“And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are are called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28, NASB).
I’m one of those annoying people who always wants to know why! I don’t want just to know how, I want to know why!
Sometimes people have a different understanding of the God of the Old Testament than they do the God of the New Testament. And they may even question how people got “saved” before Jesus came to this world.
They may believe that people were saved in the Old Testament (or before the incarnation) by obeying the Mosaic Law or offering animal sacrifices. Some even say that God has saved people in different ways at different times.
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