Many people obviously have a hard time reconciling the God of the Old Testament with the God of the New Testament....but it's really not as complicated as it appears. In actuality, it is the same God in both places....the one true God. He is exactly the same today as He was 6000 years ago when He created Adam and Eve. God has not changed one iota.
"But He endorsed so much violence in the Old Testament against the enemies of Israel....whereas Jesus was so nonviolent. What's up with that?" Here's what is up with that as explained in the New Testament: "The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness." (Romans 1:18) The "wrath of God" was being revealed in those New Testament days, albeit in a different manner than in the Old Testament. So where was the wrath of God being revealed when the apostle Paul penned these words?
It was revealed in one place primarily....and that was on the cross where the Son of God died. The Gospel was revealed from heaven as the New Testament church began....and "the message of the cross" (1 Cor. 1:18) was a revelation of God's wrath and love. If you want to know how much God hates sin....and how perfectly He abides by His own holiness, just look at the cross and study what happened there. It took the suffering and death of the sinless One in order to bear the wrath of God for sinners like us. We deserved that sentence....but Jesus came and hung in our place, and suffered and died for our sins and for our eternal salvation. Read more
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