We misunderstand the difference between the God who is presented in the Old Testament and the seemingly contradictory one we see in the New Testament.
Today’s guest tells us that there are aspects of God’s personality we haven’t even begun to tap into! How often do you think of God’s artistry, creativity and … humility.
Wait, God is humble?
Yes, he’s the epitome of humility!
Join me this week as I finally talk again with Steve Bremner on his podcast, Fire On Your Head, for the first time in nearly 5 years and hear me share why.
Things that came up (sorta in this order):
- The Jewish approach to Scriptures at the time
- We’re to begin with Jesus as our template, not Moses
- The significance of it being Moses & Elijah who appeared with Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration
- Authors of the Scriptures and how they were inspired and not dictated to, leading to imagery and wording unique to many of their personalities
- What is God’s wrath? Is he actively attacking and punishing those he’s disappointed with, or allowing them to have their own way (ie. sowing and reaping) and experience the consequences?
- Penal substitutionary atonement — OK we didn’t use that phrase exactly, but we do discuss whether Jesus really saved us FROM the Father’s anger
- How can I open up to God if I think he’s always angry with me?
And we discuss HUMOR in the New Testament, particularly the parables of Jesus.
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Before you go…
From Steve:
Before I let you go I need to ask you a quick favor. Please jump over to iTunes or Stitcher and give this show a rating, a review, or leave a comment or all three. It would mean a lot to us and would help people find out about the podcast!
Thank you so much, and I look forward to talking to you in the next episode of Fire On Your Head.
Blessings!
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