1 Doxology Romans 11:33-36 No one like God His Knowledge His Wisdom Amazing ways of God Mysterious God All -sufficient God Sola Deo Gloria
2 Doxology Romans 11:33-36 No One Like God Incommunicable Attributes Self-existent – no origins, Exodus 3:14 Self-sufficiency - no needs or dependence Eternality – perpetual, no beginning/end Communicable Attributes – Micah 7:18ff
3 Doxology Romans 11:33-36 Application Think about God!!!!! Think rightly about God!!!!! How? 1. Remove limits that make God small 2. Remind yourself of God’s great acts
4 Doxology Romans 11:33-36 God’s Knowledge - perfect & complete It should humble us – Job 38:2-11 It should comfort us – Job 23:10 It should encourage us – Psalm 139 It should help us to pray – Isaiah 65:24
5 Doxology Romans 11:33-36 Profound Wisdom of God Definition – 1 Corinthians 1:20,21 In our Salvation Wisdom of God in Justification – Rom. 1-4 Wisdom of God in Sanctification – Rom. 5-8 Wisdom of God in history – Rom. 9-11
6 Doxology Romans 11:33-36 Amazing Ways of God God is Sovereign God has a Plan We will not always understand His paths
7 Doxology Romans 11:33-36 Application 1.Confess - no true wisdom but from God 2.Recognize - even though you begin with God, you will never fully understand God and there- fore you will never fully understand His ways. 3.Learn to trust God and follow hard after Him.