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1 | God of Fear or God o LOVE | Ps 89:1 | NEWTO BIBLE | 52844 | ||
Seems like the reference to God in the old testament works from fear base while love and acceptance in in the new testament. Why is this | ||||||
2 | God of Fear or God o LOVE | Ps 89:1 | Reformer Joe | 52845 | ||
Welcome to the Forum! That may be a first-glance assumption, but the truth of the matter is that we see a great deal of the Lord's lovingkindness toward His people in the Old Testament (look through the richness of the Psalms for example) and much of his holiness and wrath in the New (Romans 1 and 2, Ephesians 2:3, and many of the teachings and warnings of Jesus Himself). The plain truth is that holiness and justice are aspects of God that should cause us to fear him, simply because next to God's perfect hominess and omnipotence we see ourselves as the sinful people that we are. However, God shows his mercy toward us that while we were yet sinners, he sent Christ Jesus to die for all who have faith in Him (Romans 5:6-8, Ephesians 2). So God's justice and wrath and his love intersect at the Cross of Christ. Jesus bore my just punishment as well as God's just wrath that should have been mine. That was the extent of God's love for me, and why Romans 3:26 can say that God is at the same time just (having punished sin) and the justifier (declaring me righteous) of the ungodly (that's me). Hope that helps answer your questions some. Take a look through the psalms and marvel at how much God loves His people! --Joe! |
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