In this episode of the Holy Men Club podcast I’m having a conversation with Adrian Karlsson.

I once heard him preach a sermon about this topic and I knew, I need to invite him for this episode.

Working as a X-ray technician, he is used to needing to see through things to see what’s behind the superficial layer. And in our conversation we’re doing exactly that.

Many see Jesus in the New Testament as a God of compassion and love. But the Old Testament seems to portray a very different God, one that threatens, is angry, has people killed. While atheists and non-believers use those portions of the Bible to attack Christianity, many Christians prefer to ignore these parts.

But once we see through the superficial layer, with some principles that we’ll talk about, we can begin to understand even the most difficult stories in the Old Testament, and reconcile the, seemingly, two different Gods.

We’re touching on many topics such as why there is evil in the world, the concept of having a right to live, and how struggling and having questions with all this is a sign of growth.

1:24 - Loving God vs Liking God

8:48 - Reclaiming the Old Testament

15:30 - Jesus is the God of the Old Testament?

24:13 - What is God truly like?

29:53 - God's "harshness" in the Old Testament explained (Canananites, Achan, etc)

38:40 - Do we have a right to life?

46:07 - The loving way God treats unbelievers

54:02 - How to respond to unbeliever's questions / accusations

58:36 - What alternatives does God have to fight the devil & sin?

1:09:07 - Practical tips to interpret "troubling" verses / stories

1:11:25 - Literature recommendations

1:14:09 - How you see God will shape everything in your life

1:22:18 - Sevvie Zone: Pharisees did everything right, but hated God