Doxology Romans 11 33 36 No one like

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 1

Doxology Romans 11: 33 -36 No One Like God Ø Incommunicable Attributes ü Self-existent – no origins, Exodus 3: 14 ü Self-sufficiency - no needs or dependence ü Eternality – perpetual, no beginning/end Ø Communicable Attributes – Micah 7: 18 ff 2

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 3

Doxology Romans 11: 33 -36 God’s Knowledge - perfect & complete Ø It should humble us – Job 38: 2 -11 Ø It should comfort us – Job 23: 10 Ø It should encourage us – Psalm 139 Ø It should help us to pray – Isaiah 65: 24 4

Doxology Romans 11: 33 -36 Profound Wisdom of God Ø Definition – 1 Corinthians 1: 20, 21 Ø In our Salvation ü Wisdom of God in Justification – Rom. 1 -4 ü Wisdom of God in Sanctification – Rom. 5 -8 ü Wisdom of God in history – Rom. 9 -11 5

Doxology Romans 11: 33 -36 Amazing Ways of God Ø God is Sovereign Ø God has a Plan Ø We will not always understand His paths 6

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 therefore you will never fully understand His ways. 3. Learn to trust God and follow hard after Him. 7