Why Is There Violence in the Bible? | God’s Book

If God is love, why does the Bible contain wars, judgement and violence? In this message from God’s Book, Anthony Delaney tackles one of the toughest questions people ask about Christianity: how can a loving God be connected to violent stories in the Old Testament? Looking at the wider story of Scripture — from Creation to Revelation — this talk explores how the Bible’s message moves from peace, through humanity’s violence and rebellion, back toward ultimate peace through Jesus Christ. This message explores: • Why context matters when reading difficult Bible passages • The bigger story behind Old Testament wars • Ancient warfare, hyperbole and spiritual conflict • How God restrains violence rather than celebrates it • Why Jesus is the turning point of the whole story • How the cross transforms “us vs them” into one family in Christ Because the Bible is not a story of a cruel God — but of a loving God entering a violent world to rescue and restore it.