How Does a Loving God Justify the Holy Wars of the Old Testament?

Episode 381 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. I have been reading the Old Testament and I see where the Ishmaelites have the crescent moon. What is that all about, and does this have anything to do with Muslims today? 2. Is it wrong for a Christian to do good works to prove to themselves that they are saved and have Christ? Or should they obey because they have Christ already? 3. I know that Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever, but I struggle with the way God is portrayed in the Old Testament. I have a hard time making sense of God using Israel judging nations through wars where women and children were killed. 4. Who are the spirits in prison in 1 Peter 3:19? Is this a kind of purgatory? 5. How do you understand the passage in Romans 8 where it says that the Holy Spirit intercedes for us with groans too deep for words? Resources Knowing God by J. I. Packer  Putting Amazing Back into Grace: Embracing the Heart of the Gospel by Michael Horton