RPG Adults
WHAT ISRAEL (WE) SHOULD KNOW OF THE LIVING AND TRUE GOD
LORD’S DAY, AUGUST 14
Isaiah 45:5-25
Psalm 22:19-24
"…be not thou far
from me, O LORD…"
WHAT ISRAEL (WE) SHOULD KNOW OF THE LIVING AND TRUE GOD
Knowledge of "the living and true God" (1 Thess 1:9) increases faith.
1. God is One and there is none else. Monotheism is true, not polytheism. He alone is to be worshipped (Isa 45:6).
2. God is the Creator of the universe, man and the earth. He forms both light and darkness. He creates good and evil, evil not in the moral realm (sin), but rather in the physical, such as judgments on the wicked. We see herein the theology of war (Isa 45:7-8, 11-12).
3. God is the Maker of mankind, but Israel has He specially chosen. He is not only the Omniscient but also the Sovereign One. He is the Potter, we are the clay (Isa 45:9-10).
4. God is He who "raised him up in righteousness," i.e. Cyrus, the great Persian conqueror (Isa 44:28; 45:1). He will liberate God’s people and command that the Temple and the City of Jerusalem be rebuilt. Egypt, Ethiopia and the Sabeans will be subdued before Israel by God’s determination (Isa 45:13-14).
5. God is a God of righteousness and salvation, especially to His scattered people in Babylon. He is against idol-makers (Isa 45:15- 16, 20).
6. God knows the end from the beginning (Isa 45:21). Salvation is of the Lord. It is given to the whole world, to as many as will turn to Him (Isa 45:22-25).
7. The earth that God has created will not be so destroyed that no man can live in it. God has decreed it to be inhabited. Isaiah 45:18 is of particular consolation to us who live in these end-times of threatening nuclear holocaust. Thus, Jesus at His Second Coming will not only save His own, but will preserve civilisation on earth as well. Dr Carl McIntire in his 1983 Christmas message said of Jesus, "‘I am Alpha and Omega,’ He insisted, assuring the survival of mankind and of His creation."
THOUGHT: (Read Isaiah 40:22.)
PRAYER: May I study Thy Word diligently to know Thee more.
Posted in Adult RPG
Isaiah 45:5-25
Psalm 22:19-24
"…be not thou far
from me, O LORD…"
WHAT ISRAEL (WE) SHOULD KNOW OF THE LIVING AND TRUE GOD
Knowledge of "the living and true God" (1 Thess 1:9) increases faith.
1. God is One and there is none else. Monotheism is true, not polytheism. He alone is to be worshipped (Isa 45:6).
2. God is the Creator of the universe, man and the earth. He forms both light and darkness. He creates good and evil, evil not in the moral realm (sin), but rather in the physical, such as judgments on the wicked. We see herein the theology of war (Isa 45:7-8, 11-12).
3. God is the Maker of mankind, but Israel has He specially chosen. He is not only the Omniscient but also the Sovereign One. He is the Potter, we are the clay (Isa 45:9-10).
4. God is He who "raised him up in righteousness," i.e. Cyrus, the great Persian conqueror (Isa 44:28; 45:1). He will liberate God’s people and command that the Temple and the City of Jerusalem be rebuilt. Egypt, Ethiopia and the Sabeans will be subdued before Israel by God’s determination (Isa 45:13-14).
5. God is a God of righteousness and salvation, especially to His scattered people in Babylon. He is against idol-makers (Isa 45:15- 16, 20).
6. God knows the end from the beginning (Isa 45:21). Salvation is of the Lord. It is given to the whole world, to as many as will turn to Him (Isa 45:22-25).
7. The earth that God has created will not be so destroyed that no man can live in it. God has decreed it to be inhabited. Isaiah 45:18 is of particular consolation to us who live in these end-times of threatening nuclear holocaust. Thus, Jesus at His Second Coming will not only save His own, but will preserve civilisation on earth as well. Dr Carl McIntire in his 1983 Christmas message said of Jesus, "‘I am Alpha and Omega,’ He insisted, assuring the survival of mankind and of His creation."
THOUGHT: (Read Isaiah 40:22.)
PRAYER: May I study Thy Word diligently to know Thee more.
Posted in Adult RPG