Clothed in the Attributes of Satan

A quote by Helen G. White:

The understanding of the people of God has been blinded, for Satan has misrepresented the character of God. Our good and gracious Lord has been presented before the people clothed in the attributes of Satan, and men and women who have been seeking for truth have so long regarded God in a false light that it is difficult to dispel the cloud that obscures His glory from their view."

This quote seems to apply to those who adhere to a strictly literal view of the Old Testament. They cling to the words in scripture, afraid to let go of anything contained in those 66 leather bound chapters no matter how heinous or downright WRONG they appear. I have been pondering a lot of late about the OT. Well, actually...not just of late. It has been a source of frustration for me ever since I began to really question the theodicy issue. The problem of evil...against the backdrop of a good God. Something is amiss in that equation...but that is for another post, another time.

I think the quote by Helen G White applies to the standard Christian party line belief of the OT, the sacrificial system and the atonement. God has been clothed in the attributes of Satan.