A Different God?
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Desire to be a vessel of honor unto the Lord Jesus Christ?
Join For His Glory for a discussion on how
https://christianforums.net/threads/a-vessel-of-honor.110278/
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Taking the time to pray? Christ is the answer in times of need
https://christianforums.net/threads/psalm-70-1-save-me-o-god-lord-help-me-now.108509/
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Yes we have Jason.
But I want to draw a point here. Very few will look to biblical answers for difficult questions because we just don't know the OT well enough and I'm going to be honest, there is a lot in the OT that I don't know. But, and I've heard it, but most believe that the God of the OT is an angry God because of all the wars etc. But it's normally because the've never heard of himmon valley, jezreal and har meggiddo. They don't have the history or the basic understanding in this area. They also know nothing of the Ancient Near Eastern gods and how those cultures were shaped. Point in case, we may know of Dagon, Ba'al and Molech, but most only know them by name, and they have little to zero understanding of their rituals and impact on those societies.
As a result, people don't see the evil that these cultures were creating. Not just bowing down and worshiping a block or rock on Sunday morning, but on occation sacraficiing their children in a most gruesome manner, and their theology made the people less than human. they were oppressive, evil religions in both thought and deeds.
But I want to draw a point here. Very few will look to biblical answers for difficult questions because we just don't know the OT well enough and I'm going to be honest, there is a lot in the OT that I don't know. But, and I've heard it, but most believe that the God of the OT is an angry God because of all the wars etc. But it's normally because the've never heard of himmon valley, jezreal and har meggiddo. They don't have the history or the basic understanding in this area. They also know nothing of the Ancient Near Eastern gods and how those cultures were shaped. Point in case, we may know of Dagon, Ba'al and Molech, but most only know them by name, and they have little to zero understanding of their rituals and impact on those societies.
As a result, people don't see the evil that these cultures were creating. Not just bowing down and worshiping a block or rock on Sunday morning, but on occation sacraficiing their children in a most gruesome manner, and their theology made the people less than human. they were oppressive, evil religions in both thought and deeds.