Thesis: We have the tendency, left without theological discipleship and accountability, to make God into who we think he ought to be. When that version of him fails, it is not as if the true version has failed, but only the version we created. Therefore, we have not really left God in a proper sense, but we have left the God we made. . . .
I seldom recommend a post without reservation, but I highly recommend the post that begins as quoted above. You can find the blog and the post here.
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