Christian Age Hosea 2:23 And I will sow her to me in the earth; and I will have mercy on her that had not obtained mercy… I. THESE WORDS REFUTE PANTHEISM. God is not nature, nor is nature God. Pantheism teaches that there is no real and practical distinction between God and the universe. This form of infidelity ignores evil as evil, and all moral responsibility, for it declares that the soul is only a mode of the thought of God. II. THESE WORDS DECLARE THE DIVINE PERSONALITY. Only on belief in a personal God can any sound superstructure of religion be raised. III. THESE WORDS SHOW THE ABIDING CONNECTION BETWEEN GOD AND HIS WORKS. The Bible invariably attributes the operations of nature to the energy of God. IV. THESE WORDS SHOW THAT THE UNIVERSE IS THE FRIEND OF THE PRAYING SOUL, One part of the universe is here represented as related to and acting upon another on behalf of Jezreel. All the forces of nature are arrayed against the disturber of the harmony of God's kingdom. V. THESE WORDS TEACH THAT GOD WILL REALLY ANSWER PRAYER. The answers are, "I will sow her unto Me." "I will have mercy upon her." "Thou art My people." The infinite God gives Himself to the soul, and becomes its present and eternal portion. (Christian Age.) Parallel Verses KJV: And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God. |
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