The Pursuit of God – Part 6

(Click here to search for all the posts in this series…)Ps. 139:7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? In all Christian teaching certain basic truths are found, hidden at times, and rather assumed than asserted, but...

The Pursuit of God – Part 5

(Click here to search for all the posts in this series…)Ps. 34:8 O taste and see. It was Canon Holmes, of India, who more than twenty-five years ago called attention to the inferential character of the average man’s faith in God. To most people God is an...

The Pursuit of God – Part 4

(Click here to search for all the posts in this series…)Heb. 10:19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus. Among the famous sayings of the Church fathers none is better know than Augustine’s `Thou hast formed...

The Pursuit of God – Part 3

(Click here to search for all the posts in this series…)Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Mt 5:3 Before the Lord God made man upon the earth He first prepared for him by creating a world of useful and pleasant things for his...

The Pursuit of God – Part 2

(Click here to search for all the posts in this series…)Ps. 63:8 My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me. Christian theology teaches the doctrine of prevenient grace, which briefly stated means this, that before a man can seek God, God...