From the Home Place

January 11, 2026

Today, please allow me to begin our visit by asking a question: “Do you know the one true God of the Bible?” It would seem that in one way or another we all have at least one god in our life. Too often our god is one we have developed based upon opinions. Usually, those opinions are based upon partial truths from different perspectives.

I can’t even begin to tell you how many times I have been told, “I can’t believe in a god who would allow…! And every time I hear such a statement, I immediately know that such a person does not know the God of the Bible. In our American culture today, we have many folks who “used to attend church,” who for whatever reason feel they now have complete knowledge of the one true God.

Perhaps even more dangerous, are the folks who have a syncretistic faith. That is when a person takes this opinion and that opinion from others and then they fold all of those opinions together into one statement, “Well, I believe…” Their belief is usually based upon partial, and often incorrect, information and opinions of who God ought to be, the God they want Him to be, and now they have their personally developed faith. A faith that is not based upon biblical truth, but upon personal preferences. So, once again I ask, “Do you know the one true God of the Bible?”

May I suggest that if you want to know the God of the Bible, you have to study the Bible. I’m not talking about a casual reading of the Bible, however that may even be helpful in this situation. What I’m suggesting is that if you want to know the God of the Bible, you need to get to know Him through expanded study of the Bible. As you study, don’t attempt to make the Bible say what you want it to say, allow it to speak on its own.

Or perhaps, begin by reading the book, “A Case for Christ,” by Lee Strobel. Mr. Strobel set out to prove that God does not exist and…, well I guess you will need to read the book to discover the rest of his story. But then, after reading Strobel’s book, please read and study the Bible. Then, you should be able to base your opinions about God upon biblical truth.

However please note, none of us will ever completely understand God this side of heaven. God is just too big and too amazing for our human minds to know everything there is to know about Him. Yet, I don’t know everything there is to know about electricity either, but I don’t plan to sit in the dark until I do fully understand all of it!

Seeking to truly know God with you, Neal