Posts from March 2010

Posts from March 2010

Repent and Believe (Mark 1:15)

These words summarize the response to Himself and His ministry which Jesus sought. We see here that it is a command, not an option. The gospel doesn’t come out to us with a great idea but with a clear demand. There is only one response that is suitable. No other response is acceptable. We see here that it is universal, not selective – all – even the most righteous…

There is only one true God, but what is He like?

Indeed in light of the infinite glory and majesty of His Being is it possible to know God? Is He not incomprehensible, how can we know the unknowable? The answer is that the infinite God declares that finite man can know Him since He has made Himself known – and that not with resulting frustration,…

The Popular Treatment of God (1 Samuel 5&6)

What can you say about a generation that thinks God is dead and Elvis is alive! The Yiddish word “chutzpah” seems right. It has no English equivalent, but it refers to one who has an attitude of incredible gall or presumption. The classic example of a chutzpah is the young man who murders his…

Knowing God (Jeremiah 9:23-24)

Every generation has its set of values and priorities, yet as we look around our own we see it is not really that different to what God declares of Jeremiah’s day. Some in our day place ‘wisdom’ (whether in terms of education, culture, scientism, mysticism, etc) at the top of the list. Others place ‘power’ there (personal or collective). To them it means…