Majesty of God

Pastor Martin shifts focus from the fear of dread to the dominant biblical theme: the fear of reverential awe. He examines biblical examples of this awe in Jacob at Bethel, Moses at the burning bush, Isaiah in the temple, Peter at the miraculous catch of fish, and John before the glorified Christ. He then defines the fear of God as 'the controlling sense of the majesty and holiness of God and the profound reverence which this apprehension draws forth,' and introduces the first essential ingredient of the fear of God: correct concepts of the character of God, particularly His immensity, majesty, and holiness.

Pastor Martin begins the section on 'The God Whom We Worship and Confess' by laying down the fundamental proposition that there is but one true and living God. He then develops the first of four major assertions about Him: that this God is the God of absolute perfection, perfect in Himself (self-sufficient and needing nothing), perfect in all His attributes (every attribute infinite and held in perfect balance with the others), and perfect in all His ways and works as testified by Moses, David, and the redeemed in heaven.