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The picture of God as distant, imposing, or angry is one of the most common — and most damaging — misunderstandings a person can carry. Yet the whole t…
GodThe word "favour" in Scripture is closely linked to the word "grace" — in fact, they are the same word. The favour of God is not something earned by mora…
Godaddresses this question most directly in his paper *The Mystery of God's Will*. He begins by defining what Scripture means when it speaks of God's will: …
GodScripture uses the phrase "the knowledge of God" in a way that goes far beyond intellectual awareness or theological information. It is, at its root, the k…
GodThe importance of seeking God runs through Scripture like a golden thread — and the seriousness of the subject becomes clear when we see what happens whe…
Godaddresses this question head-on in his paper *Faith and Works*. Asked "What is Faith?", he writes: Elaborate definitions might be given, but they would p…
God## Faith Puts Us Into the Presence of the Living God The deepest reason Scripture gives is startlingly simple: (Hebrews 11:6). But *why* is that so? What…
GodPraise, in its deepest sense, is the responsive overflow of a heart that has been blessed by God. It is not mere religious formality or outward singing —…
GodScripture lays down a governing principle in the words God spoke concerning Eli's house: *"Them that honour Me, I will honour, and they that despise Me sha…
GodThe very word "godliness" in the New Testament carries within it the idea of reverence. defines the Greek term: , 'worship or reverence of God,' 'reveren…
GodScripture declares that "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge" (Proverbs 1:7) and "the beginning of wisdom" (Proverbs 9:10). But what does th…
GodScripture is remarkably honest about the inner life of God's people, and the writers follow its lead. The short answer is that disappointment itself is not…
GodScripture is remarkably honest about the saints who struggled with frustration, confusion, and even anger toward God — and the writings here draw out the…
GodScripture gives us two striking portraits of men who were angry with God — Jonah and Job — and in both cases, God's response reveals as much as the ang…
GodScripture treats blaming God as a deeply serious matter — one that strikes at the very root of man's relationship with his Creator. From the first act of…
GodScripture uses the word "tempt" (or "test") in relation to God in two distinct directions: God may the faith of His people (as when He tested Abraham), an…