A few days ago, a friend asked me the following question: “How do you rectify the peaceful Jesus with the murderous God of the Old Testament?”

That’s a tough one. I could have just ignored it, but I felt like this needed to be addressed. So I gave it a shot.

As with any study of the Old Testament, there’s a ton of context and nuance to consider. So I could never hope to do it justice in a Facebook comment, or even a blog post. In fact, there are entire semesters of college you can take to ...