Monday, January 05, 2015

The God of Today's "Christians"

"You thought that I was just like you." (Psalm 50:21)
"Such must now be His indictment against an apostate Christendom. Men imagine that the Most High is moved by sentiment, rather than actuated by principle. They suppose that His omnipotency is such an idle fiction that Satan is thwarting His designs on every side. They think that if He has formed any plan or purpose at all, then it must be like theirs, constantly subject to change. They openly declare that whatever power He possesses must be restricted, lest He invade the citadel of man’s "free will" and reduce him to a "machine." They lower the all efficacious Atonement, which has actually redeemed everyone for whom it was made, to a mere "remedy," which sin-sick souls may use if they feel disposed to; and they enervate the invincible work of the Holy Spirit to an "offer" of the Gospel which sinners may accept or reject as they please. The "god" of this twentieth century no more resembles the Supreme Sovereign of Holy Writ than does the dim flickering of a candle the glory of the midday sun. "

~ Arthur Pink, "The Attributes of God - The Supremacy of God"

2 comments:

laurie said...

Such words of wisdom from Pink...to have preaching like this in our day would be a tremendous blessing!

Thank you for sharing.

Denise said...

Thank you Lyn for stopping by, and I am so glad it was encouraging for you!