Tuesday, August 7, 2012

"Knowing God" Reader's Guide - Chapter 17

Packer contends that the notion of jealousy is something we would never imagine of God. But according to the Scriptures, jealousy is one of God's attributes.
“God’s jealousy over His people, as we have seen, presupposes His covenant love; and this love is no transitory affection, accidental and aimless, but is the expression of a sovereign purpose. The goal of the covenant love of God is that He should have a people on earth as long as history lasts, and after that should have all His faithful ones of every age with Him in glory. Covenant love is the heart of God’s plan for His world. And it is in the light of God’s overall plan for His world that His jealousy must, in the last analysis, be understood.”
Questions - Chapter 17