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Pastor Wrinkle’s: Sunday Quips & Quotes 2-14-16

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Hey there folks! Here is a challenge for all my Sunday readers. Every Sunday I will post one quip or quote that struck me during the week. You can join along in the quipping and quoting. Here is what to do:

Publish a post of your own, using one quip or quote that grabbed you during the week. You can add a picture to it if you like or even photograph the quote from it’s source.

Link back to my post

You can include the Pastor Wrinkle’s Q& Q photo in your post if you think my mug worthy of your blog.

This week I had so many great quotes to choose from I had a hard time narrowing it down to one, but the quote that has kept resonating in my soul all week is from my lead pastor Barry Risto.

“Sometimes serving God can be a painful privilege.”

Directions From Morning Scripture: 2-9-16

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Today my morning devotional Scripture came through one of the devotions I am reading, David Nasser’s, A Call To Die.

The Scripture that I got stuck on and meditated on for some time was  Romans 6:16

Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?

What are the differences between being a slave to sin and being a slave to righteousness? Make a list for yourself.

The Road Through Romans: Trinity

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INFINITUDEWe are continuing our discussion through the attributes of God which are displayed in creation according to Romans 1:20 , which says, “20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.”

So far we have discussed God’s

WISDOM

INFINITUDE

SOVEREIGNTY

AND HIS HOLINESS

If you missed those discussions just click on the links:

Today we are discussing GOD’S TRINITY.

We see the trinity described in nature in: The egg, The shamrock and perhaps best in our own selves. As a human I am one being in three parts. I have a body, I have a mind, will and emotional center which I call my soul and there is  third part of my being which transcends logic, will and emotion and touches on the unseen realm. That I call my spirit.

Here to help us understand it all a bit better is Buffalo Herd:

 

 

 

 

The Road Through Romans: Holiness

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Once again we are working from Romans 1:20 on our road through Romans,

For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities–his eternal power and divine nature–have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.

If you have missed our previous conversations you can find them on THE ROAD THROUGH ROMANS PAGE.

So far we have shown through creation that God is wise, that God is infinite, that God is sovereign and today we are bringing out the truth that God is Holy.

In creation it is fire that shows God’s holiness.  Buffalo helps us understand this better.

The Road Through Romans: Sovereignty

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Today we continue in our study through Romans and we are still looking at Romans 1:20

For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities–his eternal power and divine nature–have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. Romans 1:20

If you have missed any of our conversations so far you can find them on THE ROAD THROUGH ROMANS PAGE

Today we are continuing our conversation about the attributes of God which are revealed in the creation. From the creation we have seen that God is wise and that God is infinite. Today we are discussing the truth that the creation, specifically history teaches us that God is sovereign. Which basically means: God is intimately involved with the world; He has a plan for the world; And He is in charge!

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The Road Through Romans: Infinitude

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Once again we addressing Romans 1:20 in our study through the Book of Romans. Using A.W. Tozer’s list of God’s attributes we are answering the questions that Romans 1:20 creates.

For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.

What are God’s invisible qualities? How does the creation reveal them clearly?

If you have missed any of our previous discussions they can be found on THE ROAD THROUGH ROMANS PAGE.

Attribute #2 on Tozer’s list is infinitude.

So what is infinitude and how does the creation reveal this attribute of God?

http://www.allaboutgod.com  says of infinitude- God knows no boundaries. He is without measure. This attribute by definition impacts all of the others. Since God is infinite, everything else about Him must also be infinite.  http://www.allaboutgod.com/attributes-of-god.htm

How does creation shows the infinite nature of God?  I would say the infinite nature of God is displayed in the ever expanding nature of our universe. Watch this:

The Road Through Romans: Wisdom

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We are continuing today with our study in Romans 1:20. If you have missed any of our previous discussions you can find them on THE ROAD THROUGH ROMANS PAGE.

Romans 1:20 reads…For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities–his eternal power and divine nature–have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.

We are beginning to discuss the invisible qualities of God using A.W. Tozer’s list.  See last post.

So today we will begin by speaking about wisdom. More specifically what is the wisdom of God and how is it displayed in the creation?

“Wisdom or sapience is the ability to think and act using knowledge, experience, understanding, common sense, andinsight. ”  Wikipedia

The question then is, how is God’s wisdom displayed or proven through the creation?

The creator of the universe displays superior knowledge, experience, understanding common sense and insight and His use of it in the intricate balance of nature.

Consider the water cycle.

Consider the intricate encoding of DNA.

Consider the brilliance it took to calculate the earth’s perfect tilt toward the sun and its perfect distance from the sun.

Consider the calculations that placed the moon at exactly the right distance and orbit from the Earth to control the ocean’s tides.

Consider the engineering marvel that makes bees fly.

All of these things in creation speak two truths to me:

  1. They could not have come about by accident
  2.  Whoever purposed the creation of the universe had an intelligence and wisdom far beyond anything we humans know.

The creation shows us that the creator is wise.

 

 

 

 

The Road Through Romans: The Invisible Qualities Pt. 2

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Today we are continuing our discussion through Romans 1:20 speaking about the Invisible Qualities of God. If you have missed any of our previous discussions they can be found on THE ROAD THROUGH ROMANS PAGE.

The verse in question is:

For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.

What this verse says is that God’s invisible qualities, the things which cannot be seen or touched, His essence, can be thoroughly perceived by what God has made. Those invisible things have to do with His everlasting never fading power and they prove His Godhood.

A.W. Tozer explains that their are 18 characteristics that are revealed about God. They Are:

1.Wisdom

2. Infinitude

3. Sovereignty

4. Holiness

5. Trinity

6. Omniscience

7. Faithfulness

8. Love

9. Omnipotence

10. Self- existence

11. Self sufficiency

12. Justice

13. Immutability

14. Mercy

15.Eternal in nature

16. Goodness

17. Graciousness

18. Omnipresence

As you look at this list think of the creation we live in. How are these qualities of God reflected even in our fallen creation?

Since we have all the time in the world let’s spend some time discussing these qualities.

See you tomorrow 🙂

 

The Road Through Romans: The Invisible Qualities Of God

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Today we are continuing our study through Paul’s Letter To the Romans. We are still in chapter one and today we are looking at verse 20.

“For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.” 

Romans is chock full of verses like this that on the surface are very straightforward but which spark a lot of questions that can take one off in a million directions. Here are a few questions that come to mind as I read this verse:

  1. What are the invisible qualities of God?
  2. What is eternal power?
  3. What makes God’s nature divine? And what does divine mean anyway?
  4. How does the creation make God’s invisible qualities visible?
  5. And if the creation reveals God’s invisible qualities how is it possible that almost 85% of the world is missing out on knowing God?

Well I might not be able to answer all of these questions to your satisfaction but over the next several days we will make a start of it.

Let’s begin with a review of what the verse is communicating up front.

God has built a message into the universe that points to Him. That message tells us what God is like and for that reason alone nobody will ever be able to say, “Nothing in my existence pointed me to God.” The very air we breathe and the very earth we tread speaks to us of God’s existence and His divine nature.

More on that tomorrow. If you have missed any of our discussions up until this point they can be found on THE ROAD THROUGH ROMANS PAGE.