The Benefits of Jesus's Appearing (TMF:2980)
Friday, October 09, 2026
by Daniel Litton Listen to the Feature
It wasn’t the establishment of a new way or a new religion. It wasn’t that the Jewish Law no longer had any relevance. The Old Testament pointed to the appearing of the Christ, and appear he did. God was faithful to what he had promised. The end result wasn’t just the benefit for the Jewish people, but also the benefit for the whole world, as God actually told Abraham would happen. Remember? He told Abraham, “In you all the families of the earth shall be blessed (Genesis 12:3, ESV). From a collective standpoint, that certainly has happened by this point in time. Thus, the true portrait of God’s actual character is displayed in Jesus Christ. God the helper; God the healer. God the One with compassion. Indeed, his character is often thought of in the scope of Old Testament violence, for instance, but that really isn’t the true picture of God. Back then, often God acquiesced to what the Israelites desired—even when those desires weren’t great.