God Behaving Badly: Is the God of the Old Testament Angry, Sexist and Racist?
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God Behaving Badly: Is the God of the Old Testament Angry, Sexist and Racist?
Sex and food were two great gifts God gave the humans.
Most people think of themselves as good, so they assume that in a just world they deserve good things and are troubled when bad comes their way. But Scripture informs us that from God’s perspective no one is good (Ps 14:3; Rom 3:23).
both testaments teach that strict obedience to the law in general or to any specific law cannot make us righteous in God’s eyes; only faith in God does that (Gen 15:6; Gal 3:6).
Instead of following Jesus’ example of praising women who want to serve, we are often more like the sexist disciples, rebuking women who take initiative.
Men need to bring up the subject more often, and not because it is politically correct, but because it is biblically correct.
our perspective of God will determine how we relate to God.
Would you want to follow a God that wasn’t passionate about his relationship with you?
Love for people can lead to anger over a broken relationship. Love for people can also lead to anger about injustice.
hesed is the best kind of love one could imagine.