God Alone Exalted

Isaiah 2:6-22

SERMON HIGHLIGHTS

1. The Expressions of Pride.

“Among the sins to which the human heart is prone, hardly any other is more hateful to God than idolatry, for idolatry is at bottom a libel on His character...Let us beware lest we in our pride accept the erroneous notion that idolatry consists only in kneeling before visible objects of adoration and that civilized peoples are therefore free from it. The essence of idolatry is the entertainment of thoughts about God that are unworthy of Him.” A.W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy. “If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshiping an idealized version of yourself...Only if your God can say things that outrage you and make you struggle (as in a real friendship or marriage!) will you know that you have gotten hold of a real God and not a figment of your imagination.” Tim Keller, The Reason for God

2. The Consequences of Pride.

3. The Choice Set Before Us “The enjoyment of Him is our highest happiness and is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied.” Jonathan Edwards, The Ends for Which God Created the World