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who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord ridicules them. Then He will speak to
them in His wrath and terrify them in His burning anger: "I have installed
My king on Zion, My holy hill."
Psalm 2:4-6, Modern English Version (MEV)
Those of us who are disciples of Christ tend to go to extremes when it comes to our view of God. At times our view of him is so low that he is hardly distinguishable from any human but, at other times, our view of him is so high that the mere thought of speaking of him in human terms causes us to shudder. We know from Scripture that God has no form as we know it, he is Spirit. However, Scripture also uses human, or anthropomorphic, terms to describe him, his actions, and his thoughts. The reason for this is very simple, it helps us to understand him better.
The thought expressed in these verses is not intended to give us a picture of some giant, jolly old man having a good laugh at the antics of His human creations, but to give us insight into His thoughts, as if He were some giant, jolly old man having a good laugh at the antics of His human creations. In other words, all the intentions and plans of these worldly powers mentioned in verses one through three are meaningless to Him. The very idea that these so-called intelligent people think they can somehow do battle against God, and win, is ludicrous and laughable. Almost as laughable are the concerns that so many disciples of Christ seem to have about what these worldly powers are doing, as if they, the disciples of Christ, could somehow thwart God and His plans?!?
Get a grip, folks. God is firmly in control. His plans are in place, Christ is in His place, and there is no power in Heaven or on earth that can change that in any manner whatsoever. God does not need to be defended, particularly by the likes of us. We, on the other hand, need Him to defend and protect us. Once we forget that little truth, once we begin to think that God needs us, then we've crossed the line into viewing ourselves as equal or better than God, and that is a very dangerous place to be.
Psalm 2:4-6, Modern English Version (MEV)
Those of us who are disciples of Christ tend to go to extremes when it comes to our view of God. At times our view of him is so low that he is hardly distinguishable from any human but, at other times, our view of him is so high that the mere thought of speaking of him in human terms causes us to shudder. We know from Scripture that God has no form as we know it, he is Spirit. However, Scripture also uses human, or anthropomorphic, terms to describe him, his actions, and his thoughts. The reason for this is very simple, it helps us to understand him better.
The thought expressed in these verses is not intended to give us a picture of some giant, jolly old man having a good laugh at the antics of His human creations, but to give us insight into His thoughts, as if He were some giant, jolly old man having a good laugh at the antics of His human creations. In other words, all the intentions and plans of these worldly powers mentioned in verses one through three are meaningless to Him. The very idea that these so-called intelligent people think they can somehow do battle against God, and win, is ludicrous and laughable. Almost as laughable are the concerns that so many disciples of Christ seem to have about what these worldly powers are doing, as if they, the disciples of Christ, could somehow thwart God and His plans?!?
Get a grip, folks. God is firmly in control. His plans are in place, Christ is in His place, and there is no power in Heaven or on earth that can change that in any manner whatsoever. God does not need to be defended, particularly by the likes of us. We, on the other hand, need Him to defend and protect us. Once we forget that little truth, once we begin to think that God needs us, then we've crossed the line into viewing ourselves as equal or better than God, and that is a very dangerous place to be.
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