WCF 2.2 God hath all life, glory, goodness, blessedness, in and of Himself; and is alone in and unto Himself all-sufficient, not standing in need of any creatures which he hath made, nor deriving any glory from them, but only manifesting His own glory in, by, unto, and upon them: He is the alone fountain of all being, of whom, through whom, and to whom are all things; and hath most sovereign domain over them, to do by them, for them, or upon them whatsoever Himself pleaseth. In His sight all things are open and manifest; His knowledge is infinite, infallible, and independent upon the creature, so as nothing is to Him contingent, or uncertain. He is most holy in all His counsels, in all His works, and in all His commands. To Him is due from angles and men, and every other creature, whatsoever worship, service, or obedience He is pleased to require of them.
Recently I attended a large Pentecostal revival meeting in Melbourne. The main speaker for the evening was a well known minster to the world's largest congregation. At one stage in his sermon he spoke on how God was a God of love and that because he was a God of love he needed people to love him too. And part of the reason he created people is that because he was a God of love, he must have men to love him and he needs men to love him. Now it is true that God is a God of love and that God is the very definition of love, however to say that God needs our love or something else from us raised my alarm bells.
So the question is, does God need anything from his creatures or does he need anything from any other part of his creation?
Acts 17:24-25 says, "God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; neither is worshiped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things."
God is eternal and God has always existed. He never had a beginning and he does not have an end. Our earth and universe and the human race were created only 6,000 years ago. God is eternal, which means if you went back one thousand years, or one million years, or one googillion years God would still be alive and well. Yet if he needed something from us, then he had to go without for a really long time. For all that time before he created the world, he was lacking that little something called human love. This is not true. Job 22:2-3
God can whatever he likes with his creation.
Revelation 4:11 says, "Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created."
1 Timothy 6:15 says, "Which in his times shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and the Lord of lords."
Daniel 4:25 & 35 says, "That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. V35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?"
What a powerful and almighty God is our God. How sufficient is he in and of himself. What a pleasure it is to serve him whole-heartedly.
Recently I attended a large Pentecostal revival meeting in Melbourne. The main speaker for the evening was a well known minster to the world's largest congregation. At one stage in his sermon he spoke on how God was a God of love and that because he was a God of love he needed people to love him too. And part of the reason he created people is that because he was a God of love, he must have men to love him and he needs men to love him. Now it is true that God is a God of love and that God is the very definition of love, however to say that God needs our love or something else from us raised my alarm bells.
So the question is, does God need anything from his creatures or does he need anything from any other part of his creation?
Acts 17:24-25 says, "God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; neither is worshiped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things."
God is eternal and God has always existed. He never had a beginning and he does not have an end. Our earth and universe and the human race were created only 6,000 years ago. God is eternal, which means if you went back one thousand years, or one million years, or one googillion years God would still be alive and well. Yet if he needed something from us, then he had to go without for a really long time. For all that time before he created the world, he was lacking that little something called human love. This is not true. Job 22:2-3
God can whatever he likes with his creation.
Revelation 4:11 says, "Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created."
1 Timothy 6:15 says, "Which in his times shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and the Lord of lords."
Daniel 4:25 & 35 says, "That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. V35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?"
What a powerful and almighty God is our God. How sufficient is he in and of himself. What a pleasure it is to serve him whole-heartedly.
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