Old Testament God vs. New Testament God
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Many people say God acted much differently in the Old Testament than he did in the New Testament. They say the God of the New Testament is merciful and compassionate, but in the Old Testament he is often harsh and unforgiving. A thorough look at Scripture reveals that this is not the case. God is in fact merciful and just throughout the Bible. Fr. Mike clears up a great deal of confusion between the Old and New Testaments, and shows how God has stayed quite the same since before the beginning of time until now.
Fr. Mike addressed a similar topic a few years ago in his video, “Did God Change”.
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Hi father Mike can you do a history of why you became a priest?
He talks about it in this video:
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@@denisgrant5316 I am always so happy to see the anti-Catholics watching Father Mike or listening to Patrick Madrid on Catholic radio. Keep seeking the truth, brother! ;)
Catholics are in for destruction. Terrible religion. So many people fallen.
@@denisgrant5316 -
1Corinthians4:15 For though you might have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers. Indeed, in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.
John20:22 When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”
Go read your bibles Denis.
@@denisgrant5316 I hear this argument all the time. Hope this helps explaining our Catholic use of "Father". It is soundly based on the Bible, in case you're wondering before reading :) www.catholic.com/tract/call-no-man-father
If God of old Testament and God of new testament is the same God then why Christians didn't follow His teachings in Torah? Why Christians didn't follow Torah when Jesus Himself never deviated from His Father Torah?
It's because of bad theology that is taught within the church : the Torah is still binding and required to be followed, because it's the Law of the Kingdom. Hope it helps =)
Problem with yahweh is he leaves no room for repentance. And he was so ready to kill, ordered his people to steal, and destroy.
It's more than what is in view in the discussion here.
Also Jesus contradicts yahweh many times, He even questions what kind of a father gives snakes to children asking for bread.
Also Acts 7 says a lot about this issue, and reveals who yahweh is, whom the israelites mistakenly believed to be Elyon or the Most High.
No room for repentance ? Please, read carefully the OT and see how long He has waited before executing judgement on people.
I talked to my mom four hours yesterday about how frustrated I was with “Old Testament God” and why I thought we should just get rid of it, as that part of the Bible ruins the image of God as merciful and loving. Instead, Father Mike comes through less than 24 hours later and teaches me without me even asking. Praise God.
Hi I haven't watched the vid yet. But your statement is what my life has been for the past 10 yrs. I don't do church because of The God of the Old Testament. So from what you said maybe the Father has a great answer. I will see thanks for sharing your comment. Peace & Love
Who's the God of the so called old testament?guess who Yeshua.
You just need to reject everything written by the den of vipers
Im glad it helped you, all this video did was try and establish more similarities between the father and Jesus.
But it didnt at all answer the atrocities commanded by God in the old testament unfortunately.
Instead, listen to greg boyds info on crucifixion of the warrior God, must more beneficial 👏
Y’all need to listen to bill donahue talk about the Old Testament god
I love how you characterize your parents as "deeply interested in justice". Thanks Father Mike.
I love how you put it in a way so understanding. How you explained about knowing your parents as you grow in relation with the Lord. I LOVE IT. Praise the Lord
The reason I’m asking IS BECAUSE IVE READ THE BIBLE!!! Every time the Jewish people get out of line in the Old Testament God punishes them SEVERELY. Right now we’re reading “read the Bible in a year” by McArther So don’t tell me we have read the Bible. There are stories where Gos asks the people to kill their children for sacrifice.
I hear Fr. Mike is in the comments section now so...
Hello :)
Jocelyn Shackelford uh oh, I better behave now... 😉
Hi!!
@@fathermikeschmitz4355 😃
I know as a Catholic priest you believe in immaculate conception but I must say I’m jealous of you, because I’m going bald and it hurts to see your immaculate hair lol. You hit the genetic lottery Father mike.
But I also love your messages. You are truly a man of God. I hope to hear you in person one day. God Bless.
Read as many Gnostic texts as you can get you hands on. Study the history of the Indus Valley, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, first century Christianities and Judaisms. Research everything you can on how the Bible was compiled. Study the ancient religions of world history. Do this for several years and you will be much closer to the truth than anything any religionist can tell you. Stop listening to those who say they know and seek these matters out yourself. If you do this, no one will ever rule over you. You were meant to be free.
ahh! i got so happy when you mentioned the book of Hosea, one of my favorite books because God truly reveals himself wonderfully through this book (and in every other book in the bible) God never changes. I use to struggle with this misconception that God was a tyrant, but oh no He wasn't. praying that anyone who struggles with this will be bold enough to ask God to give his graces for you to see him as a loving father, redeemer, bridegroom etc
Is God not going to judge people?
Jew during Exodus - "Man... This desert travel sure is hard... I'm so thirsty... Could we please have some cold water?"
God - "Did you say poisonous snakes?"
Why does God instruct thou shall not kill in the Old Testament, then instruct men to murder, innocent men, women, children, and animals, in many verses of the Bible? There’s a difference between justice and instructing men to kill other innocent people and animals
I highly doubt your parents would’ve instructed you not to kill yet then also instructed you to murder the people in your town so I don’t think the Parent thing is a good comparison
Thank you for using sense; these people are nuts.
THANK YOU!! I'm so tired of hearing how Old Testament God is different than the new. No people!!!
Yep. He is just as sick today as he was yesterday. Let us praise the Most High for the loving genocide and slavery in the Bible.
@@James-yi1vk
No. God is full of truth. Jesus says yes to the God of the Old Testament.
@@FaithinJesusisimportantJesus corrects the Israelites' false views of God, like in Matthew 5.
That’s a cope out.
You haven’t read the Bible
Yeah. I can find passages he is loving.
On the whole. The Old Testament god is highly insecure.
That’s why somebody is asking you the question.
Hello
Seriously, I'm Catholic, but Father Mike is gaslighting his viewers when he says, "You haven't read the Bible." No, the people who are asking that question are the people who HAVE read their Bible.
Interesting... I personally always thought the God of the Old Testament was actually more forgiving and full of 2nd, 3rd, 4th etc chances considering how stubborn the Israelites were 🤔
l r Yeah, I always found those passages questionable. Thou shalt not kill doesn’t seem to square up with that. Can’t help but think that there are parts of scripture that had a very human hand. Many who commit genocide convince themselves that it’s what God wants. 🤔
@@73cidalia Some of that may be allegorical. The promised land absolutely is allegorical for heaven, and the struggle to get there for a generation in the wilderness, after the baptism of crossing the sea and nourished by manna, is allegorical as well. The intent to have this people live separated from those who worship idols and sacrifice their infants may not be literal wars of conquest. By the way, who led the Israelites into the promised land? Joshua, right? And what would that name be in Greek?
@@paulmiller3469 I know you say this with good intentions, but I don't think you can assume so easily that these passages are purely allegorical. There may be some sort of allegorical dimension to what is being said in Scripture, but that doesn't mean it didn't happen. The book of Joshua, specifically, was written as a history book, so clearly, the intention of the inspired author was not to describe an allegory but rather historical events. The same goes for the books of Judges, Kings and the Maccabees. All of those are books recounting the history of the people of Israel, and so I'd be very careful of assuming that they are solely speaking in the allegorical or symbolic sense.
@@siegfried.7649 I never said 'purely allegorical.' The Catholic Church teaches that Sacred Scripture should be read in four senses, and that any given verse can have multiple meanings, even beyond what the human author intended (even history books). Additionally, the literal and allegorical sense are objective, meaning that there is one right interpretation. (The other two, moral and anagogical, are subjective, meaning they can be applied to different situations in different ways.) But just because it is a history book does not mean everything in those verses literally happened. Look at Judges, for instance. And here's the kicker - if the human author intended the story as an allegory, then the allegory is literal sense and not allegorical sense.
@@siegfried.7649 Besides, as you may know, there are literal contradictions and literal mistakes in the history books. Things in Kings that don't correspond to things in Chronicles, for instance, not to mention when names and timelines don't mesh with known history. The Catholic Church doesn't pretend otherwise, and one of the English translations (NAB, which is the translation on the USCCB website) does a pretty good job of pointing out those instances in the notes that are printed alongside the verses.
The big question I get from most is that if god is perfect and his judgement is perfect then why did God change "the rules" so to speak from old to new testament?
Why is God so different in the Old Testament than He is in the New Testament?
At the very heart of this question lies a fundamental misunderstanding of what both the Old and New Testaments reveal about the nature of God. Another way of expressing this same basic thought is when people say, "The God of the Old Testament is a God of wrath while the God of the New Testament is a God of love." The fact that the Bible is God's progressive revelation of Himself to us through historical events and through His relationship with people throughout history might contribute to misconceptions about what God is like in the Old Testament as compared to the New Testament. However, when one reads both the Old and the New Testaments, it becomes evident that God is not different from one testament to another and that God's wrath and His love are revealed in both testaments.
For example, throughout the Old Testament, God is declared to be a "compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness," (Exodus 34:6; Numbers 14:18; Deuteronomy 4:31; Nehemiah 9:17;Psalm 86:5, 15; 108:4; 145:8; Joel 2:13). Yet in the New Testament, God's loving-kindness and mercy are manifested even more fully through the fact that "God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16). Throughout the Old Testament, we also see God dealing with Israel the same way a loving father deals with a child. When they willfully sinned against Him and began to worship idols, God would punish them. Yet, each time He would deliver them once they had repented of their idolatry. This is much the same way God deals with Christians in the New Testament. For example, Hebrews 12:6 tells us that "the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son."
In a similar way, throughout the Old Testament we see God's judgment and wrath poured out on sin. Likewise, in the New Testament we see that the wrath of God is still "being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness" (Romans 1:18). So, clearly, God is no different in the Old Testament than He is in the New Testament. God by His very nature is immutable (unchanging). While we might see one aspect of His nature revealed in certain passages of Scripture more than other aspects, God Himself does not change.
As we read and study the Bible, it becomes clear that God is the same in the Old and New Testaments. Even though the Bible is 66 individual books written on two (or possibly three) continents, in three different languages, over a period of approximately 1500 years by more than 40 authors, it remains one unified book from beginning to end without contradiction. In it we see how a loving, merciful, and just God deals with sinful men in all kinds of situations. Truly, the Bible is God's love letter to mankind. God's love for His creation, especially for mankind, is evident all through Scripture. Throughout the Bible we see God lovingly and mercifully calling people into a special relationship with Himself, not because they deserve it, but because He is a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger and abundant in loving-kindness and truth. Yet we also see a holy and righteous God who is the Judge of all those who disobey His Word and refuse to worship Him, turning instead to worship gods of their own creation (Romans chapter 1).
Because of God's righteous and holy character, all sin, past, present, and future, must be judged. Yet God in His infinite love has provided a payment for sin and a way of reconciliation so that sinful man can escape His wrath. We see this wonderful truth in verses like 1 John 4:10: "This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins." In the Old Testament, God provided a sacrificial system whereby atonement could be made for sin. However, this sacrificial system was only temporary and merely looked forward to the coming of Jesus Christ who would die on the cross to make a complete substitutionary atonement for sin. The Savior who was promised in the Old Testament is fully revealed in the New Testament. Only envisioned in the Old Testament, the ultimate expression of God's love, the sending of His Son Jesus Christ, is revealed in all its glory in the New Testament. Both the Old and the New Testaments were given "to make us wise unto salvation" (2 Timothy 3:15). When we study the Testaments closely, it is evident that God "does not change like shifting shadows" (James 1:17).
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The God of the OT ordered Genocide of entire populations .Men Women Children ..even the Animals .Can you imagine Jesus doing that ? ..l cant ...
CATHY B boom 💥
MrFireman164
Jesus didnt go in for BOOM
CATHY B not so much, probably went in for a hug 🤗
Hello Fr. Mike, I have read the bible almost non-stop since I became a christian, but I am having such a hard time accepting the old testament. The new testament, even the anger of Jesus, is easy for me to accept. The God of the old testament seems to be burning with anger and ready to destroy constantly. Impatient with his people and vengeful. Needing constant sacrifices and jealous. There's lists and lists of nsmes, numbers, sacrificial items, cities, animals and people destroyed. I can't seem to accept it. But the words of JESUS make sense to me and I can accept them. I don't understand how god is the same yesterday, today and forever.
They are different Gods, I and many others have come to that conclusion. The Old Testament is essentially an amalgam of older tribal stories taken from Sumer and other ancient civilizations. The Jews (imo) adopted it and claimed to be the "chosen" people, etc. The God in the OT is egotistical, violent, jealous, and even murderous...Yahweh. When Jesus came, he never mentioned this God, he specifically mentions the Father, over and over and over again. He even rebukes the Jews for how they worship. Think about it, when Jesus was asked about the commandments, he says to follow the last five, not the first five, which revolve around the OT God and a certain level of ego. Trust Jesus is what I've chosen to do for now.
Because Jesus was a delusional preacher. You seem too thoughtful to be a Christian or religious.
my biological family is different. i cant find a better word to describe them. i have always been jealous of people who have a happy family. so i often pretend that the holy family is my family.
My son, you're not pretending, I tell you, the Holy Family is your family too, with Jesus as our Brother, God the Father, Mother Mary. I'm sorry to hear of that kind of
brokenness in your family, don't lose hope and now that Christ can turn all things around.
Your brother
@@mi-ka-eltheguardian3837 thank you for your kind words. you are right. they are my family.
Father Mike you are fast becoming like a best friend as I have a habit now of watching your videos with great interest and growing faith. God bless you truely
"Now go and attack the Amalekites and completely destroy everything they have. Do not spare them. Kill men and women, infants and nursing babies, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys." (1 Sam 15:3)
And then the rest of that chapter goes on to establish that God was upset with Saul because he did not kill absolutely everything. He saved the best animals to be used as offerings for God thereby causing God to turn his back on Saul as king. Hmmm doesn't sound very understanding, I've read many different justifications from theologians about why God's order was righteous and just but let me ask you, if you were a hebrew soldier and after defeating the men in battle could you then walk up to a swaddled infant and take it by the legs and bash it's head against a wall?? How could that ever possibly be good?? It isn't.
You need more life experience. You don't know what humans really are.
Go and interview cops vigilants and soldiers or even nurses that work nights shift and you shall find ask and you shall receive
@@babeltower5782 Lol I'm a professional firefighter and an EMT. I see the dark side of humanity every single day. This isn't a peeing contest about who's been through more trauma but I just wanted to establish that I see the dark side every day and the point of my comment still stands.
@@yogabbacrabba1457 What would you do, if you could travel back in time and had a chance to meet baby Hitler or Stalin ?
@@rachelanne1065 That is completely irrelevant to what I posted. Pulling a hypothetical out of thin air like that in no way contributes to the question of whether or not it is just to order the murder of children.
One can play the hypothetical game all day (even though it's pointless.)
@@yogabbacrabba1457 No, it's completely revelant. Please, answer the question : knowing what you know about them, would you have let them live and do what they've done or stop them before they could do any damage and save the lives of millions of people ?
Thank you Fr Mike lovely message , as you mentioned God does NOT change . Through our Fathers Mercy we are all covered by the blood of his Son Lord Jesus Romans 5:9
“Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.”
Hebrews 10 v18 18 Now where remission (cancellation of dept sin )of these is, there is NO MORE OFFERING FOR SIN.
The Fathers LOVE can now shine through us all bearing the fruits of Holy Spirit through the finished work of our Lord Jesus Once for all time , and his righteousness remains in us all 1 Corinthians 6v17
. Romans 5 verse 1
1 Therefore, since we have been made righteous through his faithfulness combined with our faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Who is Yahweh? Refer to 2 Samuel 24:1 "and again the anger of Yahweh was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah" Now cross-reference this to 1 Chronicles 21:1 "And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel". Also
Gen 3:1-8 "Satan came in the form of a HISSING SERPENT", Isaiah 7:18 "And it shall come to pass in that day, that YAHWEH shall HISS".
The mystery of the ages which has blinded and confused the Christian world these past 2000+ years is that the OT is a Jewish book of stories about 2 gods, their tribal god called Yahweh, and the true God, the Father which Jesus came to reveal and to save us from the condemnation of Yahweh.
Why do you think Yahweh gave them the 10 commandments? The law kills like Paul said because it's a setup! No one can keep them, so Yahweh is guaranteed to bring death to ALL mankind (The wages of sin is death). Jesus beat him at his own game by "fulfilling" all of them and being killed sinless! Why do you think Jesus rose from the dead? because he didn't earn the punishment of death! Death could not hold him to any sin!
There are two ways to know which god the OT is referring to at any time. 1. look at the original word for God, Lord, and see if it is Yahweh or EL (EL is the Father). 2. The Father (True God) is love, cannot lie, has no darkness in Him, does not want sacrifices, and much more, Yahweh is the complete opposite, he comes to steal, kill, lie and destroy.
Look it up yourselves and be free of the religious matrix.
Peace.
I needed to hear this. My father has strayed from the faith and became Gnostic, believing the old testament God is false.
Well he's right
I will make a claim for Christians:
what if your ignorance of the Quran is just the same as what Jew.s do with the Gospel?
if you don't know, we as Muslims believe in Moses and Jesus as prophets.
Moses came with Torah, then
Jesus came with Gospel as confirming and completing what was in the Torah, then
both books have changed, after that
Mohamed came with the Quran as the last revelation and a miracle. -peace be upon all the messengers-.
and there is a lot of evidence for that, one of them is:
The Quran is the only book in the entire world that has not changed for more than 1400 years.
This is confirmed by the verse: ''We have, without doubt, sent down the Quran; and surely We will assuredly guard it (from corruption).
2- It has been memorized by millions of people.
This confirmed also by another verse:
"And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful?".
I just want you to reflect within yourself sincerely and think: what if this person tells the truth? what if we really do the same as Jew.s do? everyone has their own responsibility to find the truth, don't just count on what you found your fathers following or believe what the media says.
I ask Almighty God to guide me and you to the truth no matter what.
There are so many examples of G-D showing forgiveness, being merciful and giving chances in the Old Testament. There is no two different perceptions of God. Thank you for this video
Yes! I especially enjoy the part where he murdered the entire population except 2 people.
@@Matt-dl2iy do you even know or understand what your saying ? The world was totally corrupt and evil.
@@Niles-Guy lol that's a convenient way to excuse genocide
@@Matt-dl2iy It's the truth and it hasn't changed since then : the world is still corrupt and evil.
What about the murdering of babies? Or the hardening of pharaoh’s heart to make sure he didn’t repent, so god could continue punishing, and kill thousands of people, children, and animals?
I left Catholicism precisely due to really reading and studying the Bible. Definitely not a place to find moral guidance. Forcing a victim to marry her rapist, stoning people to death, beating salves, etc.... Sure doesn’t sound like a caring father to me. Sounds more like a story written by humans.
And the “chosen people“ part of the Old Testament.... dead give away right there. These are the writings of a civilization of people desperate to gain more significance, importance, and superiority to other civilizations.
Except God kills thousands of people without forgiveness in the OT whereas Jesus calls people to repent and dies for us instead of killing us. Like Aaron's sons who sin and get burned alive with no second chance
0:55 I beg your pardon sir. I grew up a JW, now in my 40s and I can assure I have read my Bible many times. We had meeting 3 times a week for most of my life so I read, studied and got tiold all about it and the god of the old and the god of the new do not match up. I think punishing generations for the sins of their forefathers isn’t justice at all.Even imperfect humans don’t do that. And that’s just one example.
Agreed. Many Old Testament punishments are far from what any rational person would see as "just" or "fair".
Exactly.
U gotta research history better then… Ancient Jews were surrounded by savage pagans… in the New Testament God has compensated basically for mans sake… Take divorce for example, it’s not Gods preferred will but because of mans hardened heart he allows it in certain circumstances
@@ironstrong3431 sounds like a cop out to excuse narcissistic behaviour on the part of the OT god. He allows divorce for man’s sake but where he should have put king David to death for adultery and murder, he also thinks that’s okay. Why? Because David was his favourite boy?
And, what about the thousands who died because David conducta census after god told him not to? That was David’s wrongdoing but again, someone else pays his debt.
That’s narcissism 101. The entire OT is man made.
The reality here is you are dealing with an entity that created, linear time, quantum mechanics, dark energy and dark matter to name a few things. These things are not easy to do and take a great amount of intelligence to do. We will skip over a "linear time" argument for now and focus on a more simple concept of free will. God knew by giving humans free will sooner or later we would do something he did not approve of (this doesn't have to have a label it is simply God disagreeing with our choice). If Adam and Eve never did anything wrong only they would ever be allowed to have sex because everyone else is blood related as brother or sister and the phrase "go multiply and be fruitful" is going to be limited in the extreme. But anyway by not doing something God approves of God decided he CHOSE to apply a punishment not to just 2 people as he should have done, no, he CHOSE to apply that to 90 billion humans and counting. That's a staggering overreaction from a creature that is this powerful, and then he doubles down and says "I've got to kill someone to put it all right"???? I'm sorry but this is a God that created and understands altruism but shows normal explains why the actions of 2 people has to have a physical manifestation of punishment automatically applied to the entirety of the human race. Sin, which is what doing something that God doesn't like, is an opinion so you need to explain why God chose to take his opinion and instead of focusing on the 2 people who did something wrong why he applied that to 90 billion and counting.
The reality is he didn't, Gensis is an allegory tale, it is not a factual account of what happened (if you need to know more you need to understand linear time and it's effects and consequences).
They are absolutely the same God. God in Jesus came to Earth to bring back the sinners. Those who didn't need saving, were a blessing but Gods greatest glory was to show the people he was God and to win their hearts and minds so that they can return to the kingdom. There are lots of things that happen that we don't truly understand but you have to have faith through out. Faith in Jesus/Yahweh not in Foundations/Companies/Organisations whatever, that lead people astray.
I don't think they are the same God. Jesus never uses the term Yahweh, he specifically says "Father." Jesus never says to abide by the first five commandments, only the last five. It's not logical for them to be the same. Jesus brought us the true Father...my opinion. Look at some of the Gnostic texts.
It will sound a little odd if your parents told you to go kill the pets of your next door neighbor and their offsprings and destroy all their toys because they have been acting pretty mischievously 😅
Forgive me father if I sound ignorant
But I’m trying to understand how a God goes from telling the prophet to wipe out every man ,woman , child and beast to a God that says love your enemy
Preserving Israel was key to salvation plan unfolding and the nations God called to kill were awful and morally degraded. Please remember He knows the hearts and souls of people the best also, and that He was willing to spare the people from Sodom and Gomorrah if they weren't debauched
@@littlechildinbigworld
If I may pressure you a little more , the children that grew up with the enemy of Israel, whose hearts were twisted and believing that they were right and fighting against Israel, how are they to be judged?
o boy Priest you need to do some word studies, Jesus spoke about. Gahenna not amd eternal torture chamber. By the way no Father will allow their kids to be tortured forever...... Love does not do that.
From a God who is quick to anger and instructs humans to kill others and even infants.Then to a merciful loving God in the new testament. I have read the Bible and if the two aren't different then does God have a dual personality. I need not refer to scriptural verses, read for yourself.
Man has tried to change the image of god
spider ok --- NO the Bible is just so unambiguous that MAN can’t agree on what god is. One minute he’s forgiving the next minute he’s sentencing 40 children to be MAULED to death by 2 she bears all because they were bullying the bald kid. (They were children! That’s not how you teach them why bulling is immoral)
Read the Bible front to back and criticize it like you would any other book or movie and you should see that it’s not a very good book..Yeah there’s some good stuff in there but for the most part it’s full of contradictions and barbarism which is nothing out of the ordinary for the time it was written.
Matthew 23:9
Jesus says, call no man father upon this earth. For there’s only one Father which is in heaven. And this man is not your father.
Where's the justice in killing the women, children and the animals of the Amalekites?
Wow I was just thinking about how to share this minutes ago. Thank you. Blessings.
When you 'seems', I've just reread the bible through, the god of the old testament orders the execution of whole people groups? This is not a troll comment, this is an inquiry I am in now.
Fr. Mike, I watch your videos 2-3 times, because they are very deep and meaningful. Thank you.
In at least one (I think several) place in the Bible, Jesus talks about the Final Judgment. "For I was hungry, and you gave me food..." Could you please do a video explaining why, in light of this, the avoidance of sin gets, or at least seems to get, so much attention than the works of mercy?
Both are linked together. God wants us to resist sinful behavior and for us to be merciful. If we neglect resisting sinful behavior we will not be a good example of being merciful.
I mean this Respectfully. I understand you are teaching what you have been taught. But Usually strict parents don't instruct their children to commit mass murder against their other children.
One thing that is very different for me is that the God of the new testament is going around trying to save everyone, gentiles and Jews both. He teaches to love and forgive others . Love your enemies etc. and old testament seems to only love his people the chosen Jews.
YHWH Almighty God in heaven. God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob was the Redeemer and Savior in the OT. He is the same always. He is Almighty YHWH Savior our Rock in the NT
What about John 1:18
Hmmm, in reading the Old Testament, I see stories describing an entity that first gives “do not kill” order in the 10 commandments and then turns around and orders the Israelites to kill thousands of people, including women and children, left and right. Also, another example, Cain killed his brother and lived. However, when a guy during the Exodus picked up a few sticks during Sabbath, god ordered that he would be stoned to death. Also when the poor Israelites started complaining in the dessert about lack of food and water, they got serpents and stones. Hmmm, this to me not only is NOT justice, it’s scary, immoral, beyond any kind of ethics. No wonder St. Paul emphasizes that the god of this world is evil itself. And Jesus Himself comments: “what kind of father would give his children serpents to play and stones to eat??” For sure, Jesus is THE TRUE WAY TO THE TRUE GOD. And that is the God of Love, not the character mentioned in the Old Testament, who pretends to be God while killing people left and right for the slightest offenses.
"Hmmm, this to me not only is NOT justice, it’s scary, immoral, beyond any kind of ethics"
Where do you get your morality and ethics from ?
Yes but your parent don’t threaten to destroy a city because there kids aren’t behaving.
You would if the entire city was full of them and they all were doing the exact opposite of what you told them to do
@@elik.8113 No I won't
You have such a special way of explaining things so I can understand the Bible better. Thank you so much. I will continue to pray for you and everyone who are joining me on this BIAY journey.
This doesn't explain the slaughter of men, women and children as ordered by God. It doesn't address the horror of killing babies, it doesn't address the mental health consequences of killing people. It doesn't address anything, really. A very flimsy explanation.
The " God " of the Old Testament was Yahweh.A God to Israel ONLY !!! a God of war.This is the confusion people make,Yahweh was an evil being who carried out genocides and crimes against humanity.NOT God as we are led to believe this " concept " of who God is - nobody knows.
In the New Testament we have a new story by the Greek theologians and the Catholic church and Paul.
Never listen to an explanation from a Catholic as its false and biased. Total deception.
Hi father Mike, Can you do a video about Yoga. After practicing for 17 years -my priest told me to "Quit it"- it's stems from another religion and I've done extensive research but would like to hear your thoughts on it.
Forgive MY Disrespect, but I just can't pass mass suicide trough rain, If a father punishes his kid to put him in the right path then I can Get that, even ABUSE(not sexual) but, I can work with it... He his trying to educate his kid but is failing miserably, I can see the effort. now killing all living things in the planet when you have the power to do absolutely anything. I don't think that there is a way of seeing that as a way of making humans better. can someone tell me if the world right now is better than back then? did all that death and sufferings paid off? When a Perfect being starts blaming is creations for the mistakes that are happening and tries to fix the problem two times and fails either he/she/it is not all powerful/Good/doesn't care or he doesn't exists. But nice Video Father, forgive me if I said something that would offend it wasn't my intention.
Who is failing ? Him for giving us free will or us for using that free will to do evil ?
@@rachelanne1065 if you give your 2 year child an expensive crystal ball and you tell your kid to not break it then your kid breaks it on purpose. What punishment should your kid suffer?
@@tutsandreacts8021 Why didn't you answer my question ?
God is the one to blame if he/she/it exists
@@tutsandreacts8021 If you commit a crime and break the law, do you blame your family for conceiving you or the law enforcement and the judicial system for sentencing you to prison or to the capital punishment ?
But the kill Count in both Testament is different...
Love thy God with all thy strength and do not worship false gods or idols.Christ taught us of Our Heavenly Father and his Holy Spirit in full filling that law.
Remember the Sabbath day and keep it Holy of Our Heavenly Father commandments.
CHRIST prescribed Saturday to be the Sabbath day in full filling that law so important
The old testament was all about the law. The burdensome heavy laws. The law which was God's back turned at mankind. A time of perpetual darkness. The new testament is God's face. When he fully reveals himself through his son Jesus. The old testament does seem harsh, strict, and sometimes even cruel. But that's only because there was just so much evil and depravity in the old testament. Jesus reveals the Father for who he's always been. Not a distant and angry entity. But a heartbroken father desperately trying to win back the hearts of his children before its too late. The God of the OT is the same one who allowed us murder him when he came personally. Like yea, one day I am going to wipe every trace of your evil off the face of the earth. And it's not going to pretty for anyone to see. But before that happens, I'm going to let YOU kill ME! Because that is how much I love you. That's who God truly is.
I was raised a Baptist. I have read the Bible through so many times in life. I have attended so many different denominations over the years. I converted to LCMC Lutheran several years ago...moved and then attended a Methodist Church. I gravitate toward Pope Francis and the way he seems to emulate Christ. I've been doing a 1 year Bible reading plan with my sister. I had not fully read through the books of law in a long time. Truth be told, I do see a huge contradiction in the way God is in these books as opposed to Jesus' mercy... I found myself understanding the Pharasises and Sadusises behavior when Christ arrived...really can you blame them...their religionius tradition was one of laws and rules...which followed made you obedient and not subject to the wrath of God. I can see where you get the Old Testament God being a just God who loved his people through the book of Job...he's harsh but loving... But, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers... Is pretty rough... It almost makes God look like a being I wouldn't like very much.... I understand correction....but a lot of these practices were torturous... Drinking bitter water of a woman who had an affair to cause her pain and become barren... Etc... The list goes on. Having multiple wives/ compubines and then casting them aside when the head wife is jealous. Killing full people groups and even tricking them in some cases to eventually kill them. I'm feeling an incongruence. This incongruence has also been felt significantly by me as I watched Christian leaders defend and back Trump the last five years. Then the emergence of QAnon, and it's weird mix with Christianity. It's very unsettling and has me wondering what is Truth.
God is the 1st beast
Jesus is the 2ndbeast
This is found in the entire chapter 13 of revelation
Jesus is the anti-christ
(Abomination of desolation)
And Zechariah 11:16-17
Jesus and God (The Devil-Lived)
Are the alpha and the omega; the accuser and the oppressor
Never Once have humans ever SINNED
It was God and jesus who sinned
(Controlled our thoughts and actions)
Free will is an illusion if you have the mark of the beast
Do you still believe in God ? If so, ask Him to help you understand His written word.
You completely missed the gospels point God is not the villian and we do have free will
The example I give is in the Old Testament God is far and speaking to people how things should be in THEORY and in the new testament he finally comes up close and personal and sees how it really is to live and walk in our skin. Like a new graduate who thinks he knows it all because he's read a lot of books but it really is different when that student experiences what he studied. Not good vs. bad...just Theory vs. Experience....experience will always win which is why God the son had to die.
Never heard this one before. That's very neat. I like this.
How do you explain the God of the Old Testament asking for human and animal sacrifices?
The New Testament was just clearly glued onto the back of the Old Testament or the five books of Genesis for promotion. Both books are not even originally in the same language; one is Greek and the other is Hebrew and Aramaic. So, anyone that reads the old testament in the hebrew language and the new testament in the Greek language knows that it's two different books and two different Gods! AND I HAVE READ BOTH BIBLES!!
I've read both of them too and there is no difference between them. Please, don't lean on your own understand or impose your modern thinking on the Scriptures, which is what most do.
@@rachelanne1065 the old testament was rewritten in 186 a.d. to support the new testament. The only factual book of the two is the old testament bc the new testament was only meant for the Roman ppl; to control them. Anyway, I don't give a rip if you don't believe me and think it's modern thinking. At one point, I was brainwashed just like you, but now I know the truth. Real soon, more and more Christians will realize that they have been lied to all their life. Even reading the old testament in the hebrew language reveals the lies we have been told , but you Christians are too lazy to go the extra step. You just want to read it in English. The lies are written in the English language.
The world is gradually erasing the historical truth in scriptures, in books, and paintings.
Lastly, go to the native Americans, who have been on this earth just as long as the hebrews and sumerians. Ask them why they never yielded to Christianity or any other religion.?
so what youre saying is god is like a toxic ex who uses suffering as a tool to get you back to them
You don’t have to bro
In the Old Testament, God is depicted more like an "ordinary man"-- like many of the deities in Greek mythology. He spoke to Moses face-to-face (Exodus 33:11), walked through the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:8), and visited Abraham (Genesis 18). However, in the New Testament, God was not omniscient. "No one had seen God at any time" (John 1:18). This leads me to believe that God had changed; once needing scouts to survey Sodom and Gomorrah, to now knowing everything (1 John 3:20). However, God doesn't change (James 1:17)-- how am I to make sense of this?
The Old Testament depicts a God that creates everything. He knew all things but chose to use humans to carry out his plan. The God that created the world could've taken Jericho himself without Joshua or taken His people to Canaan in a second and not 40 years wit Moses. He chose to use humans to carry out His will. The same is said for God in the New Testament. He could've built His Church and Compiled Scripture all in an instant. But chose to carry it out through His Apostles and there successors over centuries. God's willingness to use humans and time to carry out His will is not weakness nor is it exclusive to the Old Testament
I know that in my own life, my wounds and false images of God have played into how I viewed the God of the Old Testament verses the God of the New Testament. I know that they were the same God but that did not stop me from struggling to understand why they seemed so different to me.
Marcion of Sinope was correct.
Using the parents analogy was perfect by the way, makes so much sense, thank you!!
Ps: I’m just by myself in the comments section lol
I agree, that was a great analogy.
I disagree. The God the old testament believed that the death penalty was an appropriate punishment for non-belief, homosexuality, and being a disobedient child. Using the analogy of the parents, if that kind of punishment was appropriate for the children of the parents, we would have to admit that using that punishment on children of today would also be appropriate. Do you still agree?
Tom Andrews what verse are you referring to?
@@tomandrews1429 I do. You have to understand all the possible meanings of death to even begin to understand.
@@paulmiller3469 Are you saying that these punishments from the OT meant something different from physical death?
Why are called as "Father" ? There's only one Father and thats our Holy Father in Heaven.
We've read our bible sir, that's why we don't believe that they're the same God. Nice try, but we can't be fooled
Do Christians believe in the old testament?
god doesnt changed, why its a NEW way?
Don't forget that real life people co-authored the Bible, meaning that it also contains their distorted view of God. Obviously God didn't kill the firstborn in Egypt; obviously God didn't command the genocide of Canaanites etc. Those are either natural disasters that were used to glorify God or human orders. So, God is the same throughout, but our understanding of Him is different exactly because of Jesus.
This is a better answer than Father Mike's answer.
@@stephengnb Thank you, but I'm sure Fr. Mike knows this, too!
@@davethesid8960 I would hope so, but if he does, he should be sharing it in the way you described the difference rather than gaslighting me saying I haven't read the Bible.
Did he call himself father mike?
THE term Father should only be used for God.
Not including when using in a filial sense.
mike jones that’s what Catholic priests are called...when you talk to them you say “hi Father ___”
Kejsida Godo
Well it depends on your belief.
If you go by the Bible, then the term father is reserved for THE FATHER God.
King James Bible
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven
Matthew 23:9
This is one reason I stopped being a catholic.
This is an amazing explanation and I just have one more kind of follow up question. Why did God wait so long to accept all humans with the coming of Jesus. In the Old Testament, he was the God of the Jews, who he chose. So what changed to make him accept all of humanity as his people? Furthermore, doesn’t this change in fact make it seem that God does change? Thank you so much!
Leviticus 21:17-21. Can anyone explain to me why this was okay? It does not sound the same way in which Jesus would treat people.
This passage is not talking about casting people away from Israel : it's specifically referring to the Aaronic priesthood, who were held to a higher standard both physically and spiritually in order to serve in the Temple. Hope it helps =)
Talk about God's chosen people, turning our backs on God and turning to foreign gods and idols. And here I see that we're a priest and the Romans who influenced Christians to turn to pagan gods and goddesses mixed with a little bit of the truth. And here we are today. Christmas pagan, Easter pagan, Sunday not the true day of worship, not the seventh day Sabbath. Sabbath rest of God commanded. The made-up holy days. Planets that are called by pagan gods and goddesses. This is what confuses me is why should I listen to people like you about God? Apparently you have no idea who and what God is. What is holy days are?
At least in the new testament, god doesn't demand genocide, request human sacrifice, or kill a bunch of kids for calling someone bald so, it's got that going for it.
No true Scotsmen.
Look...I think Mike is a great guy....but how can he read and understand the scriptures so well and still be Roman Catholic? I wish I could talk to him and at least understand what he sees.
Its because he follows God, not man.
@Dong Thurman Because we Catholics also believe Scriptures are inspired by God, they are the Word of God
@@zwijac He may very well follow God; however, Roman Catholic doctrine places the church above scripture in the sense that the magisterium is the only authority over it. Don't get me wrong, Mike still believes some of the false teachings (since Rome has only infallibly translated like 10 verses)... but he understands it so well where Rome hasn't sunk their talons in.
@@dongthurman4954 When Jesus was ascending into heaven, he didn't suddenly stop and look toward Peter and James and scream out "don't forget to read my book!".
There was no book. He established a church. And to the people whom he chose to lead that church, he told to go out and make disciples of all people, teaching them all that He had commanded them. Those 12 men then instructed people to "hold to the traditions you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by writing".
If you and I were living and having the same conversation in the year 250,.... How would we worship God and how would we stand firm in our faith and pass it on to others? Its 250 AD, we are believers in the God of the Bible and we are Christians who believe Jesus was the Messiah. But the Bible does not exist. What do we do? What does our church look like and how do they know what they believe?
Also, how is someone born again?
This was the basis of the 2nd century heresy Marcionism that was prevalent in Rome at that time. This heresy was refuted by the early Christian author Tertullian. I wrote a paper on this in college. Now I work in a pharmacy. You never know where obscure knowledge will take you.
I like your humour!
Father Mike, you are so attractive. WOW! I almost missed the message just looking at you haha. OK, let me listen this time
When I was an atheist, I didn't belive in the Bible or anything Christian, . Because it was so hard to understand why God did a complete 180 and was all of a sudden so loving, and calm. Then I went to prison for heroin and could only get 1 book....the Bible. I got saved that night in a cell. Great video thanks for explaining!
You look like the actor who played Hercules in the old tv series with Hercule. lol
The God of the Old Testament thought that the death penalty was appropriate from the "crimes" of unbelief, homosexuality and being a disobedient child (among other things). Do you think that Jesus would also hold these beliefs?
Jesus came to cause strife and more division....he never once came for peace or true love....only signs , false love (anti-christ) and ‘miracles’ written in revelation 13
Jesus is God( the devil) incarnate who deceived the whole world
Wow I had a horrible day at work. And this really cheered me up. I’ve been wondering and found this and brought me joy and light I have not seen in awhile. Just someone looking for answers.
If you want to know EURO Christian religion, read the New Testament. But to know the LORD (ABBA, YHWH) and the MASHIAH (Christ) YAHshuah (IESU, YESU) then read the Epistles of YUDE, SIMON(Peter), JACOB (James), YOHANA (John), and Books of REVELATION, HEBREWS, SEPTUAGINTA (Old Testament). The LORD "HATES" ALL god- creature cults, and does NOT appreciate being referred to as a god creature. For they are blasphemous usurpers of his GLORY, praise, recognition. These are what the MASHIAH YAHSHUAH and the LORD STAND AGAINST FOR. HAVING ALL THE COMPASSION, TRUTH, DISCIPLINE NEEDED TO FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT. TRUTH versus LIES. For Christos being the LOGOS does not contradict the HOLY SCRIPTURES (Septuaginta) which are "INFALLIBLE" REVELATIONS. EVERYTHING, ALL, that is about the good, bad, evil on earth and about the schemes of the evil ones. All is revealed. B. I B. L. E.= BACKING UP INFINITY BEST LIFE EVER!
One big difference is this, Mathew 19:8 Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard.
But it was not this way from the beginning. 9 I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
Stating that, there is another side to the coin on this. Many moons ago, the medical field noticed that there was considerably less STDs among Jews than the general population.
So it was theorized of why that is, is because Jews are circumcised. So hospitals advised parents of new born enfants to be circumcised. Rabbis disagreed with this finding.
Their argument was that really matters is remaining loyal and abstinent rather than going astray, which no one, at the time, paid any attention too.
It came out and was proven that being circumcised does not prevent one way or the other of getting or not getting an STD
The New Testament is the continuation of the Old Testament. In both books is the same God. John 3:16-18
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. Whoever believes in Him is not judged; but he who does not believe has already been judged, because he has not believed in the Name of the only Son of God. Through these words, John shows us that God is justice and gave us Jesus to show us (to see) that He (Jesus) represents His (God's) feelings for us. Because sometimes we need tangible things. ( John 20 27-29 ) 27. Then he said to Thomas: “Bring here your finger and look at my hands and bring your hand and put it in my side; and be not faithless, but faithful."
28. In response, Thomas said to Him: "My Lord and my God!"
29. "Tomo," Jesus said to him, "because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen, but have believed."
Jesus is the word but he is not our judge. ONLY GOD WILL JUDGE US
Yep. God apparently went from a horrifically vengeful, murderous being, who instructed us to murder our friends, neighbors and even family members for their transgressions, some rather trivial - to an optimally loving being who instructs us to love everyone, even our enemies. Talk about schizophrenic.
were solely based on justice and God's law with no mercy. The new covenant with Christ having subjected the demands of justice with His extended arm of mercy shows us how the preferred kingdom of God will look like eternally, with God's law and justice meted out by a merciful king and judge. This explanation is given us in the story of David, Solomon and Adonijah. Adonijah (Jehovah is my Lord) is the rightful heir to David's kingdom, yet he was a man of war like his father David and also Jehovah (Ex 15:3). The Lord told David however, that Solomon (Peace) would be king as he would be peaceful and the throne would be established with him forever. This typifies how The LORD as Jehovah the law giver was heir but not the preferred King of the Kingdom of God. But, The LORD as Messiah, The Christ, the Prince of Peace, He will rule and reign forever the Kingdom of God with mercy and healing in His wings. Without our New Testament God the brutality of the law and justice of God would rule and reign. The good news is Christ!
Colossians 3:5-6
5 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. 6 Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.
Zephaniah 1:15
That day is a day of wrath,
A day of trouble and distress,
A day of devastation and desolation,
A day of darkness and gloominess,
A day of clouds and thick darkness,
Why are you leaving all of these verses out father? It is very disingenuous
I need some prayers said for me i have been struggling with depression and getting ready to join the Marine Corps
I was about to finish my Rosary, I will include you as well 😊
@@mi-ka-eltheguardian3837 thank you so much
Also get a prescription for anti-depressents in case you still feel depressed!
But OT God IS harsh and unforgiving. Anybody who tells people to kill innocent babies and children is exactly that. “MAKE READY TO SLAUGHTER HIS SONS FOR THE GUILT OF THEIR FATHERS; Lest they rise and posses the earth, and fill the breadth of the world with tyrants.” (Isaiah 14:21)
Unfortunately, Jesus said that everything in the old testament still mattered
God never change. I kinda like the Old Testament era, not the violent and gore part, it's just.. would be nice to have a direct conversation sometimes (like when I say "hi God" He say 'hi' back). Even just once a year you know. That'd be a nice surprise for my dark and gloomy lonely day.... hmm.. that'd be scary too now that I think about it. :/ when you're alone and suddenly you hear "hi". Huh.. I really am weird. But yeah.. I believe in God 100%. He's been good to me and my father since I was a kid, and everything that He did and do, all of His decisions for me, in the end it's all for my future. So that I can have a great future. He's like my Dad, my Boss and my King and I'm His stubborn daughter. His love never change. ❤❤❤
I swear 90% of Christian’s have NOT read the Bible at all. I think the question is why was god asking Adam and Eve where they were? Or asking Cain where able was? Was god seeing if they’d confess? 🤷♂️ the Bible doesn’t say. God seems present and communicating to his people directly, while in the new testament he doesn’t talk, not even to Mary the mother. It’s such a strange thing. But the answer to that is clear to. Not all stories in the old testament (and Paul’s books) aren’t historically accurate. It’s to teach a lesson. Example is the story of Job is about how bad things happen to good people and it’s not their fault. The Bible is so fascinating and widely misinterpreted.
The answer as to why God is different in the Old Testament (Jewish Torah) compared to the New Testament (Good News of Christ) is self-evident if you read Scripture:
No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.
John 1:18
39 They (The Jews) answered him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do what Abraham did, 40 but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God; this is not what Abraham did. 41 You do what your father did.” They said to him, “We were not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.” 42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I proceeded and came forth from God; I came not of my own accord, but he sent me. 43 Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word. 44 You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
John 8:39-44
54 Jesus answered the Jews, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing; it is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say that he is your God. 55 But you have not known him; I know him. If I said, I do not know him, I should be a liar like you; but I do know him and I keep his word.
John 8:54-55
4 Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.
2 Corinthians 4:4
13 This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, 14 instead of giving heed to Jewish myths or to commands of men who reject the truth.
Titus 1:13-14
Jesus comes from the Father, the God of Truth, Love, Forgiveness. The Jewish Old Testament refers to YHWH Elohim.
#AskFrMike Are mental illnesses (obsessive-compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, chronic depression, suicidal thoughts etc.) caused by demonic possession?
No....its caused by God Alone
The oppressor and accuser
Let's get something straight and cut out the BS ! GOD is a GOD of LAWs and does have patience, "Conservative" He has little patience or tolerance for liberals for liberals New Testament That believe in Gray Laws or a living new testament for what ever the mood strikes them at the moment! Ah Ah don't work that way with the GOD of Moses! His Laws must be obeyed! AMEN 🙏
I mean this with respect but i dont know how i can answer this question correctly and have to educate a member of the clergy ! It is not the same God, one of Jesus's followers asked him about God, Jesus replied ...thats your Gid , not my God. My God comes from a higher place and is more powerful than your God...... shouldn't scholars and religious workers like , priests,vicors, ministers ,pasters etc. knows q this ?
“Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.” (Deut. 4:2.)
Then there is the The Last 12 Verses of Mark in the New Testament, this is Funny we just defied the bible we follow.
Actually, I studied the Bible and theology very closely, mentored by university level scholars, including members of the Jesuit order.
God has not changed but the view of him has. Probably the best way to contrast the Old with the New Testament views of God is that the Old Testament God was seen as one or several tribal deities in a polytheistic world view. This is very clear in the Pentateuch, Kings and Chronicles. The New Testament view of God is influenced by the Persians (who freed the Jews from Babylonian captivity) and introduced a new concept of monotheism involving an all good creator or the “Wise Lord” and an opposing evil force “Angra Mainyu” who we know as Satan. In the time of Jesus, Zoroastrianism was the state religion of the neighboring Parthian Empire and continued to influence the Jews and religious thinking in the East. Many of the teachings of Jesus reflect this.
Father Mike thank you, never heard it explained that way: “revealed” Himself progressively
I think the confusion lies in what Jesus teaches verses the teachings in Leviticus for example.... Like I had a son but I didn't "purify" myself for any number of days... But I believe in Jesus. Not everyone "read" the Bible because we're STILL READING it.... Your video didn't really answer my question.... Here's one Should we stop eating lobster???
Hi Father Mike, I am a 💯% Catholic and proud.
Please explain to the other religions if why we have pictures and status on our church? Because they always told to the people that we worship them.
And also, why we have a purgatory?
I have more questions, but I think that would be fine.
I already answered them and as the time goes by, it becomes a debate (but only in UA-cam and Facebook). I told them to do this in face to face. And I told them not to worry about all the expenses they have cost because I will pay all of it. But I will pay only if they win.
But they refused it and gone like nothing's happened. No more reply. hehehe
I hate it when other religions try to destroy the other religions. Because that is not what Jesus told and teach us.
But I love it when I see that they care, help etc etc. . . And I am so proud of what they did.
I'm not religious & never may be, but I've been considering getting a Bible for the experience, & maybe reach some sort of enlightenment; having been brought up around Christianity. I just want to be sure I make the right choice. Which testament do all of you recommend? One hand, I'd want the Bible as it was originally written, but on another, maybe those extras are important to learn about.
New Testament... NABRE or NRSVCE