This short but powerful message by Pastor John Piper has changed my life. I've been a Christian for a long time but never really reflected on the God that I worship. Pastor John Piper clearly presents the characteristics or the meaning of God's absolute being ... of Him just being Who He Is. In Genesis we know God introduced Himself as "I Am Who I Am". It's a bit confusing to non-Greeks or non-Jews but really is just a simple concept.. God Is Who He says He Is..
1.) God's absolute being means He never had a beginning.
2.) God's absolute being means, God will not end. El Olam the Everlasting God. If He did not come into being, He cannot go out-of-being.
3.) God's absolute being means, God is absolute reality.
4.) God's absolute being means, that God is absolutely independent.
5.) God's absolute being means, rather, that everything that is NOT God depends TOTALLY on God.
6.) God's absolute being means, all the universe by comparison to God is, as nothing.
7.) God's absolute being means that God is constant. He is the same yesterday today and forever.
8.) God's absolute being means that He is the absolute standard of truth, and goodness and Beauty.
9.) God's absolute being means, God does whatever He pleases. And it is always right and it is always beautiful.
10.) God's absolute being means, that He is the most important and the most valuable reality and the most important, most valuable person that is. He is worthy of your highest interest, your greatest attention, your deepest admiration and your sweetest enjoyments. Including being superior in all this place and the universe.
The points that hit home for me are points 5 and 6. We've all heard the expression, "the Universe will make it happen.. ". It's an expression either taken lightly or seriously, but either way, it's utterly opposed to God's absolute being. Why pray or trust on a created thing when you can depend and trust on the Creator?
What do you think?
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To Him be the glory, amen.
Thanks for sharing this, it helps me understand who really God is.
You're welcome. It really is eye-opening. thanks!
Thank you for posting @cryptokash this well written article on the One Who is.
Agree with every one of your points.
So true.....the points you present here are as the Pastor. bleujay studies under, teaches the essence of God. The essence of God being His righteousness, justice, veracity, integrity, immutability, omnipotence, omnipresence, omniscience. virtue-love, faithfulness.
These points also explain the attack on absolutes...even the absolutes of maths for so many years.
NB...if you add the tag....christian-trail....they may come by.
Kind Regards, bleujay
Yes, that's why the concept of God is irresistible for would be philosophers. Often times the more one tries to demystify deconstruct or define God the limited mind or conscience simply cannot. I will add the tag. Thanks bluejay!
Amen.
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Praise the Lord! Indeed God is an absolute God, everything is under His sovereign rule! :)
Colossians 1:16 -Because in Him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or lordships or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through Him and unto Him.
Amen, God sustains all things. If He changed His mind, the universe would be nothing..
those are sourat al iklass from the holly koran and that lines mean :
Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One,@Allah, the Eternal Refuge.@He neither begets nor is born,@Nor is there to Him any equivalent."
Thanks for the info. There are indeed similarities. If I may ask, do muslims believe they are descended from Ishmael?
if you don't believe with all messengers and prophets sent by god you can't b Muslim
that believe is one from five bases to be a musilum .
Nice effort you put in this blog, Keep it up!
thanks @hellolylo!
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Amen
Jesus Christ is Lord of all.
Indeed he is.