I Would Not, Could Not

A few week ago, I edited and reposted old posts examining two statements sometimes used as rebuttals in theological discussions about God. The two statements are

    * You’re making God the author of sin.
    * You can’t put God in a box like that.

There’s one more post in the series and now I’ve redone it, too.

What is the third argument? I call it the green eggs and ham argument. It goes something like this: “I could not worship a God who would _____.” Another version of this same objection is, “The God I worship would not _____.” Either statement is completed with whatever it is the other person in the discussion has been saying God does. What this rebuttal does is suggest that what the other person has been saying about God is in error because a God who acts that way would be unworthy of worship.

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Sunday's Hymn

I don’t think I’ve ever posted this song as my Sunday hymn, and we did sing it this morning, so here you go.

Revive Us Again

We praise Thee, O God!
For the Son of Thy love,
For Jesus Who died,
And is now gone above.

Refrain
Hallelujah! Thine the glory.
Hallelujah! Amen.
Hallelujah! Thine the glory.
Revive us again.

We praise Thee, O God!
For Thy Spirit of light,
Who hath shown us our Savior,
And scattered our night.

All glory and praise
To the Lamb that was slain,
Who hath borne all our sins,
And hath cleansed every stain.

All glory and praise
To the God of all grace,
Who hast brought us, and sought us,
And guided our ways.

Revive us again;
Fill each heart with Thy love;
May each soul be rekindled
With fire from above.

—- Will­iam P. Mackay (I bet you didn’t know that was a Scottish Presbyterian hymn, did you?)

Here’s a gospel version by The Staple Singers.

Other hymns, worship songs, sermons etc. posted today:

• From All That Dwells Below the Skies at Hiraeth
• O, Bless the Lord at Field Stone Cottage
• Lord’s Day 37, 2008 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Head of Thy Church Triumphant at joythruChrist
• Jesus Christ, Eternal Savior at Conjubilant with Song
• O Teach Me What It Meaneth at Whatever Things…
• The Year Is Swiftly Waning at The Happy Wonderer
• Your Weekly Dose of Spurgeon: Shakespeare, Bo Peep, Dr. Seuss, and biblical preaching at Pyromaniacs
• There Is a Redeemer at Practicing Theology
  
• Update: Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing at Driveway Blogger
  

Have you posted a hymn today and I missed it? Let me know by leaving a link in the comments or by emailing me at the address in the sidebar and I’ll add your post to the list.

Recommended for Listening X

I just added a link to a lecture by James White called The Biblical Truth of the Trinity to the Learn More list in this week’s Theological Term of the Week post. It has a very useful discussion of the difference between person and being as used in the language defining the Trinity.

As Christians, the doctrine of the Trinity is one of our most fundamental truths. There’s no good reason to remain ignorant on the subject, is there? So why not take 45 minutes to, learn something about our God as Trinity? Or, if you already know it all, it won’t hurt to review what you know, will it?