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How Do You Explain the Harshness of the Old Testament vs. the New Testament?

October 18, 2021 • Amy Hall, Greg Koukl

- How can I best explain the internal inconsistency between the harshness of the Old Testament compared to the New Testament, and why wouldn’t a sovereign God set up a system that didn’t require a harsh Law and a system of redemption in the first place?
- Wouldn’t the fact that the command to not eat blood was given both to Noah and New Testament believers mean it transcends the Mosaic Covenant and is binding on us today?

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