About God

Overwhelming response...

2011-04-22T08:15:00.000-07:00

O.K., so you've noticed the long line of responses to my comments on God. Overwhelming isn't it? But...not suprising. Our personal relationship with the God of the Bible, assuming we believe such a thing exists, is one of the least discussed concepts among those who claim to know God. However, the personal relationship between the individual man/woman and God is the most important part of the human and God equation.

So why don't we talk about specifics? When someone says to you, "God led me to do or say this or that", perhaps you should ask them to describe that experience to you. When someone says, "I was called to preach or to teach, maybe we ought to ask them to tell us what that experience was like. In short, those experiences of being led or being called are actual events that occur between individual humans and God himself. If the experience is genuine then it is much, much more than some warm, fuzzy mystical event that is soon to be forgotten. So...what say you?

Self Improvement Books...and God.

2010-08-17T08:31:00.000-07:00

I own a stack of self-improvement books by many titles. Some are on financial literacy and management, others are on "focus, motivation, successful thinking" etc. There are many exciting principles and proverbs in these books and all of them suggest a wonderfully successful outcome if you follow the guidelines. I even have some of these kinds of books that are written by Christian authors. But, they all leave out one extremely important question; what about God?

What will it be? Self-improvement or God-improvement? The answer to that question depends on who you trust to direct your life and where you get your information. One example of self-improvement vs. God-improvement is given in Romans chapter 7 (the Bible). But this is a huge discussion and potentially very confusing. Just consider this question if you will...who is most qualified to bring real positive change to your life...you or God? Proverbs 20:24

The Sea of Information...and God

2010-08-11T11:06:00.000-07:00

When you think about it, information is bombarding our minds every waking second of the day. We are bombarded with external information such as the web, TV, telephones, and day to day contact with other humans. Internally we can wake up and find our mind is already processing information we've already digested and suggesting ways to cope with that information. So our minds are in danger of being entirely consumed every day, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a week.

So in August of 2010, along comes God, the God of the Bible and again finds that there is "no room in the inn"... (Luke 2:7) so to speak. Let me ask you a loaded question. If Christians believe that God is all knowing, all powerful, owns everything and has emphatically stated that He loves them, would it not make sense for us to pursue a meaningful relationship with God even if it cost us some time away from the "sea of information" around us? Furthermore, who do you think has the most reliable and valuable information anyway? God or everybody else?

2010-07-13T14:14:00.000-07:00

There are many scriptures that talk about knowing God. One of the characteristics of a living being is that they are usually able to communicate their thoughts to us in some way. One of my favorite scriptures is John chapter 10 verse 27 where Jesus tells us that His sheep hear His voice. In verse 14 of the same chapter Jesus says that He is the good shepherd and he knows His sheep and His sheep know him. Anyway there is a whole lot more to say on this point.

Check those scriptures out and Hebrews 11:6 and give me another question. Also check out 2nd Peter 3:18 where we are actually commanded to grow in grace and in the knowledge of God. Not just the book or facts kind of knowledge but begin to be aware of His presence right now around you. Ask Him to reveal Himself to you and He will. (Hebrews 11:6)

2010-07-04T19:41:00.000-07:00

I think that to begin to "know God" one must begin to treat Him as a person; although certainly a person in the spiritual dimension. However, I believe that God has a specific personality complete with emotions, desires, and the ability to communicate with humans in real time, among other attributes. Finally, for those who might doubt my assertions, I believe that the Bible reveals just such a Person.

...so what about God?

2010-07-02T13:57:00.000-07:00

...so what about God, the God of the Bible? Is He relevant to anything going on in the world on July 2nd, 2010? Don't you have to be a member of a church to make God happy? Don't you have to be a member of the clergy to know God personally? Does anybody have an answer?