God’s providential work among creation ensures that His benevolent identity guides His sovereign activity. To know the heart of God is to trust the hand of God.
My new book on the attributes of God is available now! I have never poured my soul into a project like I have this one, and I am so eager to share it with you. WIKI GOD available now (https://amzn.to/2VAg0K0) 📖. Wiki is a type of website that allows collaborative editing of its content. Anyone can become an expert on …
Anselm of Canterbury was an Italian monk who was born in the 11th century. His work in theology and philosophy greatly assisted the Church. He once posed an important question to God: “How dost Thou spare the wicked if Thou art just, supremely just?” His question and the biblical answer is important to our personal theology as we wrestle with …
How much does God know? Is God’s understanding increasing as the centuries progress? The attribute regarding God’s capacity for knowledge is foundationally important to how we approach Him. Incorrect Perception: The Undergraduate God As students begin their college careers, many are still unsure regarding their desired outcome. Beginning with general electives, they begin to sort through new information and slowly …
The grace of God is foundational for our salvation and our sanctification. Without the grace of God, we have no basis for a relationship with Him. Incorrect Perception: The Chutes and Ladders God Chutes and Ladders is a game that seeks to defeat your opponents by being the first to reach the top square of the board. You move higher …
The omnipresence of God means that God is everywhere at the same time. While such an infinite concept is difficult for finite minds to comprehend, is it true? How does that change our perception of God? Incorrect Perception: The Overbooked God Have you ever tried to get an appointment with that really busy person? You keep trying to get on …
Studying the attributes of God, it is critical to address the issue of God’s holiness. What does the holiness of God really mean? Incorrect Perception: The Grade-on-a-Curve God After every test taken within the halls of academia, there is at least one student praying that the teacher will grade on a curve. Due to a lack of preparation or a …
Studying the attributes of God, it is critical to address the issue of God’s wisdom. Can God be trusted to make the right decisions? Incorrect Perception: The Pollster God A pollster is someone who organizes, conducts, and analyzes opinion polls. Due to their research, they are able to take a cross-section of society, ask some pertinent questions, and provide the …
Studying the attributes of God, it is critical to address the issue of God’s faithfulness. Can God be trusted to do what he says he will do? Incorrect Perception: The Unreliable God The unreliable god is walking around with some significant baggage left by numerous people in our lives. Each of us knows what it feels like to be forgotten …
Attributes of God are the foundational beliefs about who God is and what He is like that comes from Scripture. You can’t worship a God fully if you only know Him partially.
One critical attribute to study is the transcendence of God.
Attributes of God are the foundational beliefs about who God is and what He is like that comes from Scripture. You can’t worship a God fully if you only know Him partially.
One critical attribute to study is the independence of God.
Studying the attributes of God is an important endeavor for the Christian disciple. A. W. Tozer was a brilliant theologian and pastor of the twentieth century. In his book, The Knowledge of the Holy, he presented a thesis statement that signifies the importance of addressing the issue of theology. He wrote:
What comes to your mind when you think about God is the most important thing about you.
If your concept of God is incorrect, your devotion will be misguided. We must adhere to a biblical theology that embraces correct doctrine on the identity and activity of God. Attributes of God are the foundational beliefs about who God is and what he is like that comes from Scripture. You can’t worship a God fully if you only know Him partially.
A. W. Tozer was a brilliant theologian and pastor of the twentieth century. In his book, The Knowledge of the Holy, he presented a thesis statement that signifies the importance of addressing the issue of theology. He wrote:
“What comes to your mind when you think about God is the most important thing about you.”
On the first read, that statement may seem a bit dramatic, but is he on to something here?
When I was in college, I heard a preacher quote A. W. Tozer and my life had a dramatic change. Here is the quote: What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us (1). At first, that statement seemed dramatic, but the longer I thought upon it, the more I agreed with …
[Yesterday, I preached on a message at North Greenville‘s Chapel I am loosely calling “The Little Engine That Could God.” I wrote out the intro in manuscript form. It was a message on the omnipotence of God. I’ve been praying about writing a book on the attributes of God by looking at a negative image of God, then correcting it through the Scripture’s teachings. Writing Freshman 15 for college students was very challenging but also very rewarding (you can learn more about the book here or order it on Amazon here). Praying about it and would love you to pray with me about if I should go further. Here is the intro:]
“I think I can. I think I can. I think I can.”
We all remember this iconic phrase from the children’s classic The Little Engine That Could. This favorite tale recounts the story of a train hauling toys up the mountain to some needy children. When the train is unable to make the steep trek, the toys try to chorale other passing trains to carry them up the mountain. Either due to disinterest or inability, all the trains refuse the responsibility of carrying this load. Eventually, a little blue engine comes by who is unsure if it is able to pull the load up the mountain. Seeing the disappointment in the toys‘ eyes, the engine decides to give it a shot. Repeating that famous phrase over and over again, the engine eventually musters up enough strength to help those out in need.
Many of us follow The Little Engine That Could God.
No one would readily admit to following that God, but we prove it by our actions. When encountering difficult situations in our lives with what seems to be insurmountable odds, we look for the best and the brightest to come to our rescue. We research and poll people concerning what they would do. We seek direction from doctors, teachers, preachers, counselors, and every expert you can imagine. Once we exhaust all of our human resources, have made meager attempts of our own, we address the King of kings and Lord of lords and utter one of the most tragic phrases resonating in our churches today, “All we have left to do now is pray.”