Bruce Fong in Chapel in Houston

Bruce Fong presents his chapel message on God's omnipresence and manifest presence to believers in Christ Jesus.

Introduction: God's Omnipresence

• Dr. Fong introduces the topic of God's omnipresence using various Bible passages
• The concept of God's presence everywhere and what that means for human experience

Explaining God's Omnipresence

• God is near to everything and everyone
• The nature of God's omnipresence, infinite and immeasurable, is distinct from physical concepts like space and size

Space and God

• Addressing the misconception of God being distant based on spatial terms
• Even when God seems far away, it is due to a moral dissimilarity rather than physical distance

Closeness and Dissimilarity

• Closeness to God is about likeness in moral character, not physical proximity
• Sin causes alienation from God, creating a sense of distance

Alienation from God

• The Bible uses the word "alienation" to describe the dissimilarity between sinful humans and a holy God
• This dissimilarity is why people perceive God as distant

The Need for Reconciliation

• Human efforts such as education and philosophy cannot bridge the gap between God and man
• Reconciliation can only happen through Jesus Christ, who is both God and man

Transformation through Christ

• Jesus Christ reconciles dissimilarity by imparting God's nature to believers through the new birth
• This transformation restores communion and closeness between God and humans

The Joy of Conversion

• Conversion restores not just the presence of God but the conscious awareness of His presence
• Dr. Fong contrasts the conscious presence of God with the alienation caused by sin

Conclusion: Imperfection and Usefulness

• Dr. Fong shares personal anecdotes to illustrate how even imperfection can be used powerfully by God
• God's grace makes believers useful despite their flaws, highlighting the transformative power of Jesus

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