Thoughts of Josh Dryer

With so many theories developing in our culture explaining the attributes of God and the realities of our existence, it is entirely essential for the believer to know exactly where he or she stands in his or her understanding of God’s power or omnipotence (which means all powerful ). In an effort to strengthen our knowledge of the Scriptures and in effect to know our creator in a more complete way take a look at this short treaty on God’s omnipotence. The level of God’s omnipotence is clearly defined in the Scripture. Upon studying a variety of passages it is clear that God is entirely omnipotent and that there is no other being or force that is more powerful than God. God’s omnipotence is defined best in Isaiah 40:12-16 and Deuteronomy 3:34 which state: Isaiah 40:12-16 “12Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, And marked off the heavens by the span, And calculated the dust of the earth by the measure, And weighed the mountains in a balance And the hills in a pair of...

What is the deal with casting lots in the OT and why is it used in the NT? Was this a valid way to determine the will of God? Can we cast lots today to determine God’s will for ourselves? When I first became a Christian and began to read through the Bible, This subject led to some very challenging questions that I could not find answers to. Recently, our pastor, David, has been taking the church through the book of Acts on Sunday nights and last Sunday we read about how the disciples used lots to decide who the replacement disciple would be for Judas Iscariot. This reminded me of my own question that I had before and how many others may also be questioning this as well. Why would believers use what would appear to be a system of chance in order to distinguish the will of God? To answer this question, let’s look at 3 things. First, we will need to understand just what “lots” is and what it was used for. Second, we will look at an OT passage in which it was used. Finally, we wil...