Sinclair Ferguson

That's utterly ridiculous, isn't it?

Who do we think we are?

So, what is God like?

When the church wrote and used catechisms, a simple question and answer format to help people get a grasp of biblical truth, what I sometimes think of as putting Velcro strips into our minds so that the truth of Scripture would stick there, this was often one of the first questions that was asked.

In the famous Shorter Catechism that Presbyterians often use, it's actually the fourth question.

After asking, what is the chief end of man, and what rule has God given to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy Him, and then what do the Scriptures principally teach, it goes on to ask,

What is God?

And its answer is majestic.

God is a spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth.

That statement would be worth reflecting on for a whole week of podcasts, I suspect.

But not this week.

Because this week, I wonder if you noticed the subtle difference between the question I asked at the beginning and the one the Shorter Catechism asks.

I didn't ask, what is God?

But who is God?

I wonder if that reminds you of one of the great moments in the Bible.

I'm thinking about the moment when God appeared to Moses at the burning bush and told him he was going to deliver his persecuted people and commanded Moses to go to the Israelites to tell them that God had appeared to him and given him a message.

Remember what Moses said in reply?

Well, of course he asked the question.

But when I say God has sent me, they're going to ask, well, okay, Moses, who is he?

What is his name?