Our Rock of Salvation August 24, 2011 “He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.” (Deuteronomy 32:4) Here in the song of Moses, which God instructed him to write for the children of Israel as they were […]
“What does it mean that God is omnipresent?”……Answer: The prefix "omni" comes from the Latin meaning "all." So to say that God is omnipresent is to say that God is present everywhere. In many religions, God is regarded as omnipresent, whereas in both Judaism and Christianity, this view is further subdivided into the transcendence and […]
“What does it mean that God is omniscient?”……Answer: Omniscience is defined as having total knowledge, knowing everything. For God to be sovereign over His creation of all things, whether visible or invisible, He has to be all-knowing. His omniscience is not restricted to any one person in the Godhead-Father, Son and Holy Spirit are all […]
Essential Truths of the Christian Faith The Will of God =============== Doris Day sang a popular song entitled “Que Sera, Sera,” “What will be, will be.” At first glance this theme communicates a kind of fatalism that is depressing. Islamic theology frequently says of specific events, “It is the will of Allah.” The Bible is […]
“What is the difference between God’s sovereign will and God’s perfect will?”……When speaking of God's will, many people see three different aspects of it in the Bible. The first aspect is known as God's decretive, sovereign, or hidden will. This is God's “ultimate” will. This facet of God's will comes out of the recognition of […]
“Is God sovereign or do we have a free will?”……When we talk about free will, we are usually concerned with the matter of salvation. Few are interested in whether we have the free will to choose salad or steak for our dinner tonight. Rather, we are troubled over who exactly is in control of our […]
“How can I know what God's timing is?”……The first thing we need to understand about God's timing is that it is perfect, just as all of God's ways are perfect (Psalm 18:30Galatians 4:4). God's timing is never early and it's never been late. In fact, from before our birth until the moment we take our […]