Jesus in the NT is God from the OT. there are no inconsistencies because they are One. as soon as you hear or see someone waiver on that fact you can immediately disregard them as a Christian, they are not a Christian at all.
the miracle of Jesus' existence represents something that goes beyond mind boggling, it's nearly incomprehensible in it's simplicity: God becomes man. an infinite, all knowing God became a mortal human with feelings, doubts, curiosity, everything that we experience. the sole intention of this experience was to prove His ultimate love for everyone of us.
the infinitely powerful God who created everything was willing to experience the death of a Son, the shame of being spit on and slapped, the torment of a cross, the pain of beatings, the tears of a mother and the doubt of a group of disciples who witnessed miracle after miracle - first hand! - just to say I Love You.
He said, you'll never perfectly abide by the simple laws I gave you but you don't have to placate me with offerings anymore. instead, I offer you my Son and if you will take Him I will take you. you can be cleansed by your faith instead of your actions alone.
to me, Jesus doesn't represent a "softer side" of God, He's the most hardcore side of God to ever be revealed to us.
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