Posts Tagged ‘ glory of God ’

Keep Speaking, Please

The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. (Psalm 50:1) … that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. (Deut. 8:3) … and he upholds [ READ MORE ]

What Being A Man Has To Do With Phineas And His Spear

Numbers 25:1-13. The narrative is short but it is one of my favorites… it starts following the LORD’s determination to bless Israel (despite Balak). The people of Israel apostatize. The men whore with the daughters of Moab. The men who were supposed to be leading their families in the worship of the true God have [ READ MORE ]

Day 1: On What is Theology?

Theology is an office in the Church of Jesus Christ. It is properly undertaken in the sphere of the Church, that is, in the region of human fellowship which is brought into being and sustained by the saving activity and presence of God. Theology is one of the effects of that saving presence; it is [ READ MORE ]

What is the glory of GOD?

What is the glory of God? God the holy Father, holy Son, holy Spirit. What is the kavod that Moses asked to see (Exod. 33:18)? What is the doxa that John declares we have seen (John 1:14)? In the holy dialogue that Moses had with God in Exodus 33, we see that the request in v. [ READ MORE ]

A Fierce Lamb Then and What It Means for Me Now (By the way…)

Revelation 19:11-16 is a fierce picture of Jesus. The Lamb who was slain will then be known as the King of Psalm 2. The meek Savior will rule with a rod of iron. The suffering servant will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. This will happen. Now what does [ READ MORE ]

Jesus Saves Us From What?

A crucial problem with how people conceive the doctrine of Christ’s saving work is the attempt to understand the doctrine apart from the doctrine of God. Until we have a biblical understanding of God and His nature, we are not fit to see the necessity of the cross. Propitiation and expiation and the various aspects [ READ MORE ]

Ten Seminary Students and Sword Fighting

Last night ten seminary students converged for fellowship that was long overdue. We start the semester running and by this point we are coming up on the last lap. Our cohort is scattered–some guys are doing Hebrew, some Theology… but last night, we were all doing the same thing. Meat eating, sword fighting, and bearded [ READ MORE ]

The Glory of God, the Abrahamic Promise, and N.T. Wright

Knowing God for onself, as opposed to merely knowing or thinking about him, is at the heart of Christian living. Discovering that God is gracious, rather than a distant bureaucrat or a dangerous tyrant, is the good news that constantly surprises and refreshes us. But we are not the center of the universe. God is [ READ MORE ]

This is My Story

  • November 12th, 2009
  • Posted in Personal

I went to church. I was known in church. I spoke up to pray. I spoke up in conversation. The older people liked me. Mothers liked me. I was the nice kid. I could quote Bible verses. I came from a good family. I did not drink alcohol. I did not party. I tried in [ READ MORE ]

The Glory of God and Our Sanctification

A helpful word here by Thomas Watson on the glory of God and our sanctification. [ READ MORE ]