Posts with the tag “old”

An Angry God and a Patient Jesus? Making Sense of God’s Character Across the Testaments One of the most common struggles people have when reading the Bible is the feeling that the Old Testament presents a God who is angry, severe, and quick to judge—while the New Testament shows a Jesus who is patient, gentle, and endlessly loving. Some even wonder, “Are these the same God?” It’s an understandable question. If you lift certain verses out of their context—especially from the Old Testament—you can easily build a collage of God’s judgment that seems overwhelming. But a collage isn’t a story. And Scripture tells a story. Once we zoom out, a far clearer picture emerges.  Read More