Stop Treating God Like He’s Just a Bigger Version of Us
Romans 1:23 warns against exchanging “the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the likeness of corruptible man.” People quote that verse all the time, but deep down, many hate what it actually means — because it exposes how often we think of God as just a bigger, more powerful version of ourselves.
Religious arguments almost always come from that faulty perspective:
“If a human acted this way, it would be controlling — so if God acts this way, He must be controlling.”
That’s wrong thinking.
The Human Perspective vs. God’s Reality
Here’s the problem: as humans, we are separate from one another. I’m not living inside you, you’re not living inside me. Because of that, we assume the same is true with God — that He’s “out there” somewhere, interacting with us from a distance. But scripture says otherwise:
- “In Him we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28).
- “He Himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything” (Acts 17:25).
We don’t live, move, and exist in our spouse, our friend, or our parents. Our relationships with humans are a back-and-forth exchange — I give you something you don’t have, you give me something I lack.
The Flawed Analogy
Because that’s how human relationships work, we start thinking God works the same way:
- “I can give encouragement to my friend when they’re down — maybe I can give God something He doesn’t have.”
- “I can forgive my spouse when they’re wrong — maybe I can give God my forgiveness, my loyalty, my faith.”
But that’s the trap. We treat God like He’s a man in need of what we can offer.
God Is the Source, Not a Receiver in Need
The reality? God lacks nothing. He is not a man who needs to be given anything in order to be complete.
- “Who has given to the Lord that He should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is Mine.” (Job 41:11)
- “For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things.” (Romans 11:36)
God isn’t just someone we interact with — He is the source of everything. That includes your very ability to breathe, think, believe, repent, and act.
Real-World Example
Think about the ocean. Every fish lives in it, moves in it, and exists because of it. The fish can’t “give” the ocean something it doesn’t already sustain. Every wiggle of its fin, every bubble it exhales — all of it is possible only because the ocean surrounds it, supports it, and gives it what it needs to live.
That’s our relationship to God — except infinitely more so. We’re not operating independently and handing God “gifts” from our own little stockpile. Even the gifts we give Him come from His own hand.
The Bottom Line
We cannot give God belief, repentance, or any action under the sun as if they originate in us. They come from Him.
- “For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure” (Philippians 2:13).
- “What do you have that you did not receive?” (1 Corinthians 4:7).
God is not a man — and the moment we treat Him like one, we reduce Him to our level and diminish His glory.
ebooks and paperback books:
Evil in the hands of a loving God https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FR68ZSB3
Unlearning Christianity: Exposing Christian Myth https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQX7NX7D
In Perfect Control: God’s Sovereignty Over all Creatures and Every Detail https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFQ8P9FW
Eternal Shores: A Love story of Grace and Truth https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPT3HJMQ
Death Dies: How God Ends the Grave for Everyone https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPGH2YRY
No Free Will, No Hell https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP32Z8XD
The Potter’s Fire: The End of Empty Religion https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNY9T3SJ
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