When I read the New Testament and compare it to the Old Testament I have to admit I´ve wondered if Jesus is talking about the same God that is represented in the OT.

The God Jesus speaks about is loving and merciful; often in the old Testament the "God" referred to is not that way at all. Me thinks the Hebrews took some, shall we say, "liberties" with the Old Testament. For that reason I almost never venture into the Old Testament anymore unless I´m participating in a Bible Thread on this forum. Other than that I prefer to stick with the New Testament and even then I weigh everything against the gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. That´s plenty enough to tell us what we need to know and it "jives" with the "spirit of the law" Jesus spoke about.

Even if a person believes all the Bible, OT and NT, trying to incorporate the OT and the NT without proper guidance and an accurate knowledge of history can cause a Christian to "go crazy" which we´ve seen happening more and more in recent years.