What Kind Of God Don't You Believe In?

I don't believe in god!
I hear those words spoken often on the college campus and elsewhere. It is not a bad thing to say. There are many folks that do not believe in God. There are plenty of valid reasons why one would not believe. I am never surprised at such a statement, and I actually look forward to chatting about it.

I am always interested to know what kind of God it is that they do not believe in. The answers and varied:

Perhaps it is a God who says He is loving, yet carelessly allows people to hurt each other.
Maybe it is a God who has condemned people for their actions, and sentenced them to hell.
Maybe it is a God who seems to play favorites.
One could say that he has known some believers, and if their life is what following God produces, he does not want any part of it.
A God who contradicts himself, thus having no validity.
A God who says He is all powerful and all knowing, yet does not solve the world's problems.

If your answers fall under any of the ones listed, that is a good thing! I don't believe in such a God either! Man has a tendency of taking an entity and redefining it his way. This has happened over and over with the subject of who God is. Masses of people have believed in an incorrectly defined God. The result of this can be that they never get to know God personally, because their presupposition of who He is filters their perception of who He really is.

So, yes, I agree. Do not believe in the wrong concept of who God is. Surely that can be a snare in your life. But do, I repeat, do believe in God. He is clearly defined in the Bible, despite what some have told you, or what your own meager attempts at critiquing Him has produced. He is here, and he has a life designed uniquely for you!

Galatians 4:8 and Matthew 6:33 are a couple of relevant scriptures. Do you have any to add?