Blasphemous Question

[BlueHair]

If the bible is even remotely accurate, there is too big of a personality difference between the God of the Old Testament and Jesus for them to be the same person.

[kccougar]

Is that really a blasphemous question? I don't think so. I think it's important to remember that scripture is man's attempt at describing God and his relationship with Him. I don't know that we can say for certainty that the OT as currently constituted is the most accurate representation of God's feelings toward His children. Rather, it's how His children interpreted their circumstances and attributed them to Him. Perhaps I'm being blasphemous in saying that though.

I was in the middle of typing the same thing, but you said it much better. So, no, I don't think you're being blasphemous either.

[pellegrino]

Here is a question that I feel blasphemous even asking. I've been wondering about them lately, and I don't think that Gospel Doc class is the appropriate forum for bringing them up.

If you accept Jesus Christ as the God of the Old Testament, and you've been following the travails of getting the Children of Israel out of Egypt, and trying to get the Egypt out of the Children of Israel, you might be struck by how... unsuccessful The Lord is in achieving His purposes. When physical problems come up, he innovates solutions (pillar of fire, quail, Brass Serpent) that seem to work okay. But he can never teach the people about his Gospel, not really. He tries to teach them the higher law and gets rejected, He can never get them to understand that He is the bread of life and not the manna that rains down on them, he cannot get them to stop complaining, He cannot get them to trust Him and take courage from being under His wing to fight for their promised land, He loses His temper. It presents a picture of a God who understands the physical forces of nature but not the psychological forces of a people.

One thing I've thought of, is that perhaps Jesus Christ is learning how to be rejected, learning patience with a recalcitrant people, learning to genuinely care for people who don't appreciate Him and don't believe in Him and His gospel, learning to have the infinite capacity to love that will be required for his upcoming sacrifice for all mankind. Thoughts?

Is that really a blasphemous question? I don't think so. I think it's important to remember that scripture is man's attempt at describing God and his relationship with Him. I don't know that we can say for certainty that the OT as currently constituted is the most accurate representation of God's feelings toward His children. Rather, it's how His children interpreted their circumstances and attributed them to Him. Perhaps I'm being blasphemous in saying that though.

[myboynoah]

Why? For the same reason some people argue "Political Science" is an oxymoron, I suppose.

[Katy Lied]

Here is a question that I feel blasphemous even asking. I've been wondering about them lately, and I don't think that Gospel Doc class is the appropriate forum for bringing them up.

If you accept Jesus Christ as the God of the Old Testament, and you've been following the travails of getting the Children of Israel out of Egypt, and trying to get the Egypt out of the Children of Israel, you might be struck by how... unsuccessful The Lord is in achieving His purposes. When physical problems come up, he innovates solutions (pillar of fire, quail, Brass Serpent) that seem to work okay. But he can never teach the people about his Gospel, not really. He tries to teach them the higher law and gets rejected, He can never get them to understand that He is the bread of life and not the manna that rains down on them, he cannot get them to stop complaining, He cannot get them to trust Him and take courage from being under His wing to fight for their promised land, He loses His temper. It presents a picture of a God who understands the physical forces of nature but not the psychological forces of a people.

One thing I've thought of, is that perhaps Jesus Christ is learning how to be rejected, learning patience with a recalcitrant people, learning to genuinely care for people who don't appreciate Him and don't believe in Him and His gospel, learning to have the infinite capacity to love that will be required for his upcoming sacrifice for all mankind. Thoughts?