Today’s Quote (8/28/08)

John Bunyan, All Loves Excelling: “Most men deal with God as if he were not wise; as if he either knew not the wickedness of their hearts and ways, or else knew not how to be even with them for it: When alas! he is wise in heart, and mighty in power; and although he […]

Sunday Leftovers (8/24/08)

This morning we spent 45 minutes thinking about four verses concerning the topic of the holiness of God. And one sermon will now become two sermons as we will finish the passage next time. Two sermons about holiness as it relates to God. Is not everyone aware that God is holy? What more needs to […]

Thinking about God’s holiness — and mine

This week, in preparation for Sunday, I’ve been thinking about the holiness of God. And that lead me to peruse (I didn’t have time to re-read the entire book) my favorite book on that topic, The Holiness of God by R. C. Sproul. And I again came across my favorite statement about what holiness looks […]

Why a study of God’s attributes is important

We are now three sermons into a series on the attributes of God. Why study about God? Why spend 45 minutes each Sunday just thinking about one aspect of God’s character? Is there really that much that is important that can be said about God? In the past week, I’ve come across two statements that […]

Sunday Leftovers (8/17/08)

Two quotes about God’s immutability that didn’t make it into the sermon yesterday: “One of two things causes a man to change his mind and reverse his plans: want of foresight to anticipate everything, or lack of foresight to execute them. But as God is both omniscient and omnipotent there is never any need for […]

Sunday Leftovers (8/10/08)

There is a malady in America that has been labeled by at least one epidemiologist as “John Henry-ism.” The so-called disease refers to the eponymous folk hero who in an original “man vs. machine” contest, worked himself to death driving railroad spikes more rapidly than a steam-driven hammer. He won but he lost. He proved […]

Sunday Leftovers (8/3/08)

The eternality of God is one of the (many) truths about God that is incomprehensible to God. Oh, we can understand the words and concepts, but the actuality of the truth is beyond our ability to digest. Thinking about Moses’ psalm, A. W. Tozer wrote this, “‘From everlasting to everlasting, thou art God,’ said Moses […]

A few more thoughts about God and His holiness

As I reflected on last night’s study, along with the tension of covering much material far too quickly, I believe I left some confusion about the sovereignty of God. So let me attempt to un-muddy the waters for you. When we speak of the sovereignty of God, we are saying that God is in control, […]

A few more thoughts about God’s attributes

A couple more thoughts after last night’s study of the attributes of God — No, we didn’t get finished with the notes, but I’m okay with that, even if it means that we won’t be able to cover some other things in as much detail at the end of the summer. There is nothing more […]

God cares

There are a variety of reasons we don’t speak the truth of God (sometimes we don’t speak the gospel truth to unbelievers, sometimes we don’t speak Biblical truth to believers — maybe even failing to pray with someone who obviously needs the comfort and encouragement of prayer). But one fundamental reason we don’t speak is […]

The Holiness of God

The holiness of God is an oft-repeated theme in Scripture. It is demonstrated in His choice of Israel as His people (Dt. 7:6), the sanctification of that people (Lev. 21:8); His jealousy for that people and His holiness that would not allow Him to overlook their sin (Josh. 24:19); His unique character (1 Sam. 2:2); […]

A few more thoughts on the tragedy at Virginia Tech

This week we have learned the importance and reality of Rom 12:15 — Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. You could not read the headlines, watch the news or hear the reports of what happened at Virginia Tech and not be moved to compassion. Amidst all the “analysis,” however, there […]

What to say about Virginia Tech

The events today at Virginia Tech are tragic. Several years ago, after the shootings at Columbine, John Piper compiled 21 ways to love and comfort the hurting. He later revised the list after the 9-11 tragedy. His words are just as appropriate for today. A condensed version of his essay may be found here.