tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272185648594217845.post4853043455766417809..comments2023-10-14T05:13:56.774-07:00Comments on Journey in Faith: Second Time AroundJeff Marxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05050839922405054732noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272185648594217845.post-46546321799090595472013-06-04T11:47:39.597-07:002013-06-04T11:47:39.597-07:00Thanks Sheila.
It really is another case of "...Thanks Sheila. <br />It really is another case of "what everyone knows" (like Columbus thought the world was flat) turns out to be absolutely wrong!<br /><br />Jeff Marxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05050839922405054732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272185648594217845.post-91725459169783490492013-06-04T10:15:46.306-07:002013-06-04T10:15:46.306-07:00The idea that the "God of the OT" is dif...The idea that the "God of the OT" is different from the "God of the NT" and that He was somehow mean and judgmental, and that the "NT God" is all about grace and mercy without judgment, absolutely floors me. It is clear evidence that people are not reading the texts in their fullness. It is amazing, just amazing.<br /><br />I'm almost finished reading "The Mission of God," by Christopher Wright. It's stunning as he examines passage after passage after passage from the OT expressing God's desire for all people to know Him and to share in the blessings that He wants to give, His passionate desire to restore the goodness of original creation and the loving intimacy there once was.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03592157819188364751noreply@blogger.com