Comments on: My God or The God http://bradpowellonline.com/2010/03/my-god-or-the-god/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:36:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Donna Hammar http://bradpowellonline.com/2010/03/my-god-or-the-god/comment-page-1/#comment-385 Donna Hammar Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:47:35 +0000 http://bradpowellonline.com/?p=1024#comment-385 Your insight to what God really wants from us is amazing!!! I too get caught in trying to get God to give me my desires. Then I really try to regroup and ask for his desire for my life. Also, when I call him the " Great I Am" (which happens to be my favorite name for our Lord) it gets me back on track...to me it explains it all in 3 words..Thanks for the wonderful article. Donna Your insight to what God really wants from us is amazing!!! I too get caught in trying to get God to give me my desires. Then I really try to regroup and ask for his desire for my life. Also, when I call him the ” Great I Am” (which happens to be my favorite name for our Lord) it gets me back on track…to me it explains it all in 3 words..Thanks for the wonderful article.
Donna

]]> By: Matthew Higgs http://bradpowellonline.com/2010/03/my-god-or-the-god/comment-page-1/#comment-384 Matthew Higgs Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:40:51 +0000 http://bradpowellonline.com/?p=1024#comment-384 so if we adjust to his desires and interests, then when he tells us to stone women who commit adultery, or to murder innocent children, that's okay? I guess we could just say it wasn't our will, it was god's. Isn't that the kind of thinking that causes the bombings of abortion clinics, or the killing of homosexuals? I mean, sure, Jesus seems a bit more tolerant, but even he is okay with people burning in fire for eternity. Are you okay with that? I guess as long as it's god's will than you're off the hook. it seems pretty evident that of all the possible gods, yours is the least likely and, therefore, the most invisible. so if we adjust to his desires and interests, then when he tells us to stone women who commit adultery, or to murder innocent children, that’s okay? I guess we could just say it wasn’t our will, it was god’s. Isn’t that the kind of thinking that causes the bombings of abortion clinics, or the killing of homosexuals? I mean, sure, Jesus seems a bit more tolerant, but even he is okay with people burning in fire for eternity. Are you okay with that? I guess as long as it’s god’s will than you’re off the hook. it seems pretty evident that of all the possible gods, yours is the least likely and, therefore, the most invisible.

]]> By: Jessica Sideways http://bradpowellonline.com/2010/03/my-god-or-the-god/comment-page-1/#comment-381 Jessica Sideways Sun, 04 Apr 2010 16:42:07 +0000 http://bradpowellonline.com/?p=1024#comment-381 You know what? I used to believe in your god until a few years ago, I went to Bible college and saw that your god was actually a violent, blood thirsty monster that I want nothing to do with. Just giving my honest opinion, is all. You know what? I used to believe in your god until a few years ago, I went to Bible college and saw that your god was actually a violent, blood thirsty monster that I want nothing to do with.

Just giving my honest opinion, is all.

]]> By: Harmless as a Hole in the Head — The Gaytheists http://bradpowellonline.com/2010/03/my-god-or-the-god/comment-page-1/#comment-379 Harmless as a Hole in the Head — The Gaytheists Sat, 03 Apr 2010 18:21:57 +0000 http://bradpowellonline.com/?p=1024#comment-379 [...] or friendly towards the LGBTQ community or women.  Their pastor has a blog as well, and whoa baby does it contain some doozies (although mostly it’s the same insipid things that most pastors write [...] [...] or friendly towards the LGBTQ community or women.  Their pastor has a blog as well, and whoa baby does it contain some doozies (although mostly it’s the same insipid things that most pastors write [...]

]]> By: Miguel Gutierriez http://bradpowellonline.com/2010/03/my-god-or-the-god/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Miguel Gutierriez Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:38:58 +0000 http://bradpowellonline.com/?p=1024#comment-378 Thanks, I am definitely guilty of shaping and fashioning God to fit my desires. You know, it hurts; wanting to serve God perfectly but not doing it...SIN. Thanks, I am definitely guilty of shaping and fashioning God to fit my desires. You know, it hurts; wanting to serve God perfectly but not doing it…SIN.

]]> By: cherilans http://bradpowellonline.com/2010/03/my-god-or-the-god/comment-page-1/#comment-367 cherilans Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:05:19 +0000 http://bradpowellonline.com/?p=1024#comment-367 Brad, for the past 6 years now, I have been pursing the God of the BIble, reading it and attending NorthRidge to hear it, because as in RSA's comment, it has "the real Truth about God". The Bible is the only place, with the help of the Holy Spirit, to find Him and know Him in order to live the life He wants and has for us. As some have interpreted 1 John 5:21, "if one's conception of God is not the God revealed in Jesus Christ of the Bible, then that one is considered an idolator". So, taking the easy road, and committing "ourselves to a god that adjusts to our needs and serves our interests" as in when we consider Him our "genie in a bottle", in my opinion, can be considered just that - idolatry. Wow! Saying that as a believer is harsh. Even as a believer, being human, we can slip into wanting an "easy life" rather than to expect and live an "edifying life" which consists of furher building up and focusing on the cause of Christ. Luckily, the Holy Spirit is there to rescue the believer from this selfishness and readily points out that this is not His way (John 16:8). John 17 has encouraged and reminded me to pray as Jesus prayed in that our goal is to glorify God, to focus on Him rather than on our own selfish purposes - so we can have "life to the full". Thanks, Brad, for this thought-provoking post! Brad, for the past 6 years now, I have been pursing the God of the BIble, reading it and attending NorthRidge to hear it, because as in RSA’s comment, it has “the real Truth about God”. The Bible is the only place, with the help of the Holy Spirit, to find Him and know Him in order to live the life He wants and has for us. As some have interpreted 1 John 5:21, “if one’s conception of God is not the God revealed in Jesus Christ of the Bible, then that one is considered an idolator”. So, taking the easy road, and committing “ourselves to a god that adjusts to our needs and serves our interests” as in when we consider Him our “genie in a bottle”, in my opinion, can be considered just that – idolatry. Wow! Saying that as a believer is harsh. Even as a believer, being human, we can slip into wanting an “easy life” rather than to expect and live an “edifying life” which consists of furher building up and focusing on the cause of Christ. Luckily, the Holy Spirit is there to rescue the believer from this selfishness and readily points out that this is not His way (John 16:8). John 17 has encouraged and reminded me to pray as Jesus prayed in that our goal is to glorify God, to focus on Him rather than on our own selfish purposes – so we can have “life to the full”.
Thanks, Brad, for this thought-provoking post!

]]> By: RSA http://bradpowellonline.com/2010/03/my-god-or-the-god/comment-page-1/#comment-366 RSA Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:35:39 +0000 http://bradpowellonline.com/?p=1024#comment-366 Brad, You hit my hot button! One can go to any church, temple, synagogue, mosque, etc. and hear eloquent sermons about how messed up people are and how we need to do a better job of living by a higher standard. Frankly, you could change a few words and use the same message at almost any religious meeting. And it would all be true and relevant! However, in all of human history only the people who believe the Bible to be from God have the real truth about God: His nature, His character, what He does, and what He has done for people (like us). Why is it that so little time is spent learning from the Bible about the One True God? Is the subject of God boring? How is a person supposed to love, worship, trust, and obey a Lord that they know so little? Commanding someone to love and trust God doesn't work any better than commanding a foster child to love and trust their new "Mom" and "Dad". Jer. 9:24; John 17:3 Brad, You hit my hot button! One can go to any church, temple, synagogue, mosque, etc. and hear eloquent sermons about how messed up people are and how we need to do a better job of living by a higher standard. Frankly, you could change a few words and use the same message at almost any religious meeting. And it would all be true and relevant!
However, in all of human history only the people who believe the Bible to be from God have the real truth about God: His nature, His character, what He does, and what He has done for people (like us). Why is it that so little time is spent learning from the Bible about the One True God? Is the subject of God boring? How is a person supposed to love, worship, trust, and obey a Lord that they know so little? Commanding someone to love and trust God doesn’t work any better than commanding a foster child to love and trust their new “Mom” and “Dad”. Jer. 9:24; John 17:3

]]> By: Judy http://bradpowellonline.com/2010/03/my-god-or-the-god/comment-page-1/#comment-365 Judy Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:13:56 +0000 http://bradpowellonline.com/?p=1024#comment-365 WELL SAID! WELL SAID!

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