Theological Dilemma.

I have been reading various sources who are putting forward a theory that the God of the old testament is different from the God of the new testament. The reason being, for instance, the mass slaughter of the Cannanites. There are lots of other passages that include orders to kill thousands of people. For example, Deuteronomy 7/1-2 the Israelites are commanded to destroy the Cannanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, Jebusites. Every living thing was ordered to be killed. Joshua 6/17-22 Ordered to destroy Jericho and kill every living thing. First Samuel 15/2-3 Ordered to destroy the Amalekites, kill every living thing. They were only three examples, there are quite a few other examples. 

Personally, I cannot believe that what I have quoted came from a loving and merciful God. 

I will be continuing this theme in later posts.

Till next time.