OT vs. NT. Does god really change his tune?

<sup>Romans 9:22-23


22</sup> What if God, although choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience the objects of his wrath—prepared for destruction? ²³ What if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory—

I would like to start off by putting this text in context. Otherwise I am just as guilty as a fundamentalist who takes one or two verses and makes them and entire theological dogma.

So... with that said, the above verses Romans comes from a letter from the Apostle Paul. Paul was not a disciple of Jesus, but was actually a well known oppressor of the converted. Over some kind of psychedelic experience, Paul (originally Saul-changed name after conversion) decided to change over to Christianity. After this Paul was one of the most dedicated leaders of the early Christian church. Having come from a strict, Pharisaical, Jewish background, it is not a surprise that Paul is known for his stern letters of correction to the surrounding churches throughout the area. 

Delving into the actual meaning of the passage, Paul is speaking of the Jewish people and about his god's favoritism toward "the chosen", but he is also making some interesting choices in explaining how god does his work. Does this Jewish god really play favorites?

So it's true and in future blogs I'll go over this, the Old Testament is definitely written from a Jewish set of authors. Over and over again, we do see references to the chosen, but does the Old Testament god really change his tune much? He seems to keep a similar theme, but this time because his one and only son (the atonement factor) died for all, he can play new favorites. That's right, according to this verse, the god of the new testament has people he can torch (objects of wrath) and people that are his pets (objects of mercy).

So there's a couple of ideas to take away here. One, Paul is still writing from his own slanted perspective of being one of the chosen (the elect) and is definitely not inspired by any kind of word of god. Two, a lot of christians will tell you that this verse just adds to the complexity of god, but I disagree, I think it gives further evidence that the god of the (not-so) Holy Bible, is consistent. He's just more anti-semitic in the second half.