Many of us were introduced to the Bible as "God’s love letter to mankind." It’s a beautiful sentiment, and in an ultimate sense, it is true. But if you have ever sat down to read the Bible from cover to cover, you’ve likely hit a wall. As you navigate the dense legalities of Leviticus, the terrifying scale of the Flood, or the scorched-earth warnings of the Prophets, you have to wonder: If this is a love letter, why does it feel like a legal briefing or a series of rebukes? It is this exact tension that causes many modern Christians to retreat almost entirely into the New Testament. We crave the "love"—the compassion, the grace, and the "red letters" of Jesus—because the "truths" of the Old Testament feels too heavy, too harsh, and too foreign to our modern sensibilities. However, there is a more profound reality at work from Genesis to Revelation that every believer must recognize. To understand the Bible—and the God who authored it—we have to l...
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