From a political standpoint, Jesus' entrance into time could not be more opportune. God raised up the 12 sons of Jacob to be the nation of Israel; a vessel through which He would show His lovingkindness and mercy; a nation through which all the world would be blessed. Israel through many failures, arrived at the Davidic kingdom. This brought a time of defeat of their enemi...

Many people have a skewed characterisation of God based on His perceived temperament in the Old and New Testaments. The Old Testament God is the fire and brimstone God, while the New Testament God is the love and forgiveness God. These are stereotypes we can apply to divide and mischaracterise God, but in the one divine Being there is justice and wrath as well as grace and...