The sermon titled "Meeting God As He Is" by Gary Shepard focuses on the theological concept of God's sovereignty and holiness, emphasizing how individuals will encounter God in His true nature upon death. Shepard argues that many people misunderstand God, thinking of Him through a lens of personal imagination or cultural misconceptions, highlighting that when they face God, they will meet Him as He has revealed Himself in Scripture, specifically through Isaiah 45:18-25. He stresses the importance of recognizing God as the singular Creator and a just Savior, stating that true knowledge of God comes not from human reasoning but through divine revelation. The sermon serves as a call to acknowledge the reality of God's sovereignty over life and death, urging believers to understand their relationship with Him in light of His justice and grace, which fundamentally shapes their hope and assurance in salvation.
“Every person dies, whether it be sudden, whether their dying be prolonged. They all die and they go out immediately to meet God.”
“None can ever know the true God by their own reasoning, or by natural inquiry, or by their own intellect, or by sight.”
“The just God and the Savior: He is a just God and a Savior at the same time.”
“When we meet God, what is He going to be? Just what He said in His faithful unchangeableness that He said He'd be...”
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