The God of the Old Testament vs the God of the Old Testament.

 

Is the God of the Old Testament ‘different’ than the God of the New Testament?

 That is a good question. Many people view, believe, the God of the Old Testament is wrathful, vengeful, fearful, etc.; and believe the God of the New Testament is more loving, forgiving, accepting, and welcoming. I believe there is no difference. I view God as the same God of love, for all, throughout the Bible. To show that different view of God, please let me know which stories of the Old Testament you believe depicts God as fearful, wrathful, etc. In turn, I will offer a different viewpoint.   

How we define God!

 

How we define God, is how we will live our lives!

We believe God is Love and so loves the world (John 3:16). We believe God’s love was given to us as a “gift” (Ephesians 2:8-9); given to the world by the life, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus, The Christ. The arrow you see can be seen as the basis of our definition of God:

 

GOD CAME DOWN!

 

 

Because God came down, in the person of Jesus, we believe we do not have to, and can’t, “go up” to earn God’s grace. We cannot do enough to atone for our sin against God, or, atone for all our sins against each other. Knowing God’s love came down to the world, giving us eternal life, here and now, and forever, we also believe, even though we don’t have to do anything to earn God’s grace, we firmly believe in doing all we can to live God’s love (Ephesians 2:10, Matthew 28:19-20), to help all people know God’s amazing grace; giving us all more hope and peace. If you are new to our understanding of God and God’s grace and have any questions, please leave a comment below.