We have been studying through the Book Of Romans verse by verse for a while now. We have come to verse 20 in chapter 1…
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.
Using this verse we are doing a study of God’s invisible qualities using A.W. Tozer’s list from The Attributes of God.
In our study through the Book of Romans we have come to chapter 1 and 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.”
In light of that verse we have been discussing the invisible attributes of God as described by A.W. Tozer in his book The Attributes of God.
Today we are discussing God’s quality of Omnipotence. These two videos help us to understand the incredible unlimited power of God and how that is expressed in creation.
Now that we are finished with our conversation on the GOD CONSPIRACY. We can get back to our study through the Book Of Romans. If you recall we have been discussing the attributes of God from the stand point of 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.”
If you have missed any of our discussions on these attributes you can find them on THE ROAD THROUGH ROMANS PAGE.
Today we are going to speak about God’s attribute of love. Watch this.
So where do we see the attribute of love revealed in the creation? Well, while the power of sin has done so much to warp our ability to recognize the qualities of God in the creation, these attributes cannot be blotted out. Of all God’s attribute love is the strongest. Its imprint can be seen all throughout the creation, but perhaps nowhere is it seen more clearly than in a parent’s sacrificial love for a child.
We are continuing our study through the Book of Romans. Currently we are in Romans 1:20 speaking to the invisible qualities or attributes of God. If you have missed any of our conversations on this subject you can catch up with 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 have spoken to God’s: Wisdom, Infinitude, Sovereignty, Holiness, Trinity and Omniscience.
Today we are speaking to God’s faithfulness. Watch this.
But where does creation display God’s faithfulness? In lots of places. Faithfulness itself is the idea that God functions according to certain character traits that do not change. These traits make God dependable or faithful. Because God is like this He has set in motion a creation that also operates according to certain “character traits” or laws that do not change. For instance:
The law of gravity is something we can depend on. What goes up must come down.
The law of seed time and harvest is something we can depend on. Summer will follow winter. Winter will follow summer and so on and so on…
The creation reveals to us that the character of the One behind it must be steady and faithful.
Today we are going to pick back up on a thread we dropped a few weeks ago. That is our verse by verse study through the Book of Romans. If you need to refresh on what we were speaking about you can find those conversations on THE ROAD THROUGH ROMANS PAGE.
Today we are dealing once again with one of the invisible qualities of God that are revealed in the creation. As Romans 1:20 says,
“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 have so far spoken about God’s: Holiness, Infinitude, Wisdom, Sovereignty and Trinity.
Today we are going to be speaking about God’s omniscience. That is the fact that God knows everything. Watch this.
The Word of God testifies to God’s all-knowingness in many places. Psalm 139 for instance:
all the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.”
Beyond the testimony of the Bible, though, a careful consideration of the creation itself testifies to God’s omniscience.
If we consider that the world and the universe were created by God we must come to the conclusion that He must understand all He has created in order to create it. Creation as an act, in all its wonder, demands not just a superior intellect but nothing short of the knowledge of all that was and is and ever shall be.
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.”
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:
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.
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.
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
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!
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?
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:
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?
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:
They could not have come about by accident
Whoever purposed the creation of the universe had an intelligence and wisdom far beyond anything we humans know.
Lillie-Put 