Douglas Stewart Analysis
Table of Contents
Introduction 2
The Character of God 3
The Sovereignty of God 5
The Revelation of God 7
Conclusion 10
Bibliography 13
Introduction 2 Chronicles 16 in the Bible states that “the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth.”1 Regardless of personal conviction, awareness, understanding, theological leanings, or beliefs, God sees. He sees everything. In Genesis 16, Hagar declares to God “You are the God who sees me.” Nothing has ever escaped his sight or awareness. He is never overwhelmed, anxious, or surprised. Solomon states in Proverbs 15:3, “the eyes of the Lord are in every place.” In many ways, this understanding is both intimidating and comforting. As …show more content…
In joy, hope, suffering, peace, sadness, excitement, anticipation, life, and death, what is the point? Is someone or something being pointed to? This is the nature and necessity of the Doctrine of Providence. God is working in everything, but why? What is the point? In John 5:39-40, Jesus states “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me; and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life.” The point ,since the beginning of time, has never changed. In the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve ate the fruit, the point was Jesus. The point to all of it was and is Jesus. Jesus is the solution. Jesus is the guide. Jesus is the destination. Karl Barth eloquently concludes “in Jesus Christ there is no barrier on the human side upwards nor one on God’s side downwards. Rather, what we have in him is the history, the dialogue, in which God and humanity meet and are together, the reality of the covenant concluded, kept and completed by them
Introduction 2
The Character of God 3
The Sovereignty of God 5
The Revelation of God 7
Conclusion 10
Bibliography 13
Introduction 2 Chronicles 16 in the Bible states that “the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth.”1 Regardless of personal conviction, awareness, understanding, theological leanings, or beliefs, God sees. He sees everything. In Genesis 16, Hagar declares to God “You are the God who sees me.” Nothing has ever escaped his sight or awareness. He is never overwhelmed, anxious, or surprised. Solomon states in Proverbs 15:3, “the eyes of the Lord are in every place.” In many ways, this understanding is both intimidating and comforting. As …show more content…
In joy, hope, suffering, peace, sadness, excitement, anticipation, life, and death, what is the point? Is someone or something being pointed to? This is the nature and necessity of the Doctrine of Providence. God is working in everything, but why? What is the point? In John 5:39-40, Jesus states “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me; and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life.” The point ,since the beginning of time, has never changed. In the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve ate the fruit, the point was Jesus. The point to all of it was and is Jesus. Jesus is the solution. Jesus is the guide. Jesus is the destination. Karl Barth eloquently concludes “in Jesus Christ there is no barrier on the human side upwards nor one on God’s side downwards. Rather, what we have in him is the history, the dialogue, in which God and humanity meet and are together, the reality of the covenant concluded, kept and completed by them