Hello my friends, sorry about my lack of post, I am sitting in a CAFE to type this.
You speak about THE OLD TESTAMENT and THE NEW TESTAMENT as if they are two seperate books.
The God of old is the God of the new, and it is the Old Testament that fortold of our coming Savior. All scripture is God breathed, ever heard that before?
The penalty of sin is death, right? And all of the old testament sin offerings and other feast were done as a sign of the promised Messiah.
Read the Old Testament, Study the Old Testament, and what is the sum of the matter? God wants and will have a planet of forever friends, friends that love Him and righteousness as much as He loves us and righteousness.
Vengence is mine sayeth the Lord, in my understanding was said not to state that God seeks revenge, but justice. We are not to take it into our own hands, we are to seek His Kingdom and all good things will be added to us.
Why should we fear man who can only kill the body, should we not more fear God who can destroy both body and soul?
My friend Old or New, we have the same God who has given all as a gift but still because of His great love for us allows each individual to choose life or seperation which is death.
I'll be back in touch when I write more from the comfort of my own desk.
God Bless
Brother Jerry-The Berlin Bear