About God
It's sad to see how the majority of mainstream Christians today view God. I found out about this after posting what I thought about God, and other stuff in a mailing list.
What is God? He is all loving? All holy? I say he is both.
How do I know he is loving? Well, he chose me for salvation. He has been patient with the world, waiting and refraining from unleashing his wrath upon the sinful world.
How do I know he is holy? It's because of the way he punishes sinners: Hell. God is so holy, that when mortal men commit finite sin against an infinite God, it demands eternal punishment.
Are there other attributes to him? Yes, definitely, though I won't list them all down here.
So what's wrong with the views of Christians on God today? Well, they think he is ONLY all loving. Just that. That is simply not true.
The problem, mainly, is that Christians have had emphasized so much of God's loving nature that when disaster comes, skeptics will say, "I thought you had a loving God." It drives people away. Should we have a better view of God? Yes, definitely.
It is my solemn and sincere prayer that Christians of all denomination will come to see the essential God. I'm not saying I REALLY know God for what he is, but rather, to do away with the stereotypes.
A simple reflection.
What is God? He is all loving? All holy? I say he is both.
How do I know he is loving? Well, he chose me for salvation. He has been patient with the world, waiting and refraining from unleashing his wrath upon the sinful world.
How do I know he is holy? It's because of the way he punishes sinners: Hell. God is so holy, that when mortal men commit finite sin against an infinite God, it demands eternal punishment.
Are there other attributes to him? Yes, definitely, though I won't list them all down here.
So what's wrong with the views of Christians on God today? Well, they think he is ONLY all loving. Just that. That is simply not true.
The problem, mainly, is that Christians have had emphasized so much of God's loving nature that when disaster comes, skeptics will say, "I thought you had a loving God." It drives people away. Should we have a better view of God? Yes, definitely.
It is my solemn and sincere prayer that Christians of all denomination will come to see the essential God. I'm not saying I REALLY know God for what he is, but rather, to do away with the stereotypes.
A simple reflection.
This entry was posted
on Friday, March 18, 2005 at 5:32 PM.
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