About this episode

John Bradshaw explores the complex nature of God's character as depicted in the Bible, addressing the tension between love and destruction.

The Bible says that “God is love,” but Scripture also shows a God that allowed people to die, commanded they be killed, or destroyed them Himself. How do we reconcile the tension between these varying depictions? Join John Bradshaw as he delves into Bible passages that speak to the character of God and address the seeming dissonance between a God who destroys and the God of love.

People in this episode

Host: John Bradshaw

Topics covered

• character of God
• God is love
• Bible passages
• reconciliation of depictions
• God who destroys

Keywords

• God
• love
• Bible
• character of God
• destruction
• reconciliation
• Scripture

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Books & works: The Bible

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