How can we reconcile the Old Testament God and the New Testament God?

[truthbknwn]

"If you want to see what judgement/love looks like; go to the cross" If you want to see what, confusion, deceit, falsehood, tyranny, no respect for free and evil looks like, go to the Bible, and listen to this idiot. The O.T. god was a freakin devil, Jesus exposed him, but wasn't much better.

[misterbeanladen]

"Almighty cuckold"!?

[charronfamilyconnect]

The O/T is filled with tribal warfare. It was brutal times.The people were brutal. The god in the O/T was a reflection of this brutality. An angry,wrathful, bloodthirsty tribal god was what is portrayed in the O/T.No christian teacher/scholar can explain this nature of a angry jealous god when reconciled with the N/T version of god.They have all failed to explain this mismatch I can only conclude that gods nature changes with man's nature, hence god is created in man's image not the other way

[rosswoof]

@charronfamilyconnect You have reached the next level!

God was probably an alien and is long dead now

[charronfamilyconnect]

@rosswoof ACtually, I am beyond that right now. I was being a bit sarcastic. Its all myth that wasn't meant to be interpreted literally. Its mythic stories through the use of metaphors, allegories, parables. Its not different than the Greek mythologies. The origin of much of the stories is from Egypt/sumeria, and Greece. If you understand that its a story of the journey of the soul and the divine spark within then your approaching truth.

[jamal7israel]

Then why does the Bible say that God never changes even tho we see changes between the New and Old Testament?

[GSOlsen123]

One of the problems in Christianity is that people feel the need to reconcile the God of the OT with the God of the new. They cannot accept that it can not be done because the God of the OT is the invention of writers of the OT. To reconcile these two you have to reconcile stoning with forgiveness, burning witches with loving and killing abusive children with turning the other cheek. Just do not try it. THe God of the OT was the Jewish version of the local gods. Christianity starts with Jesus.

[SuperBspb]

@GSOlsen123 The way they do this is that Jesus is the one that is nice and forgiving, and God the father is angry and violent, but this is a paradox because they are supposed to be the same entity. So unless God has multiple personality disorder, I don't see how it could work.

[GSOlsen123]

@SuperBspb At some point you have to reject something and then hold on to what is left. I just assume that the god of the OT is a fictional character made up by some fruitcakes who needed to justify their own way of doing things. One day I realized that I was a Red-Letter Christian. If Jesus did not say it then it is non-binding, opinion or false.

This includes Paul and Revelation.

[GSOlsen123]

WOW what a way to bend words around until you come up with what you want. If I ignore what I do not like with stoning people breaking the Sabbath and explain that it is really God's love then I can justify anything. I would recommend that you just admit that the god of the OT was just the jewish version of the local gods and that to a Christian he is not the god of the Gospels then you do not need to twist the truth so much.

[Landotter1]

@GSOlsen123 How can you possibly equate what that man just said with stoning people? He was talking about the character of GOD, NOT stoning people... Your statement is exactly what he was addressing and obviously, you have completely missed it.

[ndzoko]

Only with a stretch of the imagination, with biased interpretation, can one reconcile the god of the O.T. with the N.T. But then, if you cover up all the dirt, one can make a marvel of morality out of Playboy.

[omarvgaga]

This man hides his Contradicting and idiotic ideas, which are not in the bible, behind complicated sentences and large words.

[aerycksmusic]

@omarvgaga - 'complicated sentences and large words' ? Which words and sentences were these? Which 'contradicting and idiotic ideas' are you referring to? I will admit that if one is not familiar with the English language that one might struggle with words, but this question and answer video was very clear, simple and easy to understand. ????

[JoeBible]

he's hurting my brain...must stop the noise.

[FortheLuIz]

This guy has a Phd? check out the OT and see how many innocent children are killed. a bit bad tempered? a bit? LOL. see how many women are taken from tribes and raped. yep... "sometimes cruel"... just sometimes.

[captaingary76]

When god comes back, god is gonna smite all dogma and soothsayers.

[232323C]

The Old and New do not belong together...they are not the same........even the Jews will tell you that......its all contrived.......

[jasonrwlock]

I chose repentance and joy! I'm very very thankful for teachers who God has raised up like Dr. Carson, who emphasis the gospel and Christ alone! thanks for this video

[aerycksmusic]

Thanks for posting this up. I know of many unbelievers, and particularly sceptics who would benefit greatly from this man's thinking.

[theocratickingdom30]

@aerycksmusic: You are correct! Dr. Carson has been gifted witha brilliant intellect and uses it for the glory of God. I wish there was more of his stuff on youtube.

[aerycksmusic]

@theocratickingdom30 - Absolutely! Absolutely enjoy reading his books!

[bernlin2000]

@aerycksmusic It didn't help me much: he failed to explain why the God who created the entire universe demanded such arbitrary tokens of worship, like animal sacrifices and structures made of gold, to satisfy his desire to be worship. Why does a perfect God require worship, and punish those who do not follow his demands to a T? There stories of this intolerance are there to read in the Pentateuch, and they speak for themselves.

[aerycksmusic]

@bernlin2000 - I have sent you a pm. Peace, Eric.

[232323C]

@bernlin2000 man stop following and start listening ...the REAL GOD is in everything......the christian God is the Jewish God painted over and the Jewish God is created by the Jews in the book they wrote and authored the TORAH....you been sold bad goods