tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694855076771545663.post8599449410027801500..comments2023-08-03T01:21:22.891-07:00Comments on As above, so below: Loving Your Enemy: Part 3: The Old TestamentPaul Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15896206113481631957noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694855076771545663.post-60497046961468327672013-06-20T14:59:39.072-07:002013-06-20T14:59:39.072-07:00I wonder what the Jews thought about God in their ...I wonder what the Jews thought about God in their time.<br />Would they have seen Him as a God of peace?<br />Would they have looked for a conquering Messiah if they did?<br />Would that have been a fault on their part or God's?<br /><br />I do see and am working on understanding God as a God of Peace, OT and NT, but I wondering about those without the Jesus lens available to them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694855076771545663.post-80827019522780840612013-06-19T20:35:17.380-07:002013-06-19T20:35:17.380-07:00Great reflections Mike!
Great reflections Mike! <br />Paul Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15896206113481631957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694855076771545663.post-61441100069104595402013-06-09T06:54:00.127-07:002013-06-09T06:54:00.127-07:00Yes, Jesus is our 'Lens" through which to...Yes, Jesus is our 'Lens" through which to look at the OT. Here are a couple more eye-opening points: At the frontier of the Promised Land, Moses told the people, "The Lord your God goes before you, just as he did for you in Egypt before your eyes." (Deut. 1:30) We remember that in Egypt the people were delivered by miracle, not by their own sword.<br /><br />And most Christians, never seem to remember why David was rejected as the builder of the Temple--he had been a warrior and shed much blood (1 Chron. 22) In the NT, "we" are the temple.<br /><br />(Ok, I am past "a couple") And the NT "if your enemy is hungry, feed him" comes from Proverbs 25:21 and Elisha's example of doing that (2 Kings 6).<br />These are outlined in ch. 3, Options: Our Choice, of http://www.amazon.com/Christian-Pacifism-Fruit-Narrow-ebook/dp/B005RIKH62/ref=la_B001KMODGY_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1370755738&sr=1-4MikeSnowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462825086786614647noreply@blogger.com