TRANSCENDENT GOD (2 of 10)
Series: TEN
Steve Jones
Exodus 20:4
Series Summary: This is a sermon series on the Ten Commandments and their relevance for today.
Sermon Summary: The principle underlying the second of the Ten Commandments is the transcendence of God. 1) What is God's Transcendence (GT)? 2) What is Forbidden by GT? 3) How do Graven Images Conflict with GT? 4) What is NOT Forbidden by GT? 5) What is Required by GT?
Exodus 20:4 "You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea."
INTRODUCTION:
The parable of the invisible Gardner is a tale told by John Wisdom to illustrate that religious beliefs are unfalsifiable (a criticism).
"Two people return to their long-neglected garden and find, among the weeds, that a few of the old plants are surprisingly vigorous. One says to the other, 'It must be that a gardener has been coming and doing something about these weeds.' The other disagrees and an argument ensues. They pitch their tents and set a watch. No gardener is ever seen. The believer wonders if there is an invisible gardener, so they patrol with bloodhounds, but the bloodhounds never give a cry. Yet the believer remains unconvinced, and insists that the gardener is invisible, has no scent and gives no sound. The skeptic doesn't agree, and asks how a so-called invisible, intangible, elusive gardener differs from an imaginary gardener, or even no gardener at all."
It's a pretty good argument. God IS invisible after all. There is an even better counter argument that we'll get to shortly. But today, we want to talk about WHY God IS, in fact, unseen.
We are in a sermon series on the Ten Commandments. Today we consider the 2nd of the Ten Commandments to not make an image of God. The principle underlying this commandment is the TRANSCENDANCE of God. We will be thinking about God's transcendence with five questions.
I. WHAT IS GOD'S TRANSCENDENCE?
The se ...
Series: TEN
Steve Jones
Exodus 20:4
Series Summary: This is a sermon series on the Ten Commandments and their relevance for today.
Sermon Summary: The principle underlying the second of the Ten Commandments is the transcendence of God. 1) What is God's Transcendence (GT)? 2) What is Forbidden by GT? 3) How do Graven Images Conflict with GT? 4) What is NOT Forbidden by GT? 5) What is Required by GT?
Exodus 20:4 "You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea."
INTRODUCTION:
The parable of the invisible Gardner is a tale told by John Wisdom to illustrate that religious beliefs are unfalsifiable (a criticism).
"Two people return to their long-neglected garden and find, among the weeds, that a few of the old plants are surprisingly vigorous. One says to the other, 'It must be that a gardener has been coming and doing something about these weeds.' The other disagrees and an argument ensues. They pitch their tents and set a watch. No gardener is ever seen. The believer wonders if there is an invisible gardener, so they patrol with bloodhounds, but the bloodhounds never give a cry. Yet the believer remains unconvinced, and insists that the gardener is invisible, has no scent and gives no sound. The skeptic doesn't agree, and asks how a so-called invisible, intangible, elusive gardener differs from an imaginary gardener, or even no gardener at all."
It's a pretty good argument. God IS invisible after all. There is an even better counter argument that we'll get to shortly. But today, we want to talk about WHY God IS, in fact, unseen.
We are in a sermon series on the Ten Commandments. Today we consider the 2nd of the Ten Commandments to not make an image of God. The principle underlying this commandment is the TRANSCENDANCE of God. We will be thinking about God's transcendence with five questions.
I. WHAT IS GOD'S TRANSCENDENCE?
The se ...
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