Episode 484: A Faith of Both Testaments, Part One--The Character of God

About this episode

This episode explores the consistent character of God throughout the Bible, challenging the notion that God is mean in the Old Testament and nice in the New Testament.

Sometimes in popular religion, the assumption is made that God is "mean" in the Old Testament and "nice" in the New Testament--but is that really how the Bible works? Can we learn from the witness of the early church that deliberately resisted the temptation to separate from the scriptures and story of Israel? And can we see a consistent character of God throughout the Bible? Join us for the first episode in a new series, "A Faith of Both Testaments," to explore these questions.

Topics covered

• character of God
• Old Testament
• New Testament
• early church
• scriptures
• faith

Keywords

• faith
• character of God
• Old Testament
• New Testament
• early church
• scriptures
• Israel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: early church

Books & works: A Faith of Both Testaments

Places: Israel

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