Why Does God Seem Different Before and After Christ Came?

Episode 117 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1. How can I prevent my personal Christian growth from becoming stagnant? 2. Can a person make Jesus their personal savior without making him Lord? 3. Why does the God of the Old Testament seem so different then the God of love in the New Testament? I understand that God is unchanging and that the Old Testament God had to be loving but why didn't the Old Testament reveal God as a God of love? 4. I'm a Religious Studies major at Texas A&M, and I recently became a Christian. I'm taking a class on Islam for my major. Is it okay for Christians to read other holy books? 5. Jeremiah 29:11 says, "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." I know that this is true but my life doesn't seem to be blessed. Maybe I don't have enough faith. How should I understand God's plan for my life? 6. Since Jesus hung out with sinners, does that mean we should too? Where do we draw the line?