Knowledge of this principle is important because when God reveals Himself as say Father, neophyte will tend to equate the visible fatherhood with the invisible Fatherhood. “If God is Father then how could a father watch one of his children die without doing anything?” But God as Father is ...
For example, God reveals Himself as Father because His fatherhood is something like the human fatherhood that we are all familiar with. The problem with this approach of analogy is that we often get it backwards. Properly speaking it is human fatherhood that is like God’s fatherhood. Keeping...
These are the exact same words Elisha said to Elijah three times on the day Elijah was taken to heaven. Just as Elisha clung to the promise of God’s blessing, so did this mother (see 2 Kings 2:2, 4, 6).God did answer her prayer and raised her son back to life. But this wasn...
Chapter 6 General Revelation General revelation is the concept that God reveals Himself to man as the Creator. All of creation is like a mirror that reflects the existence and glory of God. General revelation reveals God as Creator, but not as Redeemer. General revelation reveals God's ...
Moses was hidden in the cleft of a rock and allowed to see God's "after glow." But from that time on, Moses would wear a veil over his face after he came from meetings with the Almighty because "his face was radiant." In Christianity, God reveals himself further by "taking the form...
Why is the sower parable of utmost importance? When understood by God’s teaching not man’s, it reveals what life is all about — a battle over His Name, “THE WORD OF GOD.” By Spirit and throughout Scripture, God calls people to Himself. Yet, people turn to men and their religion...
Another hard day, but there are miles to go before I sleep. I wish it were all over. Overwhelming sadness hits me. God told me I needed to know his pain. It’s unspeakable. – When you love so much and nothing comes back to you. You want comfort and you get bickering. Or selfi...
When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?" They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets." ...
The Prophet. This figure was referred to by Moses: "The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers. You must listen to him." (Deuteronomy 18:15) John was not Elijah himself, but prophecy given by his father Zechariah indicated that he did come...
It is very important to note that God turned their hearts to hate His people, but God uses a natural process in unbelievers to do this. You may recall this historical narrative in Exodus reveals that God hardened Pharaoh’s heart, but also that Pharaoh hardened his own heart as well. God...