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“Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Quench not the Spirit. Despise not prophesyings. Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.” ‭‭1 Thessalonians‬ ‭5:14-21‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Quench not the Spirit. Despise not prophesyings. Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.” ‭‭1 Thessalonians‬ ‭5:14-21‬ ‭KJV‬‬

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I have been struggling to enfold the Bible into my soul for decades. Made the mistake of trying to read OT from Genesis on. Was of course horrified and repulsed. Worse than ANYTHING modern savage media can conceive. But I know hidden among even OT are passages like this, so distilled and purely wise, that you make me wanna read on... MOST appreciated, OP!

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Psalms and Proverbs are 2 good OT books to read when the story gets to be too much to read through. It’s not an easy book at times, but we need to understand the totality of God’s character and will. It’s important to remember that there is only one God, from before time through eternity. The one who created heaven and earth is the one who accepted his death in the flesh as a perfect sin offering.

The OT God is the same one who came in the flesh, and His message is unchanged. We read about God’s wonderful creation and all that He wants from man, to live a righteous life. Jesus taught the exact same thing, always referencing the OT. Men had corrupted His word with their own traditions, so He came in the flesh to correct their course.

The sin and corruption of man happened rapidly and often in the OT. God did what was justified to wicked men, and showed grace and mercy to undeserving men constantly as well. Jesus equally warned against wickedness and admonished walking that road to destruction. He wants all men to hear the prophets, repent, and follow Him. The difference is: we haven’t experienced God’s justice against the wicked yet, but we can know what is coming for the wicked by reading the OT, and choose this day whom we wish to serve. We know what he’ll do to them because he’s done it to them before.

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Try the New Testament. It's as much better read and more helpful.

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Absolutely sound advice! It may be the same God that man is attempting to describe from OT to NT, but they are night and day, BECAUSE the Bible seems to be a story of how man has developed, not necessarily God. As we grow into the more challenging dimensions of love-centered living, so does our God seem to grow.

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As I see it, the Old Testament is how God provided people with laws for how to live life. But then people being people got carried away with it and came up with legalistic workarounds that would allow them to break the spirit of the law, but stay within their interpretation of the letter of the law. In the New Testament, God comes to Earth to say, "No, you're doing it wrong. Let me show you what I meant." It wasn't God that changed, but how we received the message.