Theological term
Omnipotence
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A Psalm of Comfort
Psalm 46 presents God as the impenetrable refuge and omnipotent strength of his covenant people — not by promising a trial-free life, but by declaring that the Divine Warrior and God of Jacob remains sovereign over every earthly catastrophe, political upheaval, and spiritual assault. The sermon traces four movements in the psalm: a statement of God's character to comfort, a contrast between earthly chaos and divine sovereignty to instruct, an invitation to behold God's works, and a command to be still and know that he is God. The practical summons is to resist paralysis and fear by cultivating theology proper — studying the character of God — because a revelation of God's character and glory is the best remedy for any trial.
The Beauty of Christ
Psalm 45 is a royal love song that the New Testament, in Hebrews 1:8, applies directly to the Lord Jesus Christ as the eternal God-man. The sermon works through four observations: the beauty of the Savior as stated by the psalmist, the beauty of his person as both fully human and fully divine, the beauty of his attributes or perfections, and the beauty of his works in advancing his kingdom. The closing application presses both believer and unbeliever: the same arrows of Christ's word that subdue sinners to saving faith will, for the impenitent, become the instrument of final judgment — the only question is whether one falls under him now in submission or later in condemnation.
2LCF Chapter 2 - Of God and of the Holy Trinity
The doctrine of the Trinity — one God eternally existing in three distinct persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the same in substance and equal in power and glory — is not a peripheral curiosity but the beating heart of Christian confession. This sermon defines the doctrine precisely, distinguishes it from the ancient heresies of Arianism, polytheism, and modalism, and then marshals Old and New Testament evidence to demonstrate that the entire canon is Trinitarian to its core. The deity of the Son and the personality and deity of the Holy Spirit receive particular attention, since these are the contested points, and the sermon closes by showing that a right understanding of the Trinity grounds our communion with God, shapes our worship, and patterns our treatment of one another.