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The Heart of the Bible—The Book of Psalms · Pastor Adam Wood · Psalm 51; 2 Samuel 11–12 · December 3, 2025
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Alright, Psalm number 51 tonight. You wanna go ahead and get ahead of the game? You can go to 2 Samuel chapter 11 as well. Psalm number 51. We're gonna go ahead and read the Psalm, and then we're gonna go to 2 Samuel. We're gonna spend a fair amount of time tonight reading, which is not something we often do, but sometimes when you're studying a passage of scripture, the context calls for a certain familiarity with the surrounding events so that you can get a better understanding of what is happening in the text before you. So that's where we're at in Psalm 51. The subtitle here says, "'To the chief musician, a Psalm of David, "'when Nathan the prophet came unto him "'after he had gone into Bathsheba.'" Verse one. "'Have mercy upon me, O God, "'according to thy loving kindness, "'according to the multitude of thy tender mercies, "'blot out my transgressions. "'Wash me throughly from mine iniquity "'and cleanse me from my sin. "'For I acknowledge my transgressions "'and my sin is ever before me. "'Against thee, thee only have I sinned "'and done this evil in thy sight, "'that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest "'and be clear when thou judgest. "'Behold, I was shapen in iniquity "'and in sin did my mother conceive me. "'Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts "'and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. "'Purge me with hyssop and I shall be clean. "'Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow. "'Make me to hear joy and gladness "'that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. "'Hide thy face from my sins "'and blot out all mine iniquities. "'Create in me a clean heart, O God, "'and renew a right spirit within me. "'Cast me not away from thy presence "'and take not thy holy spirit from me. "'Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation "'and uphold me with thy free spirit. "'Then will I teach transgressors thy ways "'and sinners shall be converted unto thee. "'Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God. "'Thou God of my salvation and my tongue "'shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. "'O Lord, open thou my lips "'and my mouth shall show forth thy praise. "'For thou desirest not sacrifice, else would I give it. "'Thou delightest not in burnt offering. "'The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, "'a broken and a contrite heart, O God, "'thou wilt not despise. "'Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion. "'Build thou the walls of Jerusalem. "'Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices "'of righteousness with burnt offering "'and whole burnt offering. "'Then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.'" Would you pray with me? Our Father, thank you for Psalm 51, how it has been useful to us and profitable to us so many times in our Christian lives. And Lord, as we study these things and the surrounding events that have led to Psalm 51, please give us understanding and wisdom. Speak to us, teach us, help us to see the scriptures and the truths and principles found therein in a way that we can apply to ourselves. Lord, guide me and help me to say what you have me to say in our short study here tonight. And Lord, give your people, give us all hearts that are open and receptive and inclined to receive the word in Jesus' name, amen. Now, as I said, we're gonna go back to 2 Samuel chapter 11. So if you'll turn back to 2 Samuel chapter 11, we're gonna go back to 2 Samuel chapter 11. Now, the reason we're gonna read these two together, Psalm 51 and 2 Samuel 11, is because 2 Samuel 11 and 12 give us the narrative of David's sin and surrounding issues or surrounding events with Bathsheba. Psalm 51 gives us David, the inner working of David's heart during those events or shortly after those events. And by comparing the two, we get a rare insight both into what God is doing in David's heart and in how David is responding to his sin. And there are so many, this particular Psalm is just full of truth, full of truth that will help us. And I want to point out those things to you, but in order to do that, you have to understand the narrative. You have to understand what brings David to Psalm 51 and what, because a lot of Psalm 51 is hinges on these events. And you compare the two and you can learn a great deal. And it's a good principle in Bible study when you try to get the context. You can do this also with the book of Acts and the epistles. You can compare one is a personal letter, one is the narrative of those events, the history of those events. And by comparing them, you can draw, you can get insight. So chapter 11 of 2 Samuel says this, and it came to pass after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab and his servants with him in all Israel and they destroyed the children of Ammon and besieged Rabba, but David carried still at Jerusalem. The first warning is you will stay, I will stay out of sin by doing your duty. That has nothing to do with sin. By doing the things and occupying yourself in the good duties that you have, you reduce the opportunities to be involved or to be tempted that otherwise you would not be tempted with. David should be out at battle. In other words, he should be at work, but he's not, he's sitting at home. David has duties before him, but he's shirking his responsibility. That's the first danger. Verse 2, and it came to pass in the evening tide that David arose up from off his bed and walked upon the roof of the king's house. And from the roof he saw a woman washing herself, and the woman was very beautiful to look upon. Some people have criticized Bathsheba. What is Bathsheba doing, bathing on top of a roof? Well number one, in this time roofs, roofs, somebody help me, Ms. Lynn is it roofs or roofs? Well you say roofs and roofs. She was going to give a nuanced, a nuanced. Roofs yeah, who's from Michigan? Did you say roofs? Does your mom say roofs? She's probably going to text right now. So some people criticize Bathsheba because she's on the roof. Well number one, the roofs were flat. Number two, and you think well she's bathing, well it's in all likelihood the lady is clothed. Because did you know in places where they don't have indoor plumbing, they would wear something while they bathe. That's the true thing in Cambodia. A lot of places they do that. So you can't look at well what is Bathsheba doing out, no what is David doing out there lusting after a woman he had no business lusting after. Don't blame the woman, it ain't her fault. She's just, that's probably where she took a bath. It's probably the most private place in her house to truth be told. Anyway I'm going to get on there. I don't give them on a hobby horse here. Everybody in this room knows that there's something behind what I'm saying that's kind of the force behind it but it kind of annoys me when people blame women in cases like this. And I've heard it personally and it's, anyway. All right. And David verse three sent and inquired after the woman and one said, Is not this Bathsheba the daughter of Eliam the wife of Uriah the Hittite? And David sent messengers and took her. And she came in unto him and he lay with her for she was purified from her uncleanness and she returned unto her house and the woman conceived and sent unto David and said, I am with child. And David sent to Joab saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David. And when David was coming to him Joab demanded of him how Joab did. David demanded of him how Joab did and how the people did and how the war prospered. And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house and wash thy feet and Uriah departed out of the king's house and there followed him a mess of meat from the king. You might say, well why is he trying to get him to go home? He's trying to cover his tracks. But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord and went not down to his house. And when ...
The Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand—The Book of Matthew · Pastor Adam Wood · Matthew 18:21–35 · November 30, 2025
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Matthew chapter 18, and we will add the second part of what we looked at this morning. Matthew chapter 18. Matthew chapter 18. And we'll begin reading in verse number 21 tonight. Now this morning we were talking about the issue of a trespassing brother. That is someone who has sinned against us and sinned against God and then also caused harm to us as a result of their sin. And the response, the biblical response to that person, and we looked at the various, at least some of the facets and reasons why the Lord says that this is the way to handle it. But it is natural when you're dealing with this issue of a trespassing brother that you come to the question of forgiveness. That is a natural outcome to the issue of someone that has sinned against you. Now in verse 15 and verse number 16 and 17 we see the progression where it's the issue or the sin and the addressing of that starts between just two people. And then it rises to three or four and then it goes to the whole church. And if still that person who is in sin refuses to repent and confess his sin, then he's to be of course disfellowshipped. But and that's of course the worst case scenario. That is not what the desire, the Lord's desire or it should not be our desire for sure when trying to address these kinds of issues. But that is sometimes the case. But what we address starting in verse number 21 is not the case of the man who refuses to repent, but the man who does repent. The man who does acknowledge his wrong and the man who does confess his sin. Because just because that happens, just because the person acknowledges what they've done and has confessed it does not mean that all of a sudden it's going to be simple for you as a person who has been hurt to just get over it and to forgive that person. And so that's why I say it's natural that the question of forgiveness is addressed by the Lord. Actually, it's brought up by our brother Peter immediately after this. But it follows directly with the question of trespasses. So we're going to start in verse number 21 and read down through the end of the chapter. Verse 21 says this. Then came Peter to him and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee until seven times, but until seventy times seven. Verse number 23. So Peter asked the Lord about how often we must forgive someone. And then he and so the Lord in response to Peter's question, after he answers a question, he gives Peter a parable. Now note, like in many cases, the parable is directly interpreted for us in the last verse of the chapter. So you don't have to really you don't have to understand. You don't have to like figure out what the purpose of the parable is because the Lord tells you in the in verse 35. But verse 23 says this. Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king which would take account of his servants. And when he had begun to reckon, he was one was brought unto him which had owed him ten thousand talents. But for as much as he had not to pay, his Lord commanded him to be sold and his wife and children and all that he had and payment to be made. You know, I won't take a long time here, but there's something to be said about the mention of not only the man, his wife, his children and his property. In other words, this man is in debt to God. And what is happening? It is affecting his whole family, right? His sin in the sight of God, because this is the picture of a man who does not who is who is not a believer, who is in great debt to God. And God debt in the obviously in the form of sin and how that sin has so dreadfully impacted his whole family. Verse 26. The servant therefore fell down and worshiped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me and I will pay thee all. Then the Lord of that servant was moved with compassion and loosed him and forgave him the debt. But the same servant went out and found one of his fellow servants, which owed him in hundred pence. And he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou o'est. And his fellow servant fell down at his feet and besought him, saying, Have patience with me and I will pay thee all. And he would not, but went and cast him into prison till he should pay the debt. So when his fellow servant saw what was done, they were very sorry and came and told unto their Lord all that was done. Then his Lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt because thou desirest me. Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow servant, even as I had pity on thee? And his Lord was wroth and delivered him to the tormentors till he should pay all that was due unto him. So likewise shall my heavenly Father also do unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses. Let's pray together. Lord, in heaven we thank you so much for your word. Lord, we thank you for the sustenance and nutrition, spiritual nutrition that your word gives us on a regular basis. Thank you for your people that have gathered here tonight. And I pray, Lord, as they are ready to hear from your word that you, Lord, would be the speaker and the teacher and that you would help us to have a clear understanding of this truth of forgiveness and how you present it in this passage. Please guide me to help your people, Lord. Our eyes are upon you. In Jesus' name, Amen. I want you to note the word trespass. Note the word trespass in verse number 35, the last verse of the chapter. I'm trying to connect it to what we read this morning in verses 15 to 20. Because verse 35, the Lord gives the interpretation of his parable, but he uses the word trespass and the last word of the chapter, he says, If ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses. So again, that's the same idea is a sin in the sight of God, which is affecting another. So we're actually, whether we're talking about forgiveness or whether we're talking about dealing with a trespass in verse 15 to 20, we're actually talking about the same issue. We're actually talking about the same issue. Now in this parable, there are two debts that are in view. There's what you might call a vertical debt, that is a debt between the servant and the king. Verse 24 says this, And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him which owed him ten thousand talents. So that's the vertical debt. It has to do with God, ourselves in God. And then there's what we might call a horizontal debt. That's just my term. Verse 28, But the same servant went out and found one of his fellow servants, which owed him an hundred pence. So this man also, there's a debt here between two servants. So there's this way and then there's this way. Now if you notice in verse number 24, the debt between the servant and the king or Lord is ten thousand talents. And the debt between the two servants, the one servant to the other is one hundred pence. Now we won't go into all the details about a pence, which we've studied it before, but the idea of a pence was you got one of those for one day's labor, sun up to sun down. So essentially 12 hours of work got you one pence, a British, obviously a British term. But it's just a pence is a reference to what in history is called a denarius, which is a Roman piece of money. So I'm just going to throw out some numbers because I want us to really understand the difference and the comparison between these figures of ten thousand talents and one hundred pence. So if you take one day's wage, which is one denarius, one pence, and I'm going to just put forth, say you work for twenty dollars an hour, just throw in a number out there, a nice round number, and you work eight hours a day, that would be a day's wage, one hundred sixty dollars. So you ear...
The Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand—The Book of Matthew · Pastor Adam Wood · Matthew 18:15–20 · November 30, 2025
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Matthew chapter 18 this morning, Matthew chapter 18. Lord willing, this morning will be the first part of a two-part study in the second half of Matthew here. And the reason I say it's not actually two separate, it's not actually one message that's divided into two, but the two parts are intimately related. And so what we'll study tonight, if the Lord is willing, is directly related to what we'll see today this morning in Matthew 18, verse number 15. Matthew 18 verse 15. The Bible says, moreover, if thy brother shall trespass against thee, and go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone. And if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church. But if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican. Verily, I say unto you, whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. That should be familiar to all of us, a recent study we've gone through with that. Verse 19. I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. Would you pray with me this morning? Thank you, Lord Jesus, for your word. Thank you for the truth that it contains. We pray that you would help us to, you give us grace, that is, to live up to it, to do what your word says, to obey your voice. Because we know your way is the best way. And Lord, you have good motivations for everything that you tell us. It is for your glory and for our good, for our benefit that your name might be glorified through us in this world around us. Lord, help us as we study your word. Guide us each one. Help me, Lord, to say the things that your people need, Lord, because you alone know the needs of each and every person. And so Lord, just like we come every Sunday, Lord, we acknowledge that we can't do anything without you. And Lord, that you are the one who is able to meet our needs, spiritual and otherwise, you're the one who is able to direct our steps individually. Our eyes are upon you, Lord. So help us, we pray in Jesus' name. Amen. Notice in verse number 15 that this, 15 to 20, this section begins with the word moreover, which indicates to us that it is a continuation of sorts from the previous section that we studied last week, which is the section of Scripture dealing with offenses or stumbling blocks. And it's no surprise that this section, which deals with a trespassing brother, we'll get to that in a minute, is related to offense because oftentimes the very thing that causes us to stumble is the sin of another. We can think that we have this hyper atomized view of ourselves and we think, well, what I do, it doesn't affect anybody else. That's their problem. And the Lord says, that's not the way it works. We affect each other, both in our families, in our church, at our work, whatever the context is, what we do affects other people. Sometimes that causes a stumbling block. Sometimes it encourages others. And sometimes it causes situations where there's a trespass. And so it's no wonder that these two sections are connected by the word moreover. Notice what it says in verse 15. Moreover, if thy brother shall trespass against thee. So I want to set the context of these verses because it's very specific. I know that sometimes these verses are used and applied more generally and that's good. That's fine and right. But I want us all to see specifically what the Lord's referring to in this passage. The first indicator is the word brother, the word brother. In other words, the spiritual connection is what the Lord is primarily referring to. If you keep reading, he mentions brother in verse number 15, trespass against thee. Verse 16, there is a mention of two or three witnesses, one or two more. And then in verse 17, there's a mention of the word church. So the idea is there's one or two more, two or three witnesses. And if that fails, then it goes to the church. And then if the person in question neglects the church, then the person is treated not as a part of the group anymore, but is treated as someone outside of the group. So that sets the context of this. What's primarily in view is not necessarily personal relationships like you might have at your home or your work or your job or whatever. Although the principles here definitely apply. But what is specifically being referred to here is the relationship that might exist in a church setting. That's why the brother, the witnesses, and then the church is mentioned. So in this case, the main thrust, the main truth that the Lord is aiming at is this situation in which we find ourselves on a weekly basis. That is, the church meeting together. The church is not just the church on Sunday. The church is the church every day. But we meet on Sunday and we have relationships, hopefully with one another outside of our meeting. That's the hope. That's the goal. Sometimes there are problems that arise within people in the church. But again, we're not even talking about just personal problems. If you and I as individuals, if we have any kind of relationship with another human being, there are going to be problems. Right? It is inevitable. It doesn't matter. They could be your blood brother and sister. Sometimes the biggest problems that we tend to have are with people that are closest to us. Husband, wife, children, parents. Brothers, sisters. But then anytime you have coworkers, you have friends, you have extended family, you have church folk, brothers and sisters in Christ, and it goes on and on from there. Anytime you have two people that are rubbing together like this, there's going to be sparks from time to time. And the Lord obviously has principles to deal with that. Let me show you one that we've already studied. And I want to show you a contrast. Go to Matthew 5. Don't lose your place here because we're coming right back. Matthew 5 verse number 23. Matthew 5 verse number 23. You see the same terminology, although it says something different. Matthew 5, 23. Therefore, if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberst that thy brother, same term, hath ought against thee. Now, the word ought, we've already looked at this, but the word ought just means anything. So, ought is not a thing. It's a container that contains anything. Okay? Leave there thy gift before the altar and go thy way. First, be reconciled to thy brother, then come and offer thy gift. Notice the context of this is worship. Right? This is temple, in the temple is what this is talking about. But the context is worship, which is kind of similar to a church setting, is it not? Verse number 25. Agree with thine adversary quickly, whilst thou art in the way with him, lest in any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt by no means come out thence till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. So, in verse 23 and 4 we see that in this case, unlike in Matthew 18, this is a case where I'm going to worship and I remember that someone has a problem with me. Not the reverse. Not I have a problem with them. Not that they have harmed me, but I remember that they have the idea that I have harmed them. I'm to leave my gift, go to that person, and reconcile that problem. Of course, to the best of my ability, and then offer the gift. In other words, there's not supposed to be, where it is at all feasible, there's not supposed to be outstanding issu...
Adult Sunday School: Our Great God · Pastor Adam Wood · November 30, 2025
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Alright, well we are going to try and conclude this morning our study on the aseity of God, which is? What's that? No beginning or end? Self-existent, they're actually related, exactly. The idea of aseity is something that exists independently of any other cause. It's a word that we can use to describe God. We say, to put it easily, it's God's self-existent. So this is a series we're doing in our Sunday school called Our Great God when we're looking at the attributes of God. And again, I want to reiterate to you that my desire and my goal and hope as we go through the attributes is not to just give you theological terms or even theological truths, although we want to cover those. But to also look at it, look at these truths from a practical perspective as they relate to us in our lives practically, as they relate to the Lord Jesus Christ and as they relate to the gospel. And that's what we're going to do today. So let's pray and then we are going, we'll do a brief review and then we are going to get into the section about the practical aspect of God's self-existence. So let's pray together. Father, we thank you that you are a God whose attributes exceed our understanding. Lord, you're not a God that we can put our brains all the way around. You're not a God who is comprehensible to us. Lord, we know some things according to the ability that you've given to us when you created us. But Lord, there are many things that exceed our understanding and we are so glad for that. Lord, help us to truly stand in awe each one of all of your attributes and of this attribute in particular. And Lord, help us to to really give you praise and live like you are the God you describe yourself to be. And so Lord, we look to you now as we look in your word in Jesus name. Amen. All right. So what we saw last time is in God's self-existence, the primary kind of go-to verse for this is Exodus 3 14 in which God speaks to Moses. He says when Moses asks what God's name is so that he can tell the children of Israel, the Bible says and God said to Moses, I am that I am. Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I am, hath sent me unto you. And I am as we saw is just the be verb, which is the statement of God's existence. So no matter what point in what we would call history, whether it's past, present or future, God can always say I am at that moment because he exists. That's that's what that describes. Then we looked at Isaiah several verses in Isaiah. We looked at Revelation chapter one. I am Alpha and Omega the beginning and the end. And then the two things in particular that we we kind of derived from this truth is that God has no original cause. The fact of God's existence means that that God pre-exists everything and nothing brought God into existence. He is his own cause. And in fact, he has no cause. And that he is the original cause of all things. And so whatever came into existence came into existence dependent upon God. All things were made by him and without him was not anything made that was made. And then this quote from from Tozer, which we're going to look at this book, several quotes from this book today. Just some good things. Tozer has a way of putting things in a very concise and powerful way, unlike many other authors. And so I just want to share some of those quotes with you today. But this is one quote of his. He says, God has no origin said innovation and it is precisely this concept of no origin which distinguishes that which is God from whatever is not God. The second thing we looked at also was because God is self-existent and does not had no original cause. So before anything was God already was therefore God is not dependent upon any thing. I'll read these verses again just as review. Job 22 verse 2 and 3. Can a man be profitable unto God as he that is wise may be profitable unto his self unto himself? Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that thou art righteous or is it is it gained to him that thou makest thy ways perfect? Psalm 16 verse 2. Oh my soul thou hast said unto the Lord thou art my Lord my goodness extendeth not to thee. Act 17 five. Neither is God worshiped with men's hands as though he needed anything seeing he giveth to all life and breath and all things. So one of the primary identifying characteristics of the true God if he is laid beside everything in this world that is called God is God is self-existent. He depends upon and needs nothing whatsoever. I want to be honest with you and we'll see it in just a minute. That fact bothers some professing Christians. That fact bothers some professing Christians. The reason it does is because some people have been taught to think God needs them. But that's not the God of the Bible. You know what? The Lord's not concerned to be honest with you. I don't think he's concerned one wit that his attribute bothers us. I don't think that worries him at all. It doesn't. So it is upon us to look at the scripture and to read how God has described himself. He says this is the way I am. This is who I am. This is how I am. And if we have a right view of God himself then that sets everything else in the right view as well. So we have three things. Remember every one of these attributes what I want to do is go through each one. I want to go through the theological part which is what we did last week. I want to look at the practical part. I want to look at, so relate, I called it in my notes for those of you that take notes, Ms. Brenna. Relation to practice, relation to Jesus Christ, and relation to the gospel. That's kind of the three ways I'm looking at it. So how does this attribute of God, God's aseity or self existence, relate to our practical life? Our practical life. As I said, this attribute bothers not only Christian, professing Christian people, but this attribute is directly contradictory. It is one of the primary attributes that contradicts some claims of so-called science. Now, you might think that the primary attribute of God that contradicts what might be called science is the fact of God's being a creator. God is creative. That might be one, but actually kind of at a lower level, this attribute really is diametrically opposed to the God of science. Now, I love science. I'm a science person. I like, read the encyclopedia for fun. So I like science. But the Bible says that there is no wisdom or counsel or knowledge against the Lord. And so science, the word science means knowledge. That's what the word means. And yet the worldview that has at its top, at the very peak, that has science as God is going to be in conflict with the God of the Bible. There can only be one. And science is not it. Now, why do I say that science has, that mankind, secularists, if you will, atheistic types, agnostic types, have science as their God? Because they would not say that. If you say, oh, you believe in science, so science is your God. They'll, I don't believe in God. Science is not God. Science is just facts. But here's the thing. You know, remember, in Acts 17, we saw that Paul used the aseity or self-existence of God to identify him among the other gods. Remember? Did you remember seeing that in Acts 17? So if we label something as self-existent, we are giving that thing or person, as the case may be, an attribute of God that identifies him as deity. And that is exactly what science has done with itself. Okay? So if you ask someone who has science as their God, or maybe a person who has science as his or her God, asks us, okay, you believe in God, then where did God come from? And we say nowhere. Right? We say nowhere. He is self-existent. He is, there's never been a time that he has not existed. He is Alpha and Omega. He is I Am. Right? To the materialist who worships that, and that's the term, that's the Ten-cent term. For someone who believes only in the material universe and does not believe in anyt...