Monday, December 26, 2005
Ellie, my ex-girlfriend (who I met at a GSNU winter camp more than 3 years ago!) happened to be visiting her parents in Jinju on Sat. Dec. 23rd so I met up with her to hear all about her one year trip to Canada. (she just got back) Meeting her was great but also quite sad for me as she is one of the most attractive girls I've ever met BUT 2 Corinthians 6:14...PLEASE be praying for her!
Co-director of the camp, Robbie Kitchen on Dec. 24th as we finished up the camp orientation for teachers. Robbie is mostly in charge of the elementary school teachers. At the camp there are 109 university students, 135 middle school students and 173 elementary students. (35 foreign teachers from Canada, USA, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland and England!)
The Doctrine of God - Unity of God
"Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one LORD:" (Deuteronomy 6:4)
The fundamental concept of the Shema (the name of this passage, which is the first word in Hebrew: Hear!) is that God is one and not many gods. By definition, there can be only one all-powerful, infinite, limitless God.
Illustration: To speak of more than one supreme, absolute, perfect, and almighty Being is to say something contradictory. There cannot be two absolutes for then there would be no absolute.
Application: By revelation, we know that only Yaweh is that one God. Therefore, nothing in your life should come between you and God.
The fundamental concept of the Shema (the name of this passage, which is the first word in Hebrew: Hear!) is that God is one and not many gods. By definition, there can be only one all-powerful, infinite, limitless God.
Illustration: To speak of more than one supreme, absolute, perfect, and almighty Being is to say something contradictory. There cannot be two absolutes for then there would be no absolute.
Application: By revelation, we know that only Yaweh is that one God. Therefore, nothing in your life should come between you and God.