Him Who Sits on the Throne

The Omnipresence & Immanence of God

https://youtu.be/YZjGM6PpyYg Where shall I go from your Spirit?Or where shall I flee from your presence?If I ascend to heaven, you are there!If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! Psalm 139:7-8 ESV Along Paul’s second missionary journey, he came to Athens, the great city of philosophy and art. As he was preaching in …

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They Know Me Not | Jeremiah 4:22

For my people are foolish;they know me not;they are stupid children;they have no understanding.They are ‘wise’—in doing evil!But how to do good they know not. Jeremiah 4:22 ESV Foolish. Stupid. No Understanding. Knowing not. So does the LORD describe His people. But why are they foolish, stupid, and without understanding? They know me not. “The …

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Building Up the Body | Ephesians 4:7-14

https://youtu.be/ltjQfk-SSqI But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore it says, “When he ascended on high he led a host of captives,and he gave gifts to men.” (In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the …

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Prayer | Ephesians 6:18-20

Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador …

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Lift Up Your Eyes | Psalm 121:1

I lift up my eyes to the hills.From where does my help come? Psalm 121:1 ESV Life under the sun is vanity. Even in places of justice and righteousness, we still find wickedness. No one does good, not even one. Some die young. Others die old. Some are rich. others are poor. Some love life. …

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Him Who Sits on the Throne

The Infinity & Transcendence of God

https://youtu.be/Oo98BbaEDrs For as the heavens are higher than the earth,so are my ways higher than your waysand my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:9 ESV The book of Job is wisdom literature largely in the form of an epic poem which sees Job debating his friends over the nature of suffering within the world, especially …

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Human Freedom & Divine Sovereignty | R. C. Sproul

The question of how God's absolute sovereignty relates to human freedom is a long-standing one. In his book Enjoying God, Sproul briefly tackles this subject and makes an important distinction: we are free, but we are not autonomous. Augustine said that "in a certain sense God wills everything that comes to pass." He ordains things …

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Walk in a Manner Worthy | Ephesians 4:1-6

https://youtu.be/clsoFH1fVVU I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body …

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Scripture | 2 Timothy 3:16-4:4

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and …

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Did the Incarnation Change God?

While writing about the immutability of God, I entirely intended to address this question: Does Jesus becoming man mean that God changed, that He became mutable? My word count limit, however, came a lot faster than I realized, so I have decided to write a follow-up article addressing this question. Although my answer is a …

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