Articles - God

“Our whole being by its very nature is one vast need . . . crying for Him” (Lewis 13).  

The Christian has need for guidance in all of life. “[L]ead us not into temptation” suggests dealing with our daily trials by praying for God’s guidance. “Lead us not” (eisenegkes) means “Do not let us fall victim” (Rogers and Rogers 13). “Temptation” (peirasmos) has a twofold meaning with the context determining the meaning. Temptation means (1) “trial, proving . . . of man’s fidelity, integrity, virtue, constancy” and (2) “An enticement to sin, temptation, whether arising from the desires or from outward circumstances” (Thayer 498). We will discuss the first meaning in this chapter and the second meaning in the following chapter.

   A few years ago, a well-known gospel preacher advertised a sermon during his gospel meeting as “The Existence of God.” I went intending to hear a faith building lesson but came home disappointed in the speaker and his material.

The Majesty of God (8: 1, 2, 9)

   The Psalmist marvels at the glory of God. God is worthy of every man’s adoration and praise. David calls God “Lord” from the Hebrew, adonai. The term occurs about 300 times in the Old Testament.

   Its meaning is “master, sir, lord” and signifies “ownership or mastership” and indicates the great “truth that God is the owner of each member of the human family, and that He consequently claims the unrestricted obedience of all” (Girdlestone, Old Testament Synonyms, 59). Thus, included is the amenability of man to God and His law.

   When the term is used of men, it is always singular, adon. When used of God, it is almost always plural, adonai, and possessive, meaning “my Lord’s.” Being plural, it confirms the idea of the Godhead, as in the name, Elohim.

“The fool has said in his heart, ‘There is no God’” (Psalm 14:1; 53:1). This text emphasizes the importance of man’s relationship to God. Our relationship with God is all-important. We are to love God with the totality of our being (Matthew 22:37). Man’s relationship with God is the vital matter of all matters as our eternity depends upon it.

     God reveals Himself by two divine books of revelation: (1) General Revelation which focuses on the evidences of God in nature, and (2) Special Revelation which focuses on His written word, the Bible. In the following article, we set forth apologetics evidence of God revealing Himself in the clouds of the Heavens that are seen almost daily by all. The psalmist states that it is God “who covers the heavens with clouds, who prepares the rains for the earth, who makes the grass to grow on the mountain” (147:8, NKJ).