God’s Daddy Daycare Service
29 02 2008I was forwarded a quote from my home group leader this morning that I thought I would post for my friends. This is a quote from Pastor Mark Driscoll from Mars Hill. He is known for saying things that sound weird and in your face. I think I understand what he is saying:
“You have been told that God is a loving, gracious, merciful, kind, compassionate, wonderful, and good sky fairy who runs a daycare in the sky and has a bucket of suckers for everyone because we’re all good people. That is a lie. God looks down and says ‘I hate you, you are my enemy, and I will crush you,’ and we say that is deserved, right and just, and then God says, ‘Because of Jesus I will love you and forgive you.’ This is a miracle.” – Mark Driscoll
So many times we do view God or Jesus as our “best friend.” We view God as a vending machine that always has available what we want. Do we view our Lord as a Mighty King and the Creator of all things? Do we tremble when we read His Word and seek His face? If we don’t, we should. What I am trying to grasp is to change my thinking about our God by viewing Him as so much greater than myself! John the Baptist said, “He must increase, and I must decrease!” It is a miracle that God is so merciful with us! That is something to be thankful for today! I think Mark is trying to defend the Holiness of God instead of allowing people to walk confidently with little thought of just how awesome and Great God really is to all!
p.s. I am not agreeing with Mark’s quote about God “hating” us. I am not sure why he used those words. I know the Scripture says, “God is angry with the wicked everyday.” He does not tolerate evil and cannot fellowship with evil and sin. When Adam and Eve sinned, they had to leave the Garden and the presence of God because of their sins. God hates sin, and I think the quote is referring to how God hates sin and hates hypocrites, not that he HATES people!
Posted by David
March 13th, 2008 at 11:38 am
While I do not think of God as “a good sky fairy who runs a daycare in the sky and has a bucket of suckers for everyone because we’re all good people” (who thinks that???), I’m also quite sure that God does not “look down and say I hate you” to what he has purposefully and lovingly created. Whoever Mark Driscoll is, he certainly appears irresponsible in his position as a pastor with this quote, and I do not take what he says in this quote as inspirational. God is a loving God, firm when needed, but loving nonetheless. He created his Son out of love for us, not hatred, and does not use Him as some simple middle man because he can’t stand the sight of us. Jesus IS God. Yes, we certainly should be in respect and awe of God, but to say that He hates us all and is sparing us His wrath only because He loves his Son is ludicrous. He loves US so much that He gave His only Son to us. I think I understand your point – many people, myself included at times, walk God’s path much too “lightly” and need to give reverence and daily praise to our mighty God while purposefully living in His light. I do not, however, in any way, shape, or form agree that God would ever, ever, under any circumstances, hate us. I would like to note that I have never posted a comment to anyone’s blog that I did not know personally. When I came across your blog and saw this, I felt compelled to do so. In God’s LOVE, Michele