The Creator – Creature Distinction and the Authority of Scripture

mlj-faceThe following is a quote from Martin Lloyd Jones as he preached through the book of Romans. It is a clear and sober warning to us to remember who we are in relation to God and to trust His Word, submit to it, enjoy it, learn it and treasure it rather than submit it to our scrutiny. Enjoy!

Let us learn these simple lessons as we move on. We put the creature before the Creator whenever we put any single idea of our own before the revelation of Scripture. I feel like repeating that. To put any idea of our own before Scripture is to be guilty of this very sin of putting the creature before the Creator, our ideas rather than what the Bible says, or what God has revealed. ‘Ah,’ we say, ‘but I don’t understand that, I don’t see how God would be fair if He did this and that.’ That may be what you say; and it may be what you think. The question is, What is revealed? What does God say about Himself? My friends, we are not meant to understand all we read in the Scriptures. It is beyond us. Our minds are too small, and we are born in sin. We come to this as little children, not to comprehend it all, but to worship and to praise, and to receive it. And if we start putting our ideas or difficulties or thoughts or feelings before Scripture, we have already partly become guilty of this terrible, serious charge of putting and worshiping the creature before the Creator.

 

 

Dan Dodds
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Dan is a native of Detroit, Michigan; a graduate of Hillsdale College in Michigan and Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Dan has worked in the financial area as a CPA and controller as well as in international business and sales. In 1995 Dan entered into the ministry in a Florida church as Sr. High and Singles Pastor. In 2001 he was brought on staff at Woodruff Road. Dan and his wife Christy have two daughters, Anna and Jenna and two sons, Will and Wyatt.