And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin….” Exodus 34:6-7a NIV
The Big Book tells of Ebby’s suggestion to Bill W,
“Why don’t you chose your own conception of God?”
Many of us find this wise advice!
God Himself told Moses to consider, “The Lord, the Lord,
the compassionate and gracious God,
slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness,
maintaining love to thousands,
and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin.”
Could we not adopt this as God as we understand God?
I’ve chosen to edit out the rest of the verse describing
God’s not leaving the guilty unpunished;
and that he punishes the children and their children
for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.
I’m free to set aside as part of my pwn understanding
material probably not quickly transcribed
and checked for accuracy. How do you choose
to understand God?
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