Of Locusts and Love: Why A Loving God Would Bring Calamity
The Bible is frequently caricatured as displaying contradictory concepts of God. Critics claim that while the God of the New Testament is a filled with love and forgiveness while the Old Testament God is a God of vengeful wrath. Of course, nothing is further from the truth. In this podcast, Lenny looks at the book of Joel, when God calls judgment upon wayward Israel, and shows how God's actions truly reflect his love and concern for his people. We then turn to our plight today and understand that God can only be considered a loving God if he also upholds justice.
