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The foundation of our knowledge of God rests upon knowing what he is like. Without understanding God's attributes, we have a skewed perception of him--often one cast in our own image. We need more than just a theoretical knowledge of God in order to worship him as he desires. This classic work... read more
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“God is angry against sin because it is a rebelling against His authority, a wrong done to His inviolable sovereignty”
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“Indifference to sin is a moral blemish, and he who hates it not is a moral leper”
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“Insurrectionists against God's government shall be made to know that God is the Lord”
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“It is the displeasure and indignation of Divine equity against evil”
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“Not only is there no imperfection in God, but there is no perfection in Him that is less perfect than another”
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“Not that God's anger is a malignant and malicious retaliation, inflicting injury for the sake of it, or in return for injury received”
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“The very nature of God makes Hell as real a necessity, as imperatively and eternally requisite as Heaven is”
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God is only truly known in the soul as we yield ourselves to Him, submit to His authority, and regulate all the details of our lives by His holy precepts and commandments.
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The God of Scripture can only be known by those to whom He makes Himself known .
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The principal prayer and aim of Christians should be that we “walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God” (Col 1:10).
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The fact is that “foreknowledge” is never used in Scripture in connection with events or actions; instead, it always has reference to persons. It is persons God is said to “foreknow,” not the actions of those persons.
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First, they are eternal.
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Fourthly, they are absolute and unconditional.
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Thirdly, they are free.
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A spiritual and saving knowledge of God is the greatest need of every human creature. The foundation of all true knowledge of God must be a clear mental apprehension of His perfections as revealed in Holy Scripture. An unknown God can neither be trusted, served, nor worshipped.
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Secondly, the decrees of God are wise.
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He sustains all, but is Himself independent of all. He gives to all, but is enriched by none. By revelation Such a God cannot be found out by searching. He can be known only as He is revealed to the heart by the Holy Spirit through the Word.
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Authors & Contributors edit
- Arthur Walkington Pink (Author)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 031
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