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(Theology Thursday) Study of "The Wonderful Works of God" (Herman Bavinck)

This sermon explores the theme of stilling the conscience to find assurance of salvation, beginning in the lower court of conscience and then in the higher court of the all-knowing God.

He Loved Them To The End, Part 1 Lesson 7 - A New Standard for Love John 13:34-38

(AI Generated Summary) This study explores the historical theological concept of divine impassibility, defined as the belief that God is not affected by human feelings or circumstances in a way that changes His essential nature. The speaker examines early church fathers like Irenaeus and Origen, who argued against anthropomorphizing God, and contrasts this with biblical passages that describe God as grieving or relenting. By analyzing texts such as Isaiah 55 and Genesis 6, the discussion highlights the tension between God's transcendence and His relational responses, concluding that these are harmonized through the cross of Christ. The sermon emphasizes that God's actions are always consistent with His unchanging character, distinguishing His eternal joy and wrath from the mutable emotions of human beings. This study serves as a corrective to modern tendencies to view God as dependent on human service or subject to emotional fluctuation, urging believers to trust in His sovereign and immutable nature.

This sermon examines the mystery of Israel's partial blindness and its eventual salvation, arguing for a future mass conversion of ethnic Jews to faith in Christ. The exposition highlights God's sovereign plan, where Jewish rejection of the gospel facilitated Gentile salvation, while God's irrevocable covenant with the patriarchs ensures that Israel remains beloved and destined for mercy. By contrasting Reformed theology with dispensationalism, the teaching affirms the unity of the church while maintaining the distinct role of ethnic Israel in God's redemptive history. The study concludes with a doxology that emphasizes the unsearchable depth of God's wisdom, urging believers to approach theological questions with humility and to direct all glory to God as the Creator, Sustainer, and Goal of all things.