God of the OT

Another Quote from the book “bono on bono” – and its in relation to a subjuct on my friends LJ

 

“There’s nothing hippie about my picture of Christ.  The Gospels paint a picture of a very demanding, sometimes divisive love, but love it is.  I accept the OT as more of an action movie: blood, car chases, evacuations, a lot of special effects, seas dividing, mass murder, adultery.  The children of God are running amok, wayward.  Maybe that’s why they’re so relatable.  But the way we see it, those of us who are trying to figure out our Christian conundrum, is that the God of the OT is like the journey from stern father to friend.  When you’re a child you need clear directions and some strict rules.  But with Christ, we have access in a one-to-one relationship, for, as in the OT, it was more one of worship and awe, a vertical relationship.  The New Testament, on the other hand, we look at a Jesus who looks familiar, horizontal.  The combination is what makes the Cross.”