God is the savior who will not only release a force or create a means nor simply substitute to save but will identify with, in other to liberate. How he substitutes and identifies with his creatures is what remains mysterious to most of the world. It is easier to think of God having a voice but a shape, yet scripture reveals that to conceive of God with a form is not absurd. For God cannot remain invisible and demonstrate his love and goodness with the compassion of both. He must be personified-thus, the mystery of godliness. In Abrahamic religions, in the prophesies of the Jewish Old Covenant Jesus is called the Desire of the nations, the One thing that all humanity needs and that is most precious. This is an impossible truth except he is more than a mere human. John qualifies him as form or shape of God and Paul says he is the Express Image of the Invisible God. Can we continue to contend against this? Find out and discover the infallible proofs in this lecture.

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ Library of Congress W028226 On the relationship between church and state in Massachusetts. Signed on p. 36: Isaac Backus. Middleborough, April 20, 1781. "At James Arnold's in Providence, and at Philip Freeman's, in Boston, may be had the author's Baptist history of New England."--p. [2]. [Boston]: Sold by Philip Freeman, in Union-Street, Boston, [1781]. 36,8p.; 4°

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"The Lord has shown me that Satan was once an honored angel in heaven, next to Jesus Christ. His countenance was mild, expressive of happiness like the other angels. His forehead was high and broad, and showed great intelligence. His form was perfect. He had noble, majestic bearing. And I saw that when God said to his Son, Let us make man in our image, Satan was jealous of Jesus. He wished to be consulted concerning the formation of man. He was filled with envy, jealousy and hatred. He wished to be the highest in heaven, next to God, and receive the highest honors. Until this time all heaven was in order, harmony and perfect subjection to the government of God."-Ellen G White