Knowing the God Who Restores

At the heart of much debate is whether the God of the Bible truly is. But that's the underlying issue, not the symptom. It is expressed in many forms. Here's one: to what am I accountable? Does the Bible have authority to make moral claims on my actions. Does God (if He exists)? What I'm finding is that what I believe about the Bible influences whether I believe in my heart of hearts that I'm accountable to a Holy God. Let me phrase that in another light: what I believe about God influences what I believe about myself. If God truly is involved in my life, in developing me, in restoring and forgiving me, in bringing loose ends together when I make a mess of myself, in providing for me, etc., then the Bible portraying an interactive, transcendent God, makes sense. More than that, being accountable to God for my actions makes sense - especially if He is Creator.

If God does not exist, or God is removed and separate from what happens on Earth, man is indeed the ultimate evolved creature and what I become is to my glory not God's. It's the height of narcissism and humanism: I exist for me; I approach others in light of what they can do for me.

Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think so.