Faith in the One God
Minister: | Rev. Ronald Van Overloop |
Date: | 7/20/2014 AM |
Text: | Ezekiel 14; Lord's Day 34 |
Psalters: | 258, 382, 309, 234 |
- God is.
- God is spirit, Who is personal, infinite and one
- As to His essence He is beyond our definition (cf. Job 11:7-10; 26:14; Psalm 145:3). Transcendent (I Kings 8:27).
- God is spirit - not a spirit, but He is pure spirit (John 4:24).
- God is personal.
- He is the Infinite One, unlimited in any sense: time, space, and ability.
- He is one in His Being and in all His activity (Deut. 6:4).
- God is God, i.e., He is, always is - unchanging deity.
- He is good - infinitely so.
- He is sovereign.
- God is spirit, Who is personal, infinite and one
- Forbidden idolatry.
- The big idol is always self (II Tim. 3:1,2) - very self-centered, our perceived needs and wants and rights and happiness.
- Idolatry is to conceive of other than as He has revealed Himself in His Word.
- Thus idolatry is when we trust anyone or anything other than God.
- Other violations of the first commandment: sorcery, enchantments, superstitions, invocation of saints and any other creature.
- God requires right worship from all His creatures of His most glorious Being for Who He is and for all He has done.
- Man was created to have a relationship with God, so every human has a god.
- Right worship requires right knowledge of Him, derived from what He reveals of Himself to us.
- Right worship means that I trust in Him alone.
- Right worship means that I submit to Him and His decretive will with all humility and patience.
- Right worship is to expect all good things from Him only, for no one and nothing else can give good things.
- Right worship is to love, fear, and glorify Him with my whole heart.
- And right worship means that I am constantly striving to do only what the will of His commandments.
- We receive great blessing in the way of obedience.
- The worship of other gods results in discontent and in a slavish fear.
- Those who believe in and trust in Jehovah have perfect peace (Isaiah 26:3).