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Define God

Jacob challenged Randy to define God as he understood Him. Randy listed traits he wanted Him to have.

"Understanding, compassionate, merciful, just..." He started, knowing that God should be somehow undefinable, because no one really knows exactly what God is all about... Randy couldn't specifically define who God was to him, but that is exactly what Jacob wanted him to do.

Jacob wanted Randy to understand. "God is a personal God. He is who you want Him to be. God has been defined a million different ways, in thousands of cultures since the beginning. Who do you want God to be???"

"So what you're saying is that my God is my God and He can be whoever I want Him to be!?!"

"Yes." Jacob stated simply, as if it were really that simple.

"If that's the case, and I'm free to be completely honest with you... My God would be ultimately forgiving, regardless of the level of sins I have committed, no matter how severe. And He would forgive me whether I believed in Him or not..."

Jacob sat back. Randy couldn't tell if he was confused, perplexed or baffled. 

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