myths of the time you'll see some parallels that are rather thought provoking. When the NT was written those old myths were less popular and Christianity had already taken hold so they could afford to tone things down a bit.

2007-06-27 02:58:20 · answer #9 · answered by Lori A 2 · 1 1

The change was really with the people. In OT, things were kept simple. The Ten Commandments were very straightforward and you had the "eye for an eye" thing going on. We were not yet at a point where we could handle abstract terms and judge for ourselves.

Our Heavenly Father was preparing us for these simpler times when have simply been told to "love thee one another". Because of the OT we have a better idea of how to do that (not stealing or killing, etc.).

We are still tested as Job was with a plethora of challenges and setbacks.

2007-06-27 02:28:34 · answer #10 · answered by divine_inter_vention 2 · 0 1

The Old Testament (old covenant) was based on mankind following rules. At first their were MANY rules (and punishments) that God imposed on the Jewish (chosen) people. When God saw that no man could obey every rule, he tried just 10, when it was obvious that mankind could not even obey 10 rules he changed his strategy and created the new covenant (New Testament). Now there are no rules, Jesus died for all man's sins (broken rules) past, present, and future, not just the Jewish (chosen) people.---This is the Christian interpretation...The Jews are still waiting for their messiah that is coming for the salvation of the chosen Jewish race, and Jesus was nothing more than a prophet..

2007-06-27 02:34:42 · answer #11 · answered by Mike M. 5 · 0 0

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