Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 6 months agoNot to get all religiony but why in the old testament God was all fire and brimstone and fatal consequences? But the new testament God is all about forgiveness and such??message-squaremessage-square232linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareNot to get all religiony but why in the old testament God was all fire and brimstone and fatal consequences? But the new testament God is all about forgiveness and such??Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square232linkfedilink
minus-squareFlax@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoThat’s simply not true. God talks more about Hell in the New Testament than He does in the old testament. He also is forgiving in the old (Exodus 34:7, Psalm 103:12, Psalm 86:5) There’s basically no change.
minus-squarem0darn@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoThe book of Jonah revolves around Jonah not wanting his god to forgive Nineveh.
minus-squareFlax@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoAnother good example, and God forgiving them anyway
That’s simply not true. God talks more about Hell in the New Testament than He does in the old testament. He also is forgiving in the old (Exodus 34:7, Psalm 103:12, Psalm 86:5)
There’s basically no change.
The book of Jonah revolves around Jonah not wanting his god to forgive Nineveh.
Another good example, and God forgiving them anyway