Friday, September 24, 2004
The Heart of Sanctity
The heart of sanctity is loving God in response to abiding in His love.
The heart of sanctity is loving God in response to the act of love which brought about redemption.
That’s the heart of sanctity.
The heart of sanctity is a relationship with the God who is love.
Thursday, September 16, 2004
Rosh HaShanah
Romans 4:13-18 13 For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would be heir of the world was not through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith. 14 For if those who are of the Law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise is nullified; 15 for the Law brings about wrath, but where there is no law, there also is no violation. 16 For this reason it is by faith, in order that it may be in accordance with grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to all the descendants, not only to those who are of the Law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, 17 (as it is written, "A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS HAVE I MADE YOU") in the presence of Him whom he believed, even God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist. 18 In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, "SO SHALL YOUR DESCENDANTS BE."
Romans 4:13-18 13 For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would be heir of the world was not through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith. 14 For if those who are of the Law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise is nullified; 15 for the Law brings about wrath, but where there is no law, there also is no violation. 16 For this reason it is by faith, in order that it may be in accordance with grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to all the descendants, not only to those who are of the Law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, 17 (as it is written, "A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS HAVE I MADE YOU") in the presence of Him whom he believed, even God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist. 18 In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, "SO SHALL YOUR DESCENDANTS BE."
Every year, the story of Abraham binding Isaac is read in the synagogue.
Abraham is the father of our faithAbraham stood alone -- he still does. Nobody who is sane relates to knowing the voice of God well enough to do what he did.
Are we "of the faith of Abraham"?
Thursday, September 09, 2004
A Mystery In Job
The person, Job, speaks of Someone else.
What is the point of this book?
Many have used Job as a model for every believer. They teach that the devil can only have access to a believer’s life if God gives express permission.
(No comment.)
I heard one of my favorite teachers say that Job takes its place in Wisdom Literature by stating, ‘human wisdom is bankrupt.’
(I agree.)
A friend said that the point of Job was the developing of an intercessor.
(Good point.)
We remember that due to Satan, Job lost
his possessions,
his children,
his health,
his fellowship with his wife (who became his first accuser),
his reputation,
and became subject to accusation from his friends as they sought an explanation as to ‘why’ this happened to an apparently righteous man.
Consider this…
What fault was there in Job that all of these horrible things happened to him?’
The Biblical answer, the answer Yahweh gave, is that there was no fault in Job whatsoever.
Consider these questions…
What fault was there in God that His angels should rebel?
What fault was there in God that He should become bereft of His children?
What fault was there in God that His world would come under the sway of the evil one?
What fault was there in God that He should be subject to the accusations of angels and humanity?
What fault was there in God that He should be subject to the loss of His reputation?
What fault was there in God that He should have to be defended weakly by His ‘friends’ seeking to divine a good ‘reason’ that ‘He allows’ evil to run rampant?
At Calvary, Jesus revealed the Heart of God. Alone, despised, weak, rejected, suffering under the loss and alienation of that which was made through Him…
There is no fault in Him.
See Him suffer.
Look at Job.
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The person, Job, speaks of Someone else.
What is the point of this book?
Many have used Job as a model for every believer. They teach that the devil can only have access to a believer’s life if God gives express permission.
(No comment.)
I heard one of my favorite teachers say that Job takes its place in Wisdom Literature by stating, ‘human wisdom is bankrupt.’
(I agree.)
A friend said that the point of Job was the developing of an intercessor.
(Good point.)
We remember that due to Satan, Job lost
his possessions,
his children,
his health,
his fellowship with his wife (who became his first accuser),
his reputation,
and became subject to accusation from his friends as they sought an explanation as to ‘why’ this happened to an apparently righteous man.
Consider this…
What fault was there in Job that all of these horrible things happened to him?’
The Biblical answer, the answer Yahweh gave, is that there was no fault in Job whatsoever.
Consider these questions…
What fault was there in God that His angels should rebel?
What fault was there in God that He should become bereft of His children?
What fault was there in God that His world would come under the sway of the evil one?
What fault was there in God that He should be subject to the accusations of angels and humanity?
What fault was there in God that He should be subject to the loss of His reputation?
What fault was there in God that He should have to be defended weakly by His ‘friends’ seeking to divine a good ‘reason’ that ‘He allows’ evil to run rampant?
At Calvary, Jesus revealed the Heart of God. Alone, despised, weak, rejected, suffering under the loss and alienation of that which was made through Him…
There is no fault in Him.
See Him suffer.
Look at Job.
