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Who is God?
Over the next few weeks we want to give you a clear picture of who God is.
More than that, we want you to ...
Develop an intimate friendship with God.
The reason this is important is
Our view of God determines how we approach him.
There are a lot of distorted views of God that are not Biblical nor are they true.
Too many of us base our views of God on bad information we have heard from everyone but God himself.
Today we will dispel three wrong views about God and then I will put before you the right view of God… based on the bible.
God is three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Whats your view of God? Bible says...
God is our father and we are his children.
Too many don’t see him that way because of bad relationships with their fathers.
Father wounds run deep … not just fathers… it could be uncles, coaches, teachers.
The devil knows that if he can pollute those relationships, he will make it difficult for your to relate to God.
Misconceptions of God
God is an Authoritarian God.
This is a popular view.
People see God as harsh and angry.
So they try to please him with performance, but none of us are perfect so when this is our view of God, we never feel accepted or loved because we are so bad.
We carry guilt and shame with us everywhere we go.
It’s a tough way to live and it’s opposite of the life the Bible says God wants for us.
God is a Distant God.
People see god as passive… kind of like an old grandfather.
You may winder if he is real and maybe you have tried to talk to him but you got no answers.
God is a Critical God.
God is hard to please.
You may feel like the whole process of religion is too hard.
It’s a works based view of God.
You can never do enough.
God is a Crutch.
We run to him to bolster us up and make us feel secure.
You may like to pray, but never read his word.
God is a Disappointment.
Maybe you are not happy with how your life is going… how you look… what you are doing.
God has disappointed you.
People blame God for their decisions… We balme him for all types of things.
Why should I trust a God who disappoints me?
God is a Baptist.
We like to squeeze God into the mold of our denominations.
Too often when people discard their church denomination, they get rid of God too.
God is a Belief.
God is a concept… like a higher power.
God = truth, justice… fate
God is Religious.
He is only interested in religious stuff, not with the way you live...
God is a republican.
God is not owned by any political party.
He is much bigger than that.
Good news - God is none of those!
What is the correct view of God
The Correct View of God
God’s true self is seen in what we call the Trinity.
To put it simply, God is one God existing in three persons at the same time.
Father, Son & Holy Spirit.
Here is one God revealed in three persons.
God the Father
speaking as a voice from heaven
God the Son
being baptized and coming up out of the water
God the Spirit
descending like a dove onto the son from the father.
It’s a clear picture of God
God the Father who loves us
God the Son who came to save us
God the Holy Spirit who is with us.
If God said this about Jesus, as his children, he says the same thing about us.
It’s important that we have the right view of who God is because it shapes the way we approach him.
But we have to see God … the Biblical God.
It goes against society and our culture and all the misconceptions we looked at.
How do we live in relationship with God?
We see God as a Father.
The picture is of God as a father just waiting and wanting to bless his children.
As his child we have acceptance from Him. God is not just our God, he is our Father.
That’s how he wants to relate to us.
abba = daddy - it’s the most endearing term for father.
God sees us as his family.
Important.
So many of you deal with rejection issues… if you feel rejected, you will feel rejected by God too.
When we receive God’s acceptance, we don’t need other people’s acceptance like we did before.
God accepts us
God accepts us.
That doesn’t mean he approves of everything we say and do.
He knows what we will do before we do it, but he still loves us and accepts us.
Why?
We are his children… his family… if we have accepted his son.
You know you understand this when you run to God after you sin...
2. Approach God through Relationship Not Rules.
God loves us as his children.
We have a relationship with him.
God loves you!
When God sees you, he smiles… he loves you.
If he had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.
You may fell like you are unlovable or that you have done too much for God to love you and forgive you, but he does.
God demonstrated his love while we were still sinning.
That’s real love.
It’s not conditional.
God loves me not for what I do, but because of what Jesus has already done for me.
God loves us because of who we are.
3. I must Give God My Whole Heart.
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