Wednesday Oct 14, 2015

The Holiness of God - chapter 10: "Looking Beyond Shadows"

The Holiness of God by R. C. Sproul

“Looking beyond Shadows” - Chapter Ten

Small but Significant

In comparison to the vastness of the expansive universe, human beings are a small part of God’s creation.
Yet, human beings have been “crowned with glory and honor,” being made in His image.

Unseen and yet Seen

God is a spirit and is invisible. His transcendent holiness and glory makes it impossible for human beings to see Him.
Yet, God can be indirectly seen through the things that he has made in creation.

God’s Handiwork

Creation reveals the handiwork of God.
Nature makes the invisible power and deity of God Himself known.
Every person who has ever lived knows there is a God and is aware of His transcendent majesty and holiness.

Hiding the Truth

Though all people know there is a holy God, we do not naturally wish to acknowledge it; we seek to hide or suppress the truth.
We distort the knowledge of the true God with idolatry, replacing the reality with a counterfeit.

Moral Dishonesty

The problem is not that we fail to know that God is and who God is; it is that we refuse to believe what we know to be true.
Humanity’s problem is not an intellectual one; it is a moral one. The problem is dishonesty.

Holiness and Glory

Not only is God’s existence revealed through Creation, but so is His holiness and His glory.
God’s holiness is on display for everyone to see.
But in our sin we reject God’s holiness and refuse to honor God as God.

Distorted Reality

Once we refuse to honor God as God, our whole view of life and the world becomes distorted.
Unbelievers live in the shadows, walking through the theatre of God’s glory wearing blindfolds.

Seeing Glory

With regeneration, the scales fall from our eyes so that we can truly perceive what we see.
With the spectacles of faith we look beyond the surface of things to see the glory of God that is revealed everywhere around us.

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