sovereignty-of-god

It is well for us when prayers about our sorrows are linked with pleas concerning our sins__hen, being under God's hand, we are not wholly taken up with our pain, but remember our offences against God.

There is no such thing as a great man of God, only weak, pitiful, faithless men of a great and merciful God.

If there is one single reason why good people turn evil, it is because they fail to recognize God__ ownership over their kingdom, their vocation, their resources, their abilities, and above all their lives.

On what grounds would God be told that He can bring death to millions of people at the end of a normal life span, but that He may not do it in any other way?

Sin is cosmic treason. Sin is treason against a perfectly pure Sovereign. It is an act of supreme ingratitude toward the One to whom we owe everything, to the One who has given us life itself. Have you ever considered the deeper implications of the slightest sin, of the most minute peccadillo? What are we saying to our Creator when we disobey Him at the slightest point? We are saying no to the righteousness of God. We are saying, __od, Your law is not good. My judgement is better than Yours. Your authority does not apply to me. I am above and beyond Your jurisdiction. I have the right to do what I want to do, not what You command me to do.

The triune God exercises total government over all things, and He requires us as His image-bearers to exercise government in Christ in our own spheres in terms of His law.

Forget happiness. You were called to a throne. How will you prepare for it? That is the question of virtue, Christian style.

Often the question of, "Who am I?" should be answered with, "Whose am I?

Author says writing about Jesus is difficult because it is like writing about a friend "who is still liable to surprise us.

Sure, some of us humans might be angry at a sovereign God about Hell, but know that that is about as meaningful as a few germs being angry at humans about bleach.