[This is the 2nd of two Addenda and final post of the essay: What God is Like (Musings about the character of God) which is located in its entirety elsewhere.] The fundamental mistake is to begin with ourselves and not God. God is the center from which all life develops. If we use our ego …
What the Bible says about what God is like…
[This is the first of two Addenda to the essay on "What God is Like."] God is not made of clay. We don’t get to mold him into whatever form pleases us. We get our information about him primarily from the Bible – at least I do – and I am convinced that the data …
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No, really, what is God like? (A “conclusion”)
Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor? Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him? For from him and through him and …
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What God is Like (Musings on the character of God) #16
[This is the 2nd half of a brief chapter on God's justice. You might benefit from reading the 1st half first.] He’s compassionate in distribution Among us Evangelicals it’s a well-known fact, if not a particularly well-appropriated reality, that God is “consistent in retribution.” We know that his justice is retributive, and when he forgives, …
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What God is Like (Musings on the character of God) #15
A just God… My blind spot… I’m ashamed to admit that I came to the table late on this aspect of God’s personality. Though “justice” is mentioned 134 times in the Bible, in my three decades of pastoral ministry I never gave one message on the concept of justice for the poor and powerless. In …
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