Newbigin: tempting God

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
    Feast of Matthias the Apostle
Meditation:
    And he called the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled and because they tested the LORD saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”
    —Exodus 17:7 (NIV)
Quotation:
    Tempting God is the precise opposite of faith. Faith is a complete founding of the whole man upon what God has said and done, upon His self-revelation. Tempting God means trying to get more assurance than God has given.
    ... Lesslie Newbigin (1909-1998), The Household of God, London, SCM Press, 1953, New York: Friendship Press, 1954, p. 29 (see the book)
    See also Ex. 17:7; Num. 20:13; Ps. 95:7-9; Matt. 12:39; 16:4; Luke 11:29-30; Heb. 3:7-9
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, grant me peace in Your assurance. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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