Continuing regarding the issue of reading the Bible being boring or
hard work. It was also pointed out that over the next few blogs, we will look
at a few reasons why this might be so. Then we would look at some possible things
to experiment with that might help in the area.
One last reason that we
will look at here is that the God of the Old Testament is so angry, not like in
the New Testament. As a result, many only read the New Testament. But is this
the case? It has rightly been said that,
“(1) There is love in
the Old Testament, Ex 34:6-7; (2) There is judgement in the New Testament, the
cross, and the book of Revelation etc.; (3) the main difference is a difference
between judgment within history and judgement at the end of history… Both of
the Testaments reveal a God of love who is also a God of Justice.”[1]
If we read the whole of
the Bible with these three points in mind, then we are more likely to see one
God, who is the same at all times. He does not act on a whim or is mushy with
His love, or explosive in anger with His justice. Instead, God is the same in
both Testaments. He is the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, who is the same. He does not change yesterday, today, or even tomorrow, He’s continuously and
absolutely Himself. Therefore, if we are more open to seeing the God of the Old
Testament as the God of the New Testament and vice versa, then we maybe be more
at ease with Him.
Pause
in His presence for a moment and think this over…
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