Two Different Gods: The Father of the Prodigal Son vs. The Judge of Romans
Part 5 of THE OTHER GOSPEL Series by eFireTemple The Question Beneath Every Other Question Every argument in this series has circled a deeper one. The law contradiction. The authority question. The faith-versus-works dispute. These are real and significant. But underneath each of them is something more fundamental — a disagreement not just about theology or practice, but about the nature of God. What is God like? Jesus and Paul give different answers. Not subtly different. Structurally different.
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Part 5 of THE OTHER GOSPEL Series by eFireTemple The Question Beneath Every Other Question Every argument in this series has circled a deeper one. The law contradiction. The authority question. The faith-versus-works dispute. These are real and significant. But underneath each of them is something more fundamental — a disagreement not just about theology or practice, but about the nature of God. What is God like? Jesus and Paul give different answers. Not subtly different. Structurally different. The God described in Jesus's parables and the God described in Paul's letters operate according to different principles, respond to human beings in different ways, and require different things before forgiveness can happen. Both cannot be the same God accurately described. One of them is a portrait. The other is a different painting entirely.