Brief sermons preached at the 1967 PAR Institute held at Holland, Michigan

What is man? Text : "What is man that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man that thou dost care for him? Yet thou hast made him a little lower than God, and dost crown him with glory and honor" (Ps. 8:4,5). Was Psalm eight written at night? Here is an inspired panorama of night sky with myriad, sparkling stars above and -rich natural resources on the earth beneath. But nature only serves as a backdrop agai nst which the psalmist projects the portrait of man. "When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Maassen, John H.
Weener, Jay R.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 1967
Verlag/Hrsg.: Western Theological Seminary (Holland
Mich.)
Schlagwörter: Bible. Psalms / VIII -- Sermons / God / Human beings / Bible. Peter / 1st / I / 1-9 -- Sermons / Bible. Jeremiah / XXXI / 15-17 -- Sermons / Suffering -- Biblical teaching
Sprache: Englisch
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What is man? Text : "What is man that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man that thou dost care for him? Yet thou hast made him a little lower than God, and dost crown him with glory and honor" (Ps. 8:4,5). Was Psalm eight written at night? Here is an inspired panorama of night sky with myriad, sparkling stars above and -rich natural resources on the earth beneath. But nature only serves as a backdrop agai nst which the psalmist projects the portrait of man. "When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him ? and the son of man, that thou visitest him ?" What is man? God's last word Who gets the last word at your house? A man married to a domineering wife claimed he always got the last word in any argument. It was, "Yes, dear." Admittedly some last words are more important than others. Focus for a moment on the subject, "God's Last Word!"