Christians don't just have faith IN a merciful God, they have faith TO exercise mercy just as they have received it from God in unspeakable abundance.
I don't have things against believers "borrowing" Old Testament passages, convincing themselves & others that allegiance to YHWH is never in vain, that HIS workers would have "manifestations" as authoritative signs. I really don't, IF ONLY I won't see rolled eyes nor yawns when I disclose this ..
That as people can also be (even more) moved (and hearts won) by justice & compassion, there are actually even more passages mentioning that ישראל Israel as ancient covenant community (then, the Church as the spiritual fulfillment) was established by God's principles of the prior.
Our lives are God's offering dough. The enticing power of this world can spread, spoiling us overtime, just like yeast leavening breads. The only way to break the "natural cycle of decay", hearts being away from God, is commitment to Passover "hasty dining" lifestyle, enjoying posessions, but with desire, enjoyment & focus to God's Word instead. (Observe that God didn't say "suffering means you've followed Me correctly", the opposite is true, the fulfilled covenant caused blessings, but once love has grown to things more than to God, prepare yourself for a sh#tstorm!).
God's Word is anything but symbolic monument. Christianity as a whole is much more than philosophy & mysticism. The remembrance of God's saving deeds, including studying & teaching of the scripture was meant to continuously feed the flame, to awaken the fire, preserving the momentum of God's (spiritually renewed) people, ministering שלום peace & freedom to this fallen humanity. As we willingly share whatever entrusted, we will hear that sweet praise from those once far that has been made near..
Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.
Psalms 34:8 NIV .
When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground.
Psalms 104:30 NIV
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