Serpents Whispers as moral ambiguity

For thus saith the High and Lofty One who inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place with him that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. First, establishes His identity. He says, "I am the and Lofty One." God is no ordinary, lowly being. The writer uses a Hebrew figure of speech to emphasize God’s supreme character. "High and Lofty" is a deliberate redundancy. If you want to look at God, you must lift your heads because God is “high and lofty.” Thus, the psalmist emphasizes, “I will lift up mine eyes to the hills from whence cometh my help.” inhabits eternity. He is not a “Johnny-come-lately” God. God Himself says in Isaiah 43:, “From eternity to eternity I am God.” This emphasizes His sovereign rulership and. God is in charge. His authority and ownership are unchallengeable. “Yea, before the day was, I am He, and there is none that can deliver out of My hand; I will work, and who shall turn it back?” Not only is His place identified, but His name is also identified. name is Holy. But God, the High, Holy, Lofty, Sovereign God, does live by Himself. He says, "I live there with him that is of a contrite humble spirit." Do you want to know who will ascend into the hill of the Lord and who will dwell in His Holy Place? It is him that is of a contrite and humble spirit. Ever wondered how a murderer and adulterer like David could be called “a man after God’s own heart”? Because he had a contrite spirit. God wants “to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.” Have you sinned sore against God? Read Psalm 51, and you will hear the voice of a broken and contrite man. God says, “That’s my man.”

Any understanding of the ways and actions of God must begin with an understanding of the character of God, Let's begin with some very important qualities of God that describe his character.

1. He is not willing that any should perish, Time and again God affirms that he has no pleasure in the death of the wicked, Ez, 33:11. KJV. In 1 Pet, 3:9 he says God is not slack concerning his promises but is longsuffering toward us not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

2. In his appreciation of the ignorance of men at times God behaves as though he does not see what is taking place. Paul declares at the time of this ignorance God overlooked but now commands all me everywhere to repent. There are times when God chooses to overlook one's behaviour.

3. In times of testing and trials God will not give us more than we can bear but will make a way of escape that we might be able to bear it. 1 Cor, 10:13.

4. The psalmist consoles us that God knows our frame. He knows how we are put together.

5. He remembers we are dust, Therefore as a father pities his children so also the Lord pities them that fear him. Psalm 103:14.

6. He will not always chide and James assures us that if we need to seek wisdom from God on a matter he will not always chide. God is sympathetic to our lack of understanding on a matter. He gives wisdom freely and will not upbraid.

7. However whom he loves he chastens. He odes not chasten because hates but because he loves and wants to see us

8. None of his children are without chastisement, For the purpose of correction and discipine and assurance that his children arrives safely home.

9. After all God.s effort, he will in no wise spare the guilty. If after all God's effort one insist on his own way it will be against justice to let the guilty go free.

Part 2 When the Law Entered

Moral Maps - Mosaic Law

Prophets and Prostitutes

Rabbinic Echoes

Part 3 Grace and Truth the Jesus

Jesus - The heart of the Law

The Church Fathers

Apostolic Clarity

Part 4 The Final Call

Cultural Noise

Sanctified but Struggling

Church as Covenant not Court Room

Return to the Garden by Way of Golgotha

On Culture

Recurring

Forbidden

Part 2 The Desert Law, Lust and Longing

Part 1 The Garden Design & Departure

Created In His Image

The Serpents Whisper

When Boundaries Bleed

Part 2 When the Law Entered

Moral Maps - Mosaic Law

Prophets and Prostitutes

Rabbinic Echoes

Part 3 Grace and Truth the Jesus

Jesus - The heart of the Law

The Church Fathers

Apostolic Clarity

Part 4 The Final Call

Cultural Noise

Sanctified but Struggling

Church as Covenant not Court Room

Return to the Garden by Way of Golgotha

The site adresses the question of how does God, a thrice Holy God maintain his sanctity and his sanity while dealing with weak frThe site adresses the question of how does God, a thrice Holy God maintain his sanctity and his sanity while dealing with weak fragile man, through their stumbles and their fumbles, whom he created in his own image and likeness: One clue is found in Psalm 103:14 He knows our frame he remembereth that we are dust. KJVagile man, through their stumbles and their fumbles, whom he created in his own image and likeness: One clue is found in Psalm 103:14 He knows our frame he remembereth that we are dust. KJV

Part 2 The Desert Law, Lust and Longing