Discovering the God Who Is: His Character and Being, His Power and Personality
Overview
“The minister gently guided my mother away from the grave to a waiting car. I moved behind them in a grim stupor. I was confused. I was hurt. I was angry. One question pierced my soul.… ‘Who are you, God? And why do you do the things you do?’ ” Thus began R. C. Sproul‘s search for ultimate truth and a personal encounter with the living God. In Discovering the God Who Is, you’ll journey with Sproul to discover for yourself the magnificence of God’s character, power, and personality. Sproul asks the questions many of us wonder about God: Is the Bible the Word of God? What is righteousness? What is the difference between a moral and a legal right? How does God create something from nothing? Does God change his mind? Sproul communicates deep truths in a fresh and easy-to-understand style. Join R. C. Sproul as he shares his passion for God and encourages you to dig deep and know the God who is alive, who is real, and who relates to each and every one of us.
Top Highlights
“Part of the frightening teaching of Jesus is that every single, idle word flowing from our lips will be examined in the judgment by a personal, spiritual Creator. The one who is infinite Spirit will judge my spirit. He will judge my thoughts, my feelings and my actions. He will judge them by the standard of His own thoughts and feelings and actions.” (Page 65)
“What is the difference between an invisible and immaterial God and no God at all? The implied answer in Flew’s parable is that there is no difference. But in fact, the difference screams out at us. The difference is the garden. The presence of an intelligently cultivated and maintained garden is something we would not find without a gardener. The garden gives testimony to both the presence and the power of the gardener. There is nothing irrational or unreasonable about the idea of an invisible, immaterial gardener. There is something terribly problematic about a perfectly symmetrical, weedless garden growing without a gardener in the middle of the jungle.” (Page 38)
“For Thou art with me.’ Here is where the rubber of my faith hits the road. Here is where I cry, ‘Lord, I believe, help Thou my unbelief.’” (Page 48)
“Young people declare that they are searching for themselves,” (Page 15)
“The idea is this: Wherever God is present, He is fully present—that is, He is present in the fullness of His being. When believers live in Los Angeles, they enjoy the fullness of the presence of God. At the same time, believers in New York also enjoy the fullness of the presence of God. He can be everywhere, equally present.” (Page 49)
- Title: Discovering the God Who Is: His Character and Being, His Power and Personality
- Author: R. C. Sproul
- Publishers: Gospel Light, Regal
- Print Publication Date: 2007
- Logos Release Date: 2015
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: God (Christianity)
- ISBNs: 9781493402663, 9780830745272, 9780801018299, 1493402668, 0830745270, 0801018293
- Resource ID: LLS:DSCVRNGGDWHS
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T23:24:10Z
R. C. Sproul (1939– 2017) was a respected teacher, theologian, pastor. He was the founder and chairman of Ligonier Ministries where he served as executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.
Sproul held degrees from Westminster College, Pittsburgh-Xenia Theological Seminary, Free University of Amsterdam, and Whitefield Theological Seminary. He taught at several colleges and seminaries including Reformed Theological Seminary and Knox Theological Seminary. He served as senior minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, in Sanford, Florida. Sproul’s teaching can be heard daily on the ‘Renewing Your Mind’ radio broadcast which plays in over 40 countries.
Sproul wrote over 70 books and articles including the classic The Holiness of God and several theological articles in Tabletalk magazine.