Subject: All Strong's numbers for the King James |
Bible Note: I believe you are right. When I even see the word "God" printed on a page, I tend to have this sense of "bowing the head" in deference for His authority. When I see a pronoun for one of the Persons of the Trinity that is not capitalized, it causes a twinge of angst. I am not certain how I learned this sense of deference and respect. But I believe I see it reflected in the scriptures and in the writings of the faithful throughout history. Sometimes I despair of teaching this attitude. The old Divines described our God best when they wrote summarized Scripture with "The Lord our God is but one only living and true God; Whose subsistence is in and of Himself, infinite in being and perfection; Whose essence cannot be comprehended by any but Himself; a most pure spirit, invisible, without body, parts, or passions, Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; Who is immutable, immense, eternal, incomprehensible, almighty, every way infinite, most holy, most wise, most free, most absolute; working all things according to the counsel of His own immutable and most righteous will for His own glory; most loving, gracious, merciful, long-suffering, abundant in goodness and truth, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin; the rewarder of them that diligently seek Him, and withal most just and terrible in His judgments, hating all sin, and Who will by no means clear the guilty. "God, having all life, glory, goodness, blessedness, in and of Himself, is alone in and unto Himself all-sufficient, not standing in need of any creature which He hath made, nor deriving any glory from them, but only manifesting His own glory in, by, unto, and upon them; He is the alone fountain of all being, of Whom, through Whom, and to Whom are all things, and He hath most sovereign dominion over all creatures, to do by them, for them, or upon them, whatsoever Himself pleaseth; in His sight all things are open and manifest, His knowledge is infinite, infallible, and independent upon the creature, so as nothing is to Him contingent or uncertain; He is most holy in all His counsels, in all His works, and in all His commands; to Him is due from angels and men, whatsoever worship, service, or obedience, as creatures they owe unto the Creator, and whatever He is further pleased to require of them." Now... if I could learn to convey *that* maybe those that hear me speak would begin to understand. I'm a long way from succeeding, though. In Him, Doc |