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(Created page with "{{bl| Introduction }} See Understand God Introduction It has been said that if something is popular, there is something wrong with it. Building your life on something popular can end up with a very wrong life. Take the almost universal belief that there is no proof for God. Already you are ready to put this book down. But there is something wrong with that popular belief. In American culture we have few “coming of age rituals”. We accidentally or intentionally...") |
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Imagine not being alone; knowing... not just believing that God is with you. Imagine knowing that he loves you even though he knows you well and the things you’ve done. Imagine being able to hear from God in a way that is verifiable. Imagine sharing what you heard in a way that others can prove you heard it from God. | Imagine not being alone; knowing... not just believing that God is with you. Imagine knowing that he loves you even though he knows you well and the things you’ve done. Imagine being able to hear from God in a way that is verifiable. Imagine sharing what you heard in a way that others can prove you heard it from God. | ||
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About now another popular saying is popping into your head: Anyone can talk to God, but if you hear from him you’re crazy. There’s something wrong with that saying as well. | About now another popular saying is popping into your head: Anyone can talk to God, but if you hear from him you’re crazy. There’s something wrong with that saying as well. | ||
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:5. You can finally understand God’s intended meaning in scripture. | :5. You can finally understand God’s intended meaning in scripture. | ||
My cousin used to swoon at the sight of TV stars in person. Some stand in line for autographs of sports stars, music industry stars, or popular artists and authors. But they fall on their faces in the presence of God. Access to him in two-way conversation is available to you. | My cousin used to swoon at the sight of TV stars in person. Some stand in line for autographs of sports stars, music industry stars, or popular artists and authors. But they all fall on their faces in the presence of God. Access to him in two-way conversation is available to you. | ||
The God that most people reject is a false God. It is an invention of their own mind. The God they imagine is insufficient to the task. He can’t handle evil in the world, he doesn’t respond to prayer, he doesn’t give you what you want, and you wonder just who he thinks he is trying to manipulate you to do stupid things like not eat bacon, go to church, perform senseless rituals, and not let you do the things you enjoy. That is a popular view, and there is something wrong with it. | The God that most people reject is a false God. It is an invention of their own mind. The God they imagine is insufficient to the task. He can’t handle evil in the world, he doesn’t respond to prayer, he doesn’t give you what you want, and you wonder just who he thinks he is trying to manipulate you to do stupid things like not eat bacon, go to church, perform senseless rituals, and not let you do the things you enjoy. That is a popular view, and there is something wrong with it. | ||
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His name ‘Elohim’ means ‘God separated from man by ignorance’. You won’t find that in a Hebrew dictionary. You need not believe that it means that; later you can verify it for yourself. My opinion doesn’t matter. | His name ‘Elohim’ means ‘God separated from man by ignorance’. You won’t find that in a Hebrew dictionary. You need not believe that it means that; later you can verify it for yourself. My opinion doesn’t matter. | ||
‘Ignorance’ isn’t an insult. It just means we don’t know him. He wants us to know him. Don’t you think the God of the | ‘Ignorance’ isn’t an insult. It just means we don’t know him. He wants us to know him. Don’t you think the God of the universe can make himself known to you? We all play games looking for signs of God. Then we conclude there is no God because he did not jump through our hoops. Who made you the God trainer? He makes himself known in a verifiable way, and he wants you to know that he loves you. | ||
By the end of this book, the only thing keeping you from knowing God in a verifiable way will be your will. | By the end of this book, the only thing keeping you from knowing God in a verifiable way will be your will. | ||
