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- 2014
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- David Bloomerciteerde uit8 jaar geleden
One truly glorifies God precisely by rejoicing and delighting in the manifold display of who God is and what He does.
Merely understanding the perfections of God cannot be the end for which God created us as beings who think and feel. Neither can the highest aim of creation be the declaring of God’s glory to others, for, as Edwards says, “the declaring [of] God’s glory is good for nothing otherwise than to raise joy in ourselves and others at what is declared.”7 - David Bloomerciteerde uit8 jaar geledenFaith stands or falls on the truth that the future with God is more satisfying than the one promised by sin. Where this truth is embraced and God is cherished above all, the power of sin is broken.… Sin has power through promising a false future. In temptation sin comes to us and says: “The future with God on his narrow way is hard and unhappy; but the way I promise is pleasant and satisfying.” The power of sin is in the power of this lie
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