Man's relationship to God in creation was based on works. What Adam failed to achieve, Christ, the second Adam, succeeded in achieving. Ultimately the only way one can be justified is by works. (R.C.Sproul) Works! Works! A man gets to heaven by works? I would as soon think of climbing to the moon on a rope of sand! (George Whitefield) “With the wolves you cannot be too severe. With the weak sheep you cannot be too gentle.” (Martin Luther on false teachers)

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

How does He do that? Something to do with being God?

I suppose it's time for a brief post. I'll mention that the C. J. Mahaney quote on the side-bar, "Only God gets his to-do list done on a daily basis", could stand a little explanation: The common perception is that God does not get His to-do list done, either daily, or otherwise. The beauty of Reformed Theology is, in part, it's teaching that God really does accomplish His intentions - not just daily, but always and ever. Success, for God, does not get relegated to a contingency category. Failure is not one of God's attributes. He continually succeeds successfully. Any other concept of God is deficient, at best, and bears the seeds, if not the flower, of heresy.

I rejoice in the reformed understanding that God does not experience the frustration of inability.
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