June 7, 2005 Above All
Read: John 3:22-36 He who comes from heaven is above all. �John 3:31 Bible In One Year: Proverbs 22-24 In the mid-1800s, Ralph Waldo Emerson became a leader in a philosophical movement known as "transcendentalism," which says that truth comes from personal insight. Emerson wrote, "To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men�that is genius." Sadly, Emerson's faulty thinking took root, and personal thoughts about God replaced God's thoughts and words about Himself. The Lord said in Isaiah, "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts" (55:9). One of ancient Israel's songwriters expressed God's greatness this way: "I know that the Lord is great, and our Lord is above all gods. Whatever the Lord pleases He does, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deep places" (Psalm 135:5-6). Jesus, the image of the invisible God, is the source of all truth (Colossians 1:15-19). John the Baptist said of Him: "He who comes from heaven is above all" (John 3:31). Only God, the creator of all things, deserves to be called transcendent�that is, above and beyond all things. Contrary to what Emerson concluded, truth comes from above, not from within. �Julie Ackerman Link No matter how we think and try To understand the Lord above, Our thoughts can only amplify Our need to know His truth and love. �Hess He is no genius who ignores his Creator. FOR FURTHER STUDY Celebrating The Wonder Of Creation at:http://www.rbc.org/ds/q1108/ <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> "God forbid that I should boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ...If I should boast I will boast of my weaknesses, for when I am weak, then I am strong. For I can do everything with the help of of Christ who gives me the strength I need" (Paul) "Accept the reality, do you best and God will take care the rest" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Website:www.gki.org <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/stayintouch.html ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Would you Help a Child in need? It is easier than you think. Click Here to meet a Child you can help. http://us.click.yahoo.com/sTR6_D/I_qJAA/i1hLAA/.1VolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> _____________________________________________ Situs milis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cyber-gki Situs laci http://www.cybergki.net Moderator [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Klik alamat sesuai maksud, kosongkan subject dan body. posting [email protected] nonaktif [EMAIL PROTECTED] aktif lagi [EMAIL PROTECTED] berhenti [EMAIL PROTECTED] digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] daftar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cyber-gki/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
