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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n-1-<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mike Johnson 1. the signs and various acts in Egypt (3); Today, we can cite many examples of God\u2019s great works. Consider a few that would immediately come to mind:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Creation (Ps. 19:1) We are awed when we learn about God\u2019s works from the past and witness them today. God is not one God among many, but as the text says, \u201cYou alone are God\u201d (10). 1) Hear\u00a0<\/strong>the gospel — for that is how faith comes (Rom. 10:17; John 20:30-31). Tebeau Street “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations…teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age” (Matthew 28:19-20, NASB).——————– Contents: 1) The Greatness of God (Psalm 86:8-10) (Mike Johnson) ——————– -1- The Greatness of God (Psalm 86:8-10) Mike Johnson Psalm […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","post-preview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomastedwards.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomastedwards.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomastedwards.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomastedwards.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomastedwards.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3218"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thomastedwards.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3224,"href":"https:\/\/thomastedwards.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3218\/revisions\/3224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomastedwards.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomastedwards.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomastedwards.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The Greatness of God<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
(Psalm 86:8-10)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/em>Psalm 86 is a prayer by David, who is experiencing hardships, although he is not very specific about their nature.\u00a0 However, verse 14 points out that a group of proud and violent people, who had no regard for God, were seeking his life.\u00a0 Yet, amid his trouble, the Psalmist approaches God in prayer with complete confidence that the Lord will be merciful and deliver him.\u00a0 The psalm is addressed entirely to God and has elements generally associated with prayer.\u00a0 They are Petition (1-7, 11, 14-17), Adoration (8-10), and Thanksgiving (12-13).\u00a0 Although it is a prayer, a strong element of praise runs through it.
<\/em>In verses 1-7, David makes several requests of God and then gives reasons that God should fulfill them.\u00a0 Then, in verses 8-10, he enthusiastically praises God and His wondrous works.\u00a0 The verses say, \u201c(8) Among the gods there is none like You, O Lord; nor are there any works like Your works.<\/strong>\u00a0 (9) All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord, and shall glorify Your name.\u00a0<\/strong> (10) For You are great, and do wondrous things; You alone are God.\u201d <\/strong>Consider some observations from this adoration section.
<\/em>He says, \u201cAmong the gods there is none like You.\u201d\u00a0 <\/em>Some wrestle with this phrase because he says, \u201cAmon<\/u>g the gods . . .\u201d\u00a0 <\/em>(Note also Ex. 15:11, Ps. 89:6).\u00a0 <\/em>They look at this wording as implying the writer\u2019s acknowledgment of and the legitimacy of multiple gods.\u00a0 However, we know this is not the case because the Psalmist at the end of this section says, \u201cYou are God alone.\u201d <\/em>So here, David speaks in an accommodative way of gods (i.e., \u201cas they might be called\u201d).
<\/em>A similar passage is in Galatians 1:6-10, where Paul marveled that the Galatians had so quickly turned away to another <\/u>gos<\/u>pel<\/u>.\u00a0 Then he quickly says there is not another.\u00a0 Thus, what they had turned to might be called a gospel,\u00a0 but there is only one.\u00a0 Further, in 1 Corinthians 1:21, Paul says we are saved \u201cthrough the foolishness o<\/u>f the messa<\/u>ge <\/u>preached<\/u>.\u201d\u00a0 <\/em>Is the gospel message foolish?\u00a0 It is not!\u00a0 Earlier (1:18), he explains that the message is regarded <\/em>as \u201cfoolishness\u201d by those \u201cwho are perishing.\u201d\u00a0 <\/em>Certain ones would call gospel preaching foolish.
<\/em>Consider also an event that took place during the days of Hezekiah, King of Judah, when a vast army from Assyria surrounded them (Is.\u00a0 36-37).\u00a0 Their spokesman ridiculed Judah\u2019s army and God.\u00a0 At a certain point, Hezekiah prayed to God about the situation.\u00a0 (It says he \u201cspread it before the Lord.\u201d<\/em>)\u00a0 In Isaiah 37:18-20, he prayed, \u201cTruly, Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations and their lands, and have cast their <\/u>gods into the <\/u>fire; for the<\/u>y were not <\/u>gods, but the work of men\u2019s hands<\/u> \u2014 wood and stone<\/u>.\u00a0 Therefore they destroyed them.\u00a0 Now therefore, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are the Lord, You alone<\/u>.\u201d\u00a0 <\/em>Jeremiah 16:20 asks, \u201cWill a man make gods for himself, which are not <\/u>gods<\/u>?\u201d
<\/em>David is not acknowledging the veracity of multiple gods.\u00a0 Idols are crafted from wood or stone; they have no power and are only material objects.\u00a0 David believed in only one God.
<\/em>David knew that God listens and He is merciful and forgives.\u00a0 Furthermore, he understood that God would be there for His people in times of trouble, which is the opposite of how pagan gods are often portrayed.
<\/em>He also says to God, \u201cNor are there any works like Your works\u201d (8b).\u00a0<\/em> Claims made about the works of pagan gods cannot even compare to the works of the Lord.\u00a0 But, of course, the pagan gods do not even exist.\u00a0 Consider God\u2019s great work of creation as Psalm 19:1 exclaims, \u201cThe heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork.\u201d
<\/em>The Psalmist continues to praise God in verse 9.\u00a0 \u201cAll nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord, and shall glorify Your name.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>In Bible times, there would be regional and local deities whom the people served.\u00a0 However, God is the creator of all, so it would stand to reason that He is the God of ALL and that ALL should worship Him and glorify His name.\u00a0 Various passages speak of ALL coming to worship God (Ps. 72:11, 17; 82:8; Rom. 14:11; Is. 45:23).
<\/em>When would this be?\u00a0 There were many times when idolaters acknowledged God (Dan. 2:46-47; Josh. 2:11).\u00a0 Also, speaking of the Messianic era and the establishment of the church, Isaiah 2:2 says, \u201cNow it shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the Lord\u2019s house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations<\/u> shall flow to it.\u201d\u00a0 <\/em>Also, the gospel is for \u201call nations<\/u>\u201d <\/em>and \u201cevery creature<\/u>\u201d (Mt. 28:18-20; Mk. 16:15-16).\u00a0 <\/em>Therefore, the worship of God would be pervasive among all nations.
<\/em>Further, the Scriptures tell us that ultimately,<\/em> at the Judgment,<\/em> all will bow their knee to God.\u00a0 Consider Philippians 2:8-11, speaking of Jesus.
\u201cAnd being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.\u00a0 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus ever<\/u>y knee should bow<\/u>, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that ever<\/u>y tongue should con<\/u>fess<\/u> that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.\u201d\u00a0<\/em> (Note also Rev. 3:9; 15:4.)
<\/em>In verse 10, he continues, \u201cFor You are great, and do wondrous things; You alone are God.\u201d <\/em>While praying to God, recorded in Deuteronomy 3:24, Moses spoke similarly.\u00a0 He prayed, \u201cO Lord God, You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your mighty hand, for what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do anything like Your works and Your mighty deeds?\u201d\u00a0 <\/em>At another time, while trying to encourage the people to obey God\u2019s Law, he said (Deut.11:7),\u201c . . . but your eyes have seen every great act of the Lord which He did.\u201d In that section of Deuteronomy, he speaks of some things they had explicitly seen.\u00a0 <\/em>They saw:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
2. the parting of the Red Sea, and then how it was closed up again on the Egyptian army (4);
3. the wondrous deeds God did for the Jews in the wilderness (5);
4. the swallowing up by the earth of the people during Korah\u2019s rebellion (6).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n
2. Coming of Christ & Salvation (Jn. 3:16; Rom. 5:8)
3. Miracles of Christ (Jn. 20:30-31)
4. Christ\u2019s resurrection (Lk. 24:1-8)
5. Establishment of the Church (Mt. 16:16-18)
6. Prayer (1 Pet 3:12; Jn. 15:7)
7. God\u2019s Providential Care (Rom. 8:28; 1 Pet. 3:10-12: Rom. 7:19)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
— Via Seeking Things Above, <\/em>October 2022
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——————–<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Steps That Lead to Eternal Salvation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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2) Believe\u00a0<\/strong>in the deity of Jesus Christ, the Son of God (John 8:24; John 3:18).
3) Repent\u00a0<\/strong>of sins.\u00a0 For every accountable person has sinned (Romans 3:23; Romans 3:10), which causes one to be spiritually dead (Ephesians 2:1) and separated from God (Isaiah 59:1-2; Romans 6:23). Therefore, repentance of sin is necessary (Luke 13:5; Acts 17:30).\u00a0 For whether the sin seems great or small, there will still be the same penalty for either (Matt. 12:36-37; 2 Cor. 5:10) — and even for a lie (Rev. 21:8).
4) Confess faith\u00a0<\/strong>in Christ (Rom. 10:9-10; Acts 8:36-38).
5) Be baptized\u00a0<\/strong>in water for the remission of sins (Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; 22:16; 1 Pet. 3:21).\u00a0 This is the final step that puts one into Christ (Gal. 3:26-27).\u00a0 For from that baptism, one is then raised as a new creature (2 Cor. 5:17), having all sins forgiven and beginning a new life as a Christian (Rom. 6:3-4). For the one being baptized does so \u201cthrough faith in the working of God\u201d (Col. 2:12). In other words, believing that God will keep His word and forgive after one submits to these necessary steps. And now as a Christian, we then need to\u2026
6) Continue in the faith <\/strong>by living for the Lord; for, if not, salvation can be lost (Matt. 24:13; Heb. 10:36-39; Rev. 2:10; 2 Pet. 2:20-22).
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