Compassionate Father or Consuming Fire?: Engaging the God of the Old Testament

Is God a compassionate Father or a consuming fire? Explore the seemingly contradictory nature of God in the Old and New Testaments.Is it difficult to reconcile the loving Father who sent his Son to die for our sins with the God who describes Himself as a "great lion" to Judah? What about the God who let Satan take Job's children and possessions?In this quick read, Dr. Michael Brown examines the story of Job to answer the question: How can a God who allows sickness and disaster be the same God who loves us? Discover how to reconcile divine judgment with divine love and find unwavering faith in the face of suffering.This Christian theology is for those seeking to understand God's character and find divine healing.

Michael L. Brown (PhD, New York University) is president of FIRE School of Ministry and has served as an adjunct or visiting professor at seven leading seminaries. He is the host of the daily, syndicated talk radio show, The Line of Fire, and also hosts That’s Debatable with Dr. Brown on the AWKNG TV network. He is the author of more than forty books and over two thousand popular articles, and he has contributed to numerous scholarly Old Testament publications. He is widely considered the world’s leading Messianic Jewish apologist.