Questions Skeptics Ask About the God of the Old Testament (Discovery Series Booklet)

It isn't wrong to be skeptical about the Bible!

To be skeptical is not wrong! Those who are not may pay dearly for being overly trusting.  People who don't ask questions are apt to end up kicking themselves for being so careless.  It isn't wrong to be skeptical about the Bible.  No one has to accept it on blind faith.  If it can't stand up to honest questions, it doesn't deserve to be relied on.  The God who said, "Come now, and let us reasons together" (Isa. 1:18) invites us to involve our hearts and minds to determine whether or not the Bible is indeed His inspired Word.  With this invitation, we come to the God of the Old Testament.  We can admit that we are bothered by the violence, anger, and deception that we find associated with Him.  And we don't need to pretend that we don't see the differences between the Old and New Testaments. Although Jesus told His followers to love their enemies and do good to those who harmed them, it seems that the God of the Old Testament did just the opposite.  The differences appear to be real, but are they? We hope that you will get this booklet and it will help to answer questions that have troubled many people.

Herb VanderLugt (1920-2006) grew up in a large family during the Depression.  He was married to his wife Virginia for 65 years.  He enlisted in the US Army during WWII, serving in the Medic Corp in England. Although he was encouraged by his Army supervising doctors to become a physician, he felt a calling to the ministry. He graduated from Moody Bible Institute and Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary. He pastored at First Baptist Church in Carson City, First Baptist Church in Zeeland, Spring Lake Baptist, Trinity Baptist in Grand Rapids, Alaska Baptist Church, Church of the Open Door in Wyoming, and was presently Pastor Emeritus at Sparta Baptist Church. Pastor VanderLugt was often called upon to speak and fulfill interim pastorates. In 1967 he began working at Radio Bible Class where he became the senior research editor, a staff writer, and regular contributor to "Our Daily Bread." He also authored many booklets and books.