Whom God Is Not

First off, NO one has all of the answers, NO one knows everything about God, No one can tell you otherwise without lying ... and then you can know that they are not of God but of the adversary.  Naturally, they will try to convince you of otherwise!

Mark 8:31-33

We Do Not Listen To God
God is constantly talking, we just do not listen because it contradicts what we want to believe.
Jesus spoke plainly of His coming death, but they could not grasp this.

We Start Rebuking God
Peter pulled an all-time belly flop by opening his mouth!
Peter saw the cross as defeat.
Jesus saw the cross as victory.

We Redefine God
Who was Jesus?
Who is God?
How can we know when we have found Him?

For the Jews:
Would kick the Romans out
Would regain Israel's glory through war
A physical king, a physical kingdom

For us:
When we say, "God would never _______"

We Attempt To Block  God
The apostles attempted  to manipulate Jesus.

We have to allow Jesus to use His methods, not ours, in accomplishing His goals.
Our goals are not Jesus' goal.
We can not see what God sees.
We can not see what God is doing today.
Hindsight is all we have!

So we reach a question ...

If God is not whom this generation/culture/pagan-christianity believes Him to be  ...
Then what are you going to do once you can understand this?

End pragmatism in your dealings with God?
Begin the scarey walk in faith alone?
Pray and Praise and not demand of God?
Understand that God is GOD, He can and will do anything He desires to make His point - true enough, God will not violate His Word, but we throw a great deal into what He can and can not do and as I have learned - He is the ruler and you better jump or you will miss the train when He tells you what to do!

Changing this culture begins with you and you knowing whom God really is and is not ....