Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Counterfeit Gods”
When You’re Mad at God -When You Get a Raw Deal I need to declare war on the version of me I don’t want to be. Like Jesus 7 Days Share Read Plan Our vision is gracefully helping people in distracted world embrace their role in God’s story. Watch Online You can join us on Livestream https://fbcseminole.org/worship TSA There’s a …
When You’re Mad at God Is it ever ok to be mad at God? Like Jesus 7 Days Share Read Plan Our vision is gracefully helping people in distracted world embrace their role in God’s story. Watch Online You can join us on Livestream https://fbcseminole.org/worship Acts 6:1-7 ESV 1 Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint …
The Irreplaceable Jesus The Jesus of Scripture is often at odds with the perception of Jesus unveiled. He is Messiah, but an unexpected deliverer. He is King, but with no place to lay His head. He is Lord, but deity, so different from the pantheon of gods displayed in Near Eastern culture. They made humans slaves for their bidding and …
Not God Enough Much of our difficulty with God and others is rooted in our concept and view of counterfeit Gods. We reshape God into a form we like better. The problem is these viewpoints only end up corrupting us spiritually and disappointing us bitterly. God is God enough, even when we are not enough. Like Jesus 7 Days Share …
Old Testament God Most likely the intellectual and emotional issues we have with God are rooted in a difficulty encountered in the Old Testament. Many believe, God is in an epic bad mood for thousands of years, and Jesus shows up on the scene and God is enlightened. In reality, God never changes. Like Jesus 7 Days Share Read Plan …
Counterfeit Gods Assumptions, associations, and misconceptions all tear down our faith in God. The problem is that they are rooted in untruth and so we walk away from a god that doesn’t actually exist. Those ideas that we learned as a kid but never gained a great understanding or, those ill-fitted explanations from good intentioned people, or the outright manipulations …
