None Greater Ch 12: Jealousy and Glory

 

As we read scripture we see that God is jealous for his own glory. Exodus 34:14 states, "For the Lord whose name is jealous, is a jealous God." How are we to understand this? In our sinful humanity we can see jealous as a negative trait, but for God that is not so. There is such a thing as godly jealously. God being God deserves all our worship. He is our creator and that is our obligation. But we have hearts of idol factories and tend to worship other things. God is jealous for our worship, and that is right. We should have no other gods but the the true God, and God wants the worship of the hearts of his people. Spurgeon rightly said, "     God's glory is the result of his nature and acts. He is glorious in his character, for there is such a store of everything that is holy, and good, and lovely in God, that he must be glorious. The actions which flow from his character, the deeds which are the outgoings of his inner nature, these are glorious too; and the Lord is very careful that all flesh should see that he is a good, and gracious, and just God; and he is mindful, too, that his great and mighty acts should not give glory to others, but only to himself."
Tonight we will consider this thought for our discussion. Have chapter 12 read and we will finish our book and begin the next one. 

Ch 11: Can God Be Both Holy and Loving?

How can God be just and uphold his righteousness while also being loving? We know that sinners deserve to be punished and that  God would be unjust if he just forgave. Today for T4D we will be discussing this. We are meeting at PBC at 7pm and have chapter 11 ready to discuss. 

Here is a helpful article by Rc Sproul that will help with our discussion:

https://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/holy-love-god/

None Greater: Ch 10 The All Knowing All Powerful God

 In Chapter 10 we are dealing with the three O's of the attributes of God: Omnipotence, Omniscience, and Omnisapience. This is to say God is All Powerful , he is All knowing, and All Wise. Understanding this helps us understand the grandness of God in comparison to us. Yet it is this God that we can have fellowship with. For tonight, read chapter 10 and come to meet at the church building at 7pm and we will begin our study. Feel free to bring snacks to share. If you can not make it we will plan on having Zoom available. 

Here is a link for a sermon more on this topic for our discussion:

None Greater: Ch 9 Omnipresence

This Thursday we will be meeting at the church building for T4D and will be going over chapter 9 dealing with God's Omnipresence. This will deal with the question is God limited by space or not. We will plan on meeting at the church building at 7pm, but zoom will be available for those who cant make it. Feel free to bring a snack to share. 

None Greater: Ch 8 God's Timeless Eternity

 

Sorry for not posting the last few weeks here as we dived into the doctrine of Impassibility. This week we are looking at ch. 8 in our book, dealing with God's timeless eternity. I will be at the church building tonight for anyone who wants to join, otherwise I will be zooming it as well. Be looking for a email with the details. 

None Greater: ch 6 Immutability

 

So often we try to picture a God who is like us. As we go through life, our lives are filled with changes that we go through. But no so with God. God does not change. This understanding is a truth that has been confessed and affirmed throughout church history. Understanding this helps us to have a higher and more accurate view of God as well as providing great comfort. As Malchi 3:6 says, “For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed." See you all on Zoom tonight at 7pm. 

None Greater Ch 5: Simplicity

In our chapter this week, we consider the doctrine of Simplicity. As we studied Asiety last week, it naturally flows into the doctrine of simplicity. Since God is not dependent on anyone or anything, he is self-existent and simple. By saying God is simple is not to say he is easy going or not intelligent, but that he is not comprised of components but is one, he is simple. This deals with the question, does god have a parts? Read chapter 5 for our book study this week for our discussion for tonight's meeting on Zoom. 

Here is a helpful podcast dealing with Simplicity:
https://youtu.be/uTn4yI2XqYA

Bonus: Listen to this podcast with RC Sproul, on the importance of studying doctrine of God
https://openbookpodcast.com/r-c-sproul-and-dolezals-all-that-is-in-god/