Did God Get a Makeover After Malachi?

Many have asked Wayne and Brad how they reconcile the seeming disparity between the God of the Old Testament who acted at times with wrath and destruction and his presentation in the New Testament as the loving ‘Abba’ Father. Was Jesus really the exact representation of the Father, or were they playing some cosmic version of good cop/bad cop? Tackling that question requires that we probe the whole of Scripture for a consistent and coherent view of the God of the universe that contains both his extreme measures as he seeks to rescue the world, and his loving and unchanging nature, which we can trust whole-heartedly.