whatever he pleases. “Our God in heaven; he does whatever pleases him” (Psalms 115:3). It is God's world, his creation and He alone is sovereign over it. More so, the existence of the universe or any creation is from God and nothing or no one else. Thus, the entire
Letham also notes that the term “Mother” in reference to God is never a metaphor when used in the Old Testament and is absent in the New Testament (36). Thus, the names ‘Father’ and ‘Son’ portray the relationship between the two as it is “more pious and accurate to name God in connection with his Son an call Him Father, than to name Him from His works and call Him Unoriginate” (Letham 137). As the Father has given the Son the ability to have life in Himself, the Son is also able to grant eternal
holding positions of leadership in churches, now find themselves in need of answers to theological questions that forego the use of theological language. Few theological concepts rival, in difficulty of understanding, that of a Triune God. Concerning the Trinity, J.I. Packer insists that it is “perhaps the most difficult thought that the human mind has ever been asked to handle.” Understanding then, who the individual members of the Trinity are is a complicated task. Furthermore, explaining that truth
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, a speech given by Minister Jonathan Edwards, was delivered to install fear in the hearts of believers. Edwards gave the address on two separate occasions. The first time he delivered the sermon was to his own congregation in Northampton, Massachusetts, and then again on July 8, 1741 in Enfield, Connecticut (The Norton Anthology of American Literature, 430). His effectiveness and credibility as a religious leader in New England during the eighteenth century is
Creation and the Fall “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth”1 (Genesis 1:1). As we look back in history we can see many beginnings, but the beginning referred to in this verse is a beginning that defies understanding to the extreme. We see one of the most amazing creations in this world in a newly born child, yet that creation pails in comparison to that of the creation on the world. Look around you and imagine nothing. That’s the way in was before the Lord gave us the
Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary The Image of God in Man: A Critique of True Humanity A Paper Submitted to Dr. Graves In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course Theology I THEO 525 By Christopher Jessee Waynesville, Ohio 2010 Thesis Statement The image of God in man is a doctrine that is fundamental to understanding the soteriological implications of humanity, which is best understood through the examination of Christ’s humanity with regards to various views
other gifts... they give expression to that word in various ways.”5 This is why, in an eclectic grouping of the various giftings (found in 1 Cor. 12:8-11, 1 Cor. 12:28, Rom. 12:6-8, Eph. 4:11, and 1 Pet. 4:11), the work of the ministry of the word of God is paramount, that is, “the revelatory word through the apostle and prophet is foundational, while all else is informed by and flows from this.”6 Second, Paul grounds the use of the gifts in love. The reflection of the manifestations of these gifts