Sep 19, 2013
Numbers 23:19. Truth matters. It matters in relationships. It matters in business. It matters in courtrooms. It matters on contracts. If truth matters in so much of our lives, then why would we expect less in matters of ultimate truth? In this great Old Testament story, we learn that God is able to declare His...
Sep 19, 2013
Deuteronomy 32:1-4. Equality. Fairness. Justice. These are words commonly used in our time. Webster's Dictionary defines justice as "conforming to a standard of correctness; conforming to what is upright and good." But who decides what is good? Is there One Who is the conforming standard of...
Sep 19, 2013
Isaiah 6:1-7. The 17th Century preacher John Howe wrote, "God's holiness may be said to be a transcendental attribute, that, as it were, runs through the rest of His attributes and casts a luster upon them." God's holiness is found in everything that He is and everything that He does. Through the prophet Isaiah, we...
Sep 19, 2013
Psalm 147:1-5; Romans 11:33-36. Human knowledge is derived from instruction, observation, comparison and deduction. Because of this, we do not actually know nearly as much as we think we do or nearly as much as we would hope. God's knowledge has no limit. Therefore, He can know all things actual and possible and is...
Sep 19, 2013
Psalm 139:7-10. Is there any place where God is not? Sometimes in the midst of doubt and despair, it can feel as if God is aloof and far away. In this study, we see that God is without boundaries in terms of space and time. So that, as Martin Luther once wrote, "God is closer to everything than anything is to...