Monday, October 22, 2012
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
sanctifying God in our worship
Bottom of page 136 - I wonder how much more God would be sanctified in our worship if we could honestly separate ourselves "from all things". Oh how powerful that would be!
Page 138 - "..when you find you cannot do it [worship God] according to what is required in any comfortable measure, let the shame and sorrow of heart for it abide upon you until the next time you come to worship God, and that will mightily help you." Does this really help? What about the people who constantly fight living in guilt? This sounds kind of depressing.
Bottom of page 139-140 - Application of Nadab and Abihu...Is this a fair and biblical application?
Page 138 - "..when you find you cannot do it [worship God] according to what is required in any comfortable measure, let the shame and sorrow of heart for it abide upon you until the next time you come to worship God, and that will mightily help you." Does this really help? What about the people who constantly fight living in guilt? This sounds kind of depressing.
Bottom of page 139-140 - Application of Nadab and Abihu...Is this a fair and biblical application?
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Glory, Spirit, Justice
Now then, put all these attributes of God together, and there you have His glory, the infiniteness of His glory. The shine and luster of all the attributes together is God's glory. (p. 123)The chapter discussed a list of God's attributes, as our worship must be "suitable to such a God as we are worshipping." The attributes are: Spirit, eternal, incomprehensible, unchangeable, living, omnipotent, omniscient, wise, holy, merciful, just, and faithful.
From the fact that God is a spirit, he concludes several things. First of all that "bodily worship," the outward physical act of worship, is of no intrinsic value. He also concludes that God is simple, "without composition," that "whatever is in God is God Himself." Our hearts therefore must be undivided, and our worship similarly simple.
From the fact that God is infinitely just (as he is wont to characterize all His attributes as infinite), JB refers back to his point that we must come to God through a Mediator. It "sanctifies His justice" that we see the infinite distance between God and ourselves.
Reflecting on who God is allows us to sanctify God as God, as the God He reveals Himself to be.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
GPTG Oct. 3
Pg. 162: Is there a point at which it would be inappropriate to turn scripture into prayer?
163: It was interesting to read about the planning of prayer. "Not in order to read them, but in order to organize one's thoughts." Such valuable truth.
The following question would probably be answered when we simply make the distinction between private prayer and public prayer, but...
164: When speaking of planned prayer, the author is very adamant that it is as important to plan a prayer as it is to plan a sermon. So, is there a point at which one should pray about what to pray about? Also, where is the distinction between a completely unplanned prayer, a planned prayer, and a "scriptural free prayer" spoken of it the text?
167: "to deal with God." What is meant by the use of that phrase?
163: It was interesting to read about the planning of prayer. "Not in order to read them, but in order to organize one's thoughts." Such valuable truth.
The following question would probably be answered when we simply make the distinction between private prayer and public prayer, but...
164: When speaking of planned prayer, the author is very adamant that it is as important to plan a prayer as it is to plan a sermon. So, is there a point at which one should pray about what to pray about? Also, where is the distinction between a completely unplanned prayer, a planned prayer, and a "scriptural free prayer" spoken of it the text?
167: "to deal with God." What is meant by the use of that phrase?
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GW:
Pg 111-113. There is so much emphasis on pouring forth our spirit and praying with our souls. This passionate soul-pouring sounds like there is so much feeling behind it. But yet there is so much emphasis placed on NOT using our feelings that this soul-pouring seems impossible. How are we to pour forth our spirit if we don't have the "feeling" to do so?
Pg 120 and 122. ..come with a merciful heart...you must bring a faithful heart...what happens when we don't bring those things? This makes it sound like you have to "have it all together" before you approach the Lord.
GPTG:
Pg 169. The preacher is supposed to do the Scripture reading. Where have you seen this modeled? I understand the author's point, but is it really Biblical?
Pg 111-113. There is so much emphasis on pouring forth our spirit and praying with our souls. This passionate soul-pouring sounds like there is so much feeling behind it. But yet there is so much emphasis placed on NOT using our feelings that this soul-pouring seems impossible. How are we to pour forth our spirit if we don't have the "feeling" to do so?
Pg 120 and 122. ..come with a merciful heart...you must bring a faithful heart...what happens when we don't bring those things? This makes it sound like you have to "have it all together" before you approach the Lord.
GPTG:
Pg 169. The preacher is supposed to do the Scripture reading. Where have you seen this modeled? I understand the author's point, but is it really Biblical?
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