An Exegesis of John 15:1-17 This is an essay I wrote for my English Exegesis class in the Spring of 2024. You can download a PDF version of this essay at the bottom of this page. Write a 2,000-word exegetical essay on John 15:1-17. In your essay you should demonstrate an understanding of the wholeContinue reading “Abide”
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Understanding Internal and External Glory
In this video, I wanted to explain what theologians mean when they talk about the internal and external glory of God. Hopefully, this will stir your heart and help you understand more about God in His glory. And, as a bonus, help you to follow along next time some uses the terms “external glory” andContinue reading “Understanding Internal and External Glory”
The Spirit Changes Everything
This sermon was preached on February 15, 2023. Outline of points made in the sermon… You can find more sermons from StandingBeforeGod by clicking here for our sermons page.
A Glorious Conclusion
God’s Flamming Glory – Post 18 – A Glorious Conclusion This is the end of the series God’s Flaming Glory. You can access the series page by clicking here. I hope you enjoy this last post. If you have any feedback on this series, please contact me, or leave a comment below. I’d love toContinue reading “A Glorious Conclusion”
How Does Creation Glorify God?
God’s goodness is woven into the warp and woof of creation. All of God’s works, both in creation and in all that He does with creation, are works of goodness and of mercy to His people. Psalm 136 makes this so clear – beginning with God’s works in creation in all its parts, andContinue reading “How Does Creation Glorify God?”
God’s Glory in Ministry
God’s Flaming Glory – Post 17 – God’s Glory in Ministry, According to Jonathan Edwards If you missed any post in the series so far, access the God’s Flaming Glory series page by clicking here. This is the grand design that Christians are brought into. From before the foundation of the world, God hasContinue reading “God’s Glory in Ministry”
God’s Glory in Wrath and Hell
God’s Flaming Glory – Post 16 – God’s Glory in Wrath and Hell, According to Jonathan Edwards So far in this series, we have covered Edwards’ understanding of God’s glory as His Triune goodness communicated to His church. We saw him write in wonderful terms about God’s Triune glory before creation, in creation, inContinue reading “God’s Glory in Wrath and Hell”
God’s Flaming Glory – Post 15 – God’s Glory in Dependence, According to Jonathan Edwards
In the last post, we saw the glory of God in the believer’s union in Christ. That union is the marrow of Christian existence. Now we will see the blood that runs through the veins of the Christian: trust in God. This, too, reveals the glory of God. If you would like to accessContinue reading “God’s Flaming Glory – Post 15 – God’s Glory in Dependence, According to Jonathan Edwards”
God’s Flaming Glory – Post 14 – God’s Glory in Union, According to Jonathan Edwards
Click here to go to the series page that lists all posts, and provides a series overview. In the last post, we saw how God’s glory in His grand design of redemption. God’s plan is to communicate Himself to His Beloved Bride, the church. Now, in this post, we will ask how God’s grandContinue reading “God’s Flaming Glory – Post 14 – God’s Glory in Union, According to Jonathan Edwards”
God’s Flaming Glory – Post 13 – God’s Glory in Redemption, According to Jonathan Edwards
You can read post 12 here, or find the series overview page here. Redemption was God’s end in creating the universe through the communication of His goodness. Redemption and the new creation are the end (or the goal) of the old creation “as the use of a house is the end of… building it.”[1]Continue reading “God’s Flaming Glory – Post 13 – God’s Glory in Redemption, According to Jonathan Edwards”
Standing Before God, This We Are and No More 