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             The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. (Hebrews 1:3)

 

            Some claim that the God of the Old Testament is not the same God as the God of the New Testament. “The Father”  is demanding, grumpy, and even cruel, while “The Son” is loving, tolerant, and compassionate. Anyone who has studied either testament, or both, can only shake his head at such a foolish claim.

            When you give a speech about a problem, you generally begin with an exploration of the problem. After that, you might move into a historical exploration of the problem's consequences and the efforts made to deal with it. Only after you’ve shown how big the problem is and how past attempts to solve the problem have failed is it likely to be useful to present a new and radical solution.

            The Old Testament explains and explores the problem, showing that the solutions attempted haven’t worked. Such discussions of problems often sound harsh. If you’re Conservative, consider how harsh the Liberals sound about all the problems in America right now, and how you are the cause of them all. If you’re Liberal, just change the perspectives to the other order.

          The New Testament is the new solution and its application. It’s not that the God of one is any different from the God of the other. It’s the stage of the discussion. God is the solution. He always was. He always will be. He doesn’t change. He’s provided the solution but if we reject it, we still face the problem that we have been unable to solve. Blaming God for our failings and our rejections of Him has been the norm since Eden, but it gets us nowhere

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