Christians: Is the God of the NT the same "unchanging" god as the God of the OT?

Question

If so, then he still advocates the OT violence, doesn't he?

Nobody needs to block me, I don't report unless I see something extremely repulsive.

James: What about all of the people God directly killed?

Answer 1

The depictions are based on humanities experience of God as well. So the throughout the bible you must look through that prism. It doesn't mean it isn't real or not inspired. But an understanding of justice is a beginning to understanding God and later you can move toward Love on the other side of the spectrum. As an example of this progress you might consider Jesus' words when speaking of divorce. He said you Moses allowed it due to the stubborness of the people. Also, it is obviously better to defend your country in war then not to care about it. Yet you may also want to promote peace and be more diplomatic. Both approaches may be good. And God desires our full understanding and for humanity to grow within.

Answer 2

Correct that God does not change, incorrect that His law does/has not change

Consider that God predicted that He would change His law long before the time of Christ, during the Old Testament

Jeremiah 31:31 "Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah"

Answer 3

There is only one God, people interpret God in different names and forms. God is the Origin and Destination of the Universe and is beyond life and death. All religions of world teach human way to get close to God. You give your Best, God will give thy Best. Ask God for help and forgive, God will help and forgive you. Pray; Worship and Thank God for everything. Remember wherever there is Happiness in Life, there will be Sorrow. To get Happiness, you must master Sorrow. For Success in Life; Believe in Self and God, Learn from Past, Concentrate in Present, Plan for Future, and remember ignorance gives failures. Have control on, be the master of, not the slave of your body, senses, and mind. Purpose of this Life is to Improve by Gaining and Sharing utmost Knowledge and Experience to differentiate and choose Best, Right, Good, Truth, God against Worst, Wrong, Bad, Untruth, Devil. Set your Desire level perfect or OK to be brave, no low to be coward, no high to be cruel. You have rights of Survival, Self Defence, and Freedom.

Answer 4

Christ is the God of the Old and New Testament. Nothing that was made was not made without him, and since he created us, he knows what He is doing. There is a clean sweeping promised that will make anything that happened in the Old Testament look like child's play. When food becomes putrid, you throw it out.

Answer 5

It is the same God. The "violence" in the Old Testament was a direct result of the sinful nature of the people.

Answer 6

When God of all time gives instructions for people to do something, He is the one that has vengeance against those that will not obey Him. He is the creator, therefore the "boss" of all that will happen. We live like He says and everything will be wonderful. We don't and we pay for it by losing our position in the kingdom that would have been ours if we had followed His advice.

Answer 7

NO,
The god of the 10 commandments, the mountain of Sin, and the desert of Sin is Satan.

"For Jesus said Moses gave you not that bread from heaven"
"All that came before me are thieves and robbers"
"O' fools and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken.

"As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness"

And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.
And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. Num 21:8-9

And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. Rev 13:14-15

And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine. Luke 4:5-7

Moses wanted the "promised land" and Satan said he would give it to him. (Satan mixed lies with truth). The land promised to Abraham was the kingdom of heaven.

The Church (temple)
Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six (666) Rev 13:18

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six (666) talents of gold,
1 Kings 10:14

the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, Matt 4:5

Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
--Ye worship ye know not what--: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. John 4:21-22

Answer 8

The NT is the new covenant of God. I have always viewed it as God evolving.

Answer 9

He said what He would change. Jeremiah 31:31. Do your research before you try to make your creator look bad. One day you WILL face Him

Answer 10

When Jesus was appointed High Priest, ALL of the old rituals, sacrifices, and offerings were ceased.