{"id":21271,"date":"2016-08-09T13:04:16","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T17:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=21271"},"modified":"2026-07-16T11:58:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T18:58:31","slug":"god-of-jacob-god-of-israel-part-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/god-of-jacob-god-of-israel-part-one\/","title":{"rendered":"God of Jacob, God of Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Dave Hunt<\/strong>
\n (the founder of The Berean Call)<\/strong><\/p>\n

First published in August 2006<\/em><\/strong>
\nAccording to the latest Fox News polls updated June 26, 2006 (other polls basically agree), \u201cfully 92 percent of Americans say they believe in God\u201d; only 5 percent say they don\u2019t, while the remaining 3 percent are not sure [ed. note: the numbers have not changed substantially today]. In How We Believe , Michael Shermer, director of the Skeptics Society and publisher of Skeptic magazine<\/a>, claims that \u201cNever in history have so many, and such a high percentage of the [American] population, believed in God. Not only is God not dead as Nietzche proclaimed, but he has never been more alive.\u201d<\/p>\n

This statistic, however, is not as encouraging as it sounds. When we ask what respondents mean by \u201cgod,\u201d very few believe in\u2014much less know\u2014 the God of the Bible . Yet belief in a false god is no better and could be even worse than believing in no God. For many, \u201cGod\u201d is simply a \u201chigher power.\u201d Higher than what? Power ? What kind? And how could a \u201cpower\u201d of any kind have the infinite intelligence (or any intelligence) to design the atom, the universe, imprint the written instructions in a coded language on DNA for constructing and operating every cell, and create intelligent, personal beings with a moral conscience and a passion for purpose?<\/p>\n

The very thought of a \u201cpower\u201d creating anything is ridiculous! Then why is belief in a \u201cpower\u201d so appealing? Did the Star Wars slogan, \u201cMay the Force be with you,\u201d have that much influence? It went a long way toward changing movie fans\u2019 thinking, especially among American youth. Of course, this has always been a popular idea because a power\/force can\u2019t impose moral laws, demand obedience, or judge and punish anyone\u2014instead, it can be used for one\u2019s own ends. Clearly, the true God who created us for a purpose holds mankind responsible for creation\u2019s witness to His existence and for obedience to the moral laws He has implanted in every conscience (Rom:1:18-25
\n; 2:14-16). He will not be used. Click here<\/a> to continue reading.<\/p>\n

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