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Verse Concepts. Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. John 14:23. Verse Concepts. Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our abode with him. 1 Peter 3:18.
- God Is Immanent Because He Is Transcendent.
- The Bible Emphasizes God’s Manifest Presence, Not only His Omnipresence.
- The Story of Scripture Begins and Ends with The Presence of God.
- Humanity’S Mission and The Presence of God Are inseparable.
- Sin Undermines Humanity’S Mission and The Experience of God’s presence.
- God Covenants to Bring His Presence Back to His people.
- The Presence of God Is The Means and End of Redemption.
- The Presence of God Finds Its Greatest Expression in Immanuel, God with us.
- The Purposes of The Church Are Tied to The Presence of God.
- To Be A Joyful Christian Is to Know God’s presence.
The Lord is “God in the heavens above (transcendent) and on the earth beneath (immanent)” (Josh 2:11). But to understand God in full we must recognize that his drawing near to creation stems from his being distinct fromcreation. In other words, there is no deficiency in God that creation satisfies. The Lord doesn’t relate to this world because he l...
There is a difference between saying “God is everywhere,” and saying “God is here.” The former is the default category for most Christians. We talk about God’s presence being inescapable and that he is “everywhere present” (Ps 139:5-12; 1 Kings 8:27). But it seems Scripture is more concerned with his presence manifest in relationship and redemption...
In the book of Genesis, Eden is the first couple’s home but, more importantly, it is God’s sanctuary—the garden temple where the Creator and his image-bearers relate (Gen 3:8). Fast forward to the end of our Bibles and we see a very similar picture but on a much larger scale. All of heaven has collided with the whole earth to make a perfect sanctua...
God gave man and woman purpose. They are to “be fruitful and multiply” in order to “fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion” (Gen 1:28). Adam and Eve are to do this in Eden, the epicenter of God’s relational presence in creation. As the first couple’s family expands, so too will the garden’s borders and, with it, God’s presence. Likewise, Go...
But there is a problem, isn’t there? Adam and Eve replace blessings for curses when they eat the forbidden fruit. These curses cut right to the heart of who they are and what they were made to do. For Eve, pain overwhelms the promise of a people. For Adam, perspiration and thorns will impede the promise of place. Sin hinders everything now, especia...
But in grace, God steps in to pay the price. To overcome man’s sin and ensure his purposes, the Creator becomes covenant Redeemer. Through his covenant promises, the Lord restores what Adam failed to do. God makes a people and a place through the covenant all the while keeping his promises to humanity. God does all of this so that he can be our God...
As evangelicals, we talk a lot about the presence of God but seldom look to the Bible to see what it is. When we do, we find that it is first and foremost a theme on which the story of Scripture hinges. If we read our Bibles though we begin to see a two-fold pattern. First, the Bible makes clear that the presence of God is a central goal in God’s r...
God himself comes to save. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, entered human history to give his life as a ransom for many (Matt 20:28; Mark 10:45). In his grace, God buys us back in the most unimaginable way possible: God in Christ became a man, walked among humanity, and died for his people. In this merciful act, Christ reconciles us to himself and re-...
The presence of God has massive implications for the way we understand the church (1 Cor 3:16-17; 2 Cor 6:14-7:1; Eph 2:13-22). The New Testament calls the church a temple for a reason. Through this image, we see that the community of Christ is—in this time of waiting on Christ’s return—the instrument the Lord uses to disseminate his presence to a ...
If we are honest, many of us can think of God as our “magic genie” from time to time. We keep him on the shelf until troubles arise or there is something our neighbor has that we really want. The problem is, real relationships don’t work this way—especially with the triune God. The Lord over all will not be left on the shelf of anyone’s life. Inste...
Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father, comes to Me. John 5:40. Verse Concepts. and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life. John 7:37. Verse Concepts. Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
James 4:8. ESV Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. NIV Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. NASB Come close to God and He will come close to you.
May 14, 2013 · Give a quiet hour to the records of how others came to Him. Begin with Matthew 8, and trace out all through the Gospels how they came to Jesus with all sorts of different needs, (Mat 9:10, 14, 18, 20, 28). Trace in these your own spiritual needs of cleansing, healing, salvation, guidance, sight, teaching. The disicples knew what they wanted ...
Apr 1, 2021 · God says, “You don’t have to clean up your act. Just bring it all to me. Bring me all your problems and all your mess. I have all the answers. Come as you are.”. Easter shows the depth of God’s love for you. The Bible says, “He will send down help from heaven to save me because of his love” (Psalm 57:3 TLB). That’s what Jesus did ...
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Jan 23, 2012 · Go Directly to God. “In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf; for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.” (John 16:26–27) Don’t make God’s Son more of a Mediator than he is. Jesus says, “I do not say to you that I ...
