I see the character of God as something deeper than what we sometimes refer to as the will of God, just as in us, as individuals. Our will is really the product of our character. By that I mean how we decide and so forth. All of that is our character, what we are like at a deep level of our being. So when I ask about the character of God, I basically mean, what is your God most basically like? And let me leave it in that question form. What is the character of your God? I Illustrate the importance of this question with a series of questions: Is your God primarily concerned about personal virtue? The God of my adolescence was, Ill tell you that. Is your God primarily a law giver and judge, somebody you need to measure up to? Is your God a God of requirements and rewards? Is your God primarily a God of heaven and hell? Is your God mostly nice? Is your God mostly indifferent? Is your God a God of compassion? Is your God a God of social justice? The point: it makes a difference how we see the character of God, for how we see the character of God shapes our sense of what faithfulness to God means, and thus, what a Christian life is about. - Marcus Borg (paraphrased).
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 18:00:28 +0000
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