The Holy One of Israel - Part 1
The Holy One of Israel, part 1 - - The Eternality of God
“What is the toughest experience that you have ever been through?”
A.W. Tozer
“What comes to our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us . . . I believe that there is scarcely an error in doctrine or a failure in applying Christian ethics to life that cannot be traced back finally to imperfect thoughts about God . . . If we would bring back spiritual power to our lives, we must begin to think of God more nearly as He is.”
“In the beginning, God . . .” Genesis 1:1
What God is claiming about Himself here in Genesis 1 is that He is the eternally pre-existent Being in the universe. God is the “spring” from which everything else “sprang” but God Himself “sprung” from nothing!
God simply is - - and always has been - - and always will be.
“Turn on, tune in, drop out.” Dr. Timothy Leary
Something has to be “eternal” itself before it can give “eternal life” away.
God is “eternal” - - and He gives away “eternal life” as a free gift to those who place their personal faith in
Jesus Christ and in what He did for them on the Cross.
“My sheep listen to My voice and they follow Me – and I give them eternal life.” John 10:27
“From everlasting to everlasting You are God!” Psalm 90:2
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If I look as far back in the past as is possible . . .
If I look as far into the future as is possible . . .
God is there at both points simultaneously
God is not just “there” at both points - - but God is there as fully God at both points and everywhere in between! •
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“Time and space” define and confine all “temporal beings”
But since God is an “eternal” Being . . . “time and space” have no application to God
God made both “time and space” but God is not confined by either!
For God, past/present/future are all one big “NOW.”
God is:
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“AT” the beginning of time . . .
“AT” the end of time . . .
“AT” every point in between . . .
And at every point in this
“What is the toughest experience that you have ever been through?”
A.W. Tozer
“What comes to our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us . . . I believe that there is scarcely an error in doctrine or a failure in applying Christian ethics to life that cannot be traced back finally to imperfect thoughts about God . . . If we would bring back spiritual power to our lives, we must begin to think of God more nearly as He is.”
“In the beginning, God . . .” Genesis 1:1
What God is claiming about Himself here in Genesis 1 is that He is the eternally pre-existent Being in the universe. God is the “spring” from which everything else “sprang” but God Himself “sprung” from nothing!
God simply is - - and always has been - - and always will be.
“Turn on, tune in, drop out.” Dr. Timothy Leary
Something has to be “eternal” itself before it can give “eternal life” away.
God is “eternal” - - and He gives away “eternal life” as a free gift to those who place their personal faith in
Jesus Christ and in what He did for them on the Cross.
“My sheep listen to My voice and they follow Me – and I give them eternal life.” John 10:27
“From everlasting to everlasting You are God!” Psalm 90:2
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•
•
If I look as far back in the past as is possible . . .
If I look as far into the future as is possible . . .
God is there at both points simultaneously
God is not just “there” at both points - - but God is there as fully God at both points and everywhere in between! •
•
“Time and space” define and confine all “temporal beings”
But since God is an “eternal” Being . . . “time and space” have no application to God
God made both “time and space” but God is not confined by either!
For God, past/present/future are all one big “NOW.”
God is:
•
•
•
•
“AT” the beginning of time . . .
“AT” the end of time . . .
“AT” every point in between . . .
And at every point in this