Tag: Jonathan Edwards

An Angry God?

March 22, 2011

Jesus is the fullest revelation of God’s character.  “If you’ve seen me, you’ve seen the Father,” Jesus said.  God looks like Jesus.  If you want to know the character of God, look at Jesus. I reread Jonathan Edwards’ famous sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”, recently.  I simply read paragraph after paragraph, … More An Angry God?

Man-Centered vs. God-Centered 4: How is God Glorified?

July 17, 2009

How is God glorified by human beings? Our chief end is to glorify God with our lives.  Our chief temptation, from Genesis 3 onward, is to “exchange the glory of the immortal God” for lesser glory — especially glorification of man (cf. Rom. 1:23). I agree with this whole-heartedly.  But how exactly is God most … More Man-Centered vs. God-Centered 4: How is God Glorified?