Is God Really Like Us

Subscribe ▼ Show Notes Our nation is divided in many respects. We are divided politically and philosophically. What we think about when we think of God is important. It informs our view of the world, and it shapes the philosophy that we embrace. For those of us who are true followers of Christ, there are several groups of opposing views of the world that aggressively object to the Christian faith. Many of these worldviews teach that life ends at death – that there is no afterlife. I discuss our political environment in the context of a Christian worldview in this episode. The challenges are real, but the responses for the Christian are important. Our sources of information are limited because of the misinformation propagated by the corrupt media and even pockets in our government. The Idolatry of Rome Our culture and environment are much like that of Rome during the time that Paul wrote his letter to the Romans. The idolatry of Rome, for example, is similar to ours. The way Christians were viewed as outcasts is similar to us. The idols that we worship to replace God is similar to Rome. Rome worshipped alternate paths toward truth just as we do today. We deny God’s truth and worship our own empty, shallow, baseless truth instead. Anthropomorphism We have shaped “god” into our image with our biases and preferences. Even in the evangelical church, we often craft a god that is convenient for us. If you contend for the absolute truth of Scripture in the culture we are in, you might get the sense that you are on a lonely island. We are often guilty of anthropomorphism – assigning human attributes to God. This is the challenge of our culture today. To some extent, we are limited by our human frailties, but we have crafted a god that isn’t the amazing God of Scripture. Malachi 3:6 informs us that God doesn’t change like we do. He is truly immutable. He isn’t like us in this regard. We can be grateful that God is not like us. He is so much more, and His steadfast love endures forever. Thank you for listening to Relentless Truth. Please share this episode with your friends and family. Please share our work on social media. Your endorsements have been incredible in spreading our reach across the world. Please contact me at [email protected], and please visit our website for more information about our work at johnwarrenmedia.com. #theology #christian worldview “I discuss our political environment in the context of a Christian worldview in this episode.  The challenges are real, but the responses for the Christian are important.” John Warren