(Verses 16-18) "You will know at last that I, the Lord, am your Savior and Redeemer, the Mighty One of Israel. ... Salvation will surround you like city walls, and praise will be on the lips of all who enter there."
My dear brothers and sisters, we cannot have two Saviors, one for the Old Testament and one for the New Testament. This means that the God of the Old Testament is Jesus, and in there verses he is telling us of what he will do when he is born on earth. That is, how he will save us by dying in our place on the cross.
I know this is hard for most people to understand because we have always been told that the Father is the God of the Old Testament. But he is not true. God does not speak to us through that personality. If you notice, all the direct words from God are spoken by Jesus. Yes, Jesus mentioned the Father quite often, but we do not see or hear what he says. This is done so we will not have two voices of God speaking to us at the same time. This would cause too much confusion, and we would not know which one to obey. Also, we would not know which voice has the greater authority.
God speaks to us only through the personality of Jesus. Let's say it this way. When God speaks to us he always identifies himself as Jesus. This should help us understand the words of the Bible more clearly. It should help us to appreciate more passionately the personality by wich God saves.
As Paul often says, "I think God through Jesus Christ our Lord!
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My dear brothers and sisters, we cannot have two Saviors, one for the Old Testament and one for the New Testament. This means that the God of the Old Testament is Jesus, and in there verses he is telling us of what he will do when he is born on earth. That is, how he will save us by dying in our place on the cross.
I know this is hard for most people to understand because we have always been told that the Father is the God of the Old Testament. But he is not true. God does not speak to us through that personality. If you notice, all the direct words from God are spoken by Jesus. Yes, Jesus mentioned the Father quite often, but we do not see or hear what he says. This is done so we will not have two voices of God speaking to us at the same time. This would cause too much confusion, and we would not know which one to obey. Also, we would not know which voice has the greater authority.
God speaks to us only through the personality of Jesus. Let's say it this way. When God speaks to us he always identifies himself as Jesus. This should help us understand the words of the Bible more clearly. It should help us to appreciate more passionately the personality by wich God saves.
As Paul often says, "I think God through Jesus Christ our Lord!
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