Chapter_NN1 3_CRD 
Holy_AJ0 ,_PUN Holy_AJ0 Holy_AJ0 :_PUN Transcendence_NN1 
Moses_NP0 never_AV0 saw_VVD anything_PNI like_PRP it_PNP ._SENT He_PNP went_VVD into_PRP the_AT0 wilderness_NN1 expecting_VVG nothing_PNI new_AJ0 ._SENT Just_AV0 bushes_NN2 scattered_VVN about_PRP as_AV0 usual_AJ0 ._SENT This_DT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 bushes_NN2 he_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 usually_AV0 pay_VVI any_DT0 mind_NN1 to_PRP was_VBD burning_AJ0 ._SENT Any_DT0 other_AJ0 day_NN1 ,_PUN if_CJS a_AT0 bush_NN1 caught_VVD fire_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP would_VM0 burn_VVI ._SENT The_AT0 smell_NN1 of_PRF smoke_NN1 atop_PRP its_DPS own_DT0 ash_NN1 is_VBZ all_DT0 that_CJT would_VM0 be_VBI left_VVN ._SENT The_AT0 one_CRD burning_NN1 now_AV0 was_VBD different_AJ0 ,_PUN strange_AJ0 in_PRP every_AT0 way_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP burned_VVD and_CJC stayed_VVD the_AT0 same_DT0 shape_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS there_EX0 was_VBD any_DT0 smoke_NN1 at_PRP all_DT0 ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 from_PRP the_AT0 branches_NN2 but_CJC from_PRP the_AT0 flame_NN1 itself_PNX seeing_VVG that_CJT the_AT0 fire_NN1 was_VBD independent_AJ0 of_PRF the_AT0 bush_NN1 it_PNP danced_VVD inside_AV0 of_PRF ._SENT The_AT0 sight_NN1 caught_VVD and_CJC kept_VVD Moses_NP0 '_POS attention_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 bush_NN1 burning_VVG but_CJC not_XX0 consumed_VVN ._SENT Looking_VVG at_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN he_PNP wondered_VVD why_AVQ ._SENT 
Then_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 answer_NN1 spoke_VVD ._SENT 
God_NP0 called_VVD to_PRP him_PNP out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 bush_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Moses_NP0 ,_PUN Moses_NP0 !_SENT "_PUQ And_CJC he_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ Here_AV0 I_PNP am_VBB ._SENT "_PUQ Then_AV0 [_PUL God_NP0 ]_PUR said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ Do_VDB not_XX0 come_VVI near_PRP ;_PUN take_VVB your_DPS sandals_NN2 off_PRP your_DPS feet_NN2 ,_PUN for_PRP the_AT0 place_NN1 on_PRP which_DTQ you_PNP are_VBB standing_VVG is_VBZ holy_AJ0 ground_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ And_CJC he_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP am_VBB the_AT0 God_NN1 of_PRF your_DPS father_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 God_NP0 of_PRF Abraham_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 God_NP0 of_PRF Isaac_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 God_NP0 of_PRF Jacob_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ And_CJC Moses_NP0 hid_VVD his_DPS face_NN1 ,_PUN for_CJS he_PNP was_VBD afraid_AJ0 to_TO0 look_VVI at_PRP God_NP0 ._SENT (_PUL Exod._NP0 3_CRD :_PUN 4_CRD –_PUN 6_CRD )_PUR 
The_AT0 reason_NN1 the_AT0 bush_NN1 burned_VVN without_PRP being_VBG consumed_VVN here_AV0 in_PRP Exodus_NN1 3_CRD is_VBZ because_CJS of_PRF who_PNQ was_VBD present_AJ0 in_PRP it_PNP ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 self-revelation_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 transcendent_AJ0 God_NP0 ._SENT Transcendence_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS we_PNP 've_VHB dabbled_VVN in_PRP a_AT0 bit_NN1 earlier_AV0 ,_PUN is_VBZ the_AT0 "_PUQ otherness_NN1 "_PUQ of_PRF God_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP is_VBZ infinitely_AV0 different_AJ0 ._SENT Ontologically_AV0 set_VVB apart_AV0 ._SENT Unique_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP transcends_VVZ all_DT0 categories_NN2 unless_CJS the_AT0 category_NN1 has_VHZ above_PRP it_PNP the_AT0 name_NN1 of_PRF God_NP0 and_CJC beside_PRP it_PNP in_PRP contrast_NN1 is_VBZ everything_PNI else_AV0 ._SENT Everything_PNI ,_PUN meaning_VVG everything_PNI that_CJT exists_VVZ ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 as_AV0 though_CJS God_NP0 is_VBZ simply_AV0 a_AT0 better_AJC ,_PUN more_AV0 improved_AJ0 version_NN1 of_PRF humans_NN2 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 that_CJT He_PNP is_VBZ transcendent_AJ0 because_CJS He_PNP simply_AV0 knows_VVZ more_AV0 than_CJS us_PNP ._SENT No._NN1 When_CJS speaking_VVG of_PRF God_NP0 's_POS transcendent_AJ0 knowledge_NN1 ,_PUN for_PRP example_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP is_VBZ n't_XX0 simply_AV0 that_CJT He_PNP knows_VVZ more_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC that_CJT He_PNP knows_VVZ everything_PNI —_PUN and_CJC to_TO0 know_VVI everything_PNI ,_PUN He_PNP must_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 being_NN1 that_CJT exists_VVZ in_PRP a_AT0 way_NN1 that_CJT no_AT0 creature_NN1 can_VM0 or_CJC ever_AV0 will_VM0 ._SENT 
Isaiah_NP0 asked_VVD the_AT0 question_NN1 ,_PUN rhetorical_AJ0 of_PRF course_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Who_PNQ has_VHZ directed_VVN the_AT0 Spirit_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Lord_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC who_PNQ gave_VVD him_PNP counsel_VVI ?_SENT Who_PNQ did_VDD he_PNP consult_VVI ?_SENT Who_PNQ gave_VVD him_PNP understanding_NN1 and_CJC taught_VVD him_PNP the_AT0 paths_NN2 of_PRF justice_NN1 ?_SENT Who_PNQ taught_VVD him_PNP knowledge_NN1 and_CJC showed_VVD him_PNP the_AT0 way_NN1 of_PRF understanding_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ (_PUL Isa_NP0 ._SENT 40_CRD :_PUN 14_CRD csb_NP0 )_PUR ._SENT Think_VVB about_PRP that_DT0 ._SENT And_CJC whatever_DTQ it_PNP is_VBZ that_CJT you_PNP thought_VVD about_AVP ,_PUN whether_CJS it_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 formation_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 set_NN1 of_PRF questions_NN2 or_CJC the_AT0 remembrance_NN1 of_PRF what_DTQ you_PNP already_AV0 know_VVB about_PRP God_NP0 as_CJS omniscient_AJ0 ,_PUN recall_VVB when_CJS it_PNP was_VBD that_CJT you_PNP learned_VVD it_PNP ._SENT This_DT0 knowledge_NN1 of_PRF God_NP0 ,_PUN or_CJC anything_PNI really_AV0 ,_PUN was_VBD n't_XX0 innate_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 only_AJ0 thing_NN1 you_PNP knew_VVD when_CJS you_PNP were_VBD born_VVN was_VBD nothing_PNI ._SENT Through_PRP your_DPS parents_NN2 '_POS guidance_NN1 ,_PUN your_DPS teachers_NN2 '_POS teaching_NN1 ,_PUN your_DPS eyes_NN2 watching_VVG ,_PUN your_DPS studious_AJ0 studying_NN1 ,_PUN etc._AV0 ,_PUN you_PNP were_VBD able_AJ0 to_TO0 do_VDI what_DTQ all_DT0 humans_NN2 have_VHB to_TO0 do_VDI :_PUN learn_VVB ._SENT With_PRP God_NP0 ,_PUN however_AV0 ,_PUN He_PNP never_AV0 needed_VVD instruction_NN1 at_PRP any_DT0 point_NN1 in_PRP time_NN1 or_CJC before_PRP it_PNP ._SENT If_CJS He_PNP did_VDD ,_PUN from_PRP where_AVQ would_VM0 He_PNP have_VHI gotten_VVN it_PNP ?_SENT 
Before_PRP this_DT0 book_NN1 —_PUN the_AT0 paper_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 hands_NN2 that_CJT wrote_VVD it_PNP ,_PUN the_AT0 mother_NN1 who_PNQ birthed_VVN its_DPS author_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 mothers_NN2 before_PRP her_PNP who_PNQ washed_VVD babies_NN2 ,_PUN greens_NN2 ,_PUN cotton_NN1 fields_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC West_NP0 African_AJ0 floorboards_NN2 —_PUN way_NN1 ,_PUN way_NN1 before_PRP them_PNP ,_PUN was_VBD earth_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 garden_NN1 ,_PUN many_DT0 trees_NN2 ,_PUN one_PNI forbidden_AJ0 ,_PUN two_CRD people_NN0 ,_PUN one_PNI made_VVD first_ORD ,_PUN the_AT0 other_AJ0 second_NN1 ,_PUN both_AV0 imaging_NN1 one_CRD God_NP0 in_PRP three_CRD persons_NN2 who_PNQ was_VBD here_AV0 ,_PUN before_CJS everything_PNI ._SENT Before_CJS everything_PNI ,_PUN then_AV0 ,_PUN when_CJS the_AT0 triune_AJ0 God_NP0 existed_VVD with_PRP Himself_PNX ,_PUN who_PNQ would_VM0 've_VHI given_VVN Him_PNP advice_NN1 on_PRP how_AVQ to_TO0 make_VVI light_NN1 ?_SENT From_PRP what_DTQ source_NN1 other_AJ0 than_CJS Himself_PNX would_VM0 He_PNP have_VHI sat_VVN down_AVP before_AV0 ,_PUN in_PRP a_AT0 chair_NN1 ,_PUN pen_NN1 and_CJC pad_NN1 in_PRP hand_NN1 ,_PUN to_TO0 take_VVI notes_NN2 about_PRP how_AVQ to_TO0 make_VVI a_AT0 universe_NN1 ?_SENT Darwin_NP0 ?_SENT Socrates_NP0 ?_SENT Plato_NP0 ?_SENT Aristotle_NP0 ?_SENT Einstein_NP0 ?_SENT Hawking_NP0 ?_SENT Google_NP0 ?_SENT Twitter_NN1 ?_SENT You_PNP ?_SENT 
God_NP0 is_VBZ altogether_AV0 separate_AJ0 and_CJC not_XX0 set_VVN apart_AV0 to_PRP the_AT0 degree_NN1 that_CJT He_PNP is_VBZ unreachable_AJ0 or_CJC unknowable_AJ0 but_CJC separate_AJ0 from_PRP us_PNP in_PRP that_DT0 He_PNP exists_VVZ differently_AV0 than_CJS us_PNP ._SENT As_CJS the_AT0 holy_AJ0 God_NP0 ,_PUN He_PNP is_VBZ one_CRD of_PRF a_AT0 kind_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS uniqueness_NN1 is_VBZ what_DTQ defines_VVZ Him_PNP as_CJS holy_AJ0 for_PRP ,_PUN as_CJS we_PNP 've_VHB seen_VVN before_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 word_NN1 itself_PNX means_VVZ "_PUQ to_TO0 cut_VVI "_PUQ or_CJC "_PUQ to_TO0 separate_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP is_VBZ above_PRP us_PNP in_PRP His_DPS very_AV0 being_VBG ,_PUN totally_AV0 different_AJ0 than_CJS us_PNP in_PRP how_AVQ He_PNP exists_VVZ ._SENT 
Definitions_NN2 of_PRF God_NP0 's_POS holiness_NN1 have_VHB often_AV0 been_VBN wrapped_VVN around_PRP the_AT0 moral_AJ0 perfection_NN1 of_PRF God_NP0 ,_PUN something_PNI we_PNP explored_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 last_ORD chapter_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ as_CJS we_PNP 've_VHB seen_VVN ,_PUN is_VBZ n't_XX0 excluded_VVN from_PRP the_AT0 meaning_NN1 but_CJC also_AV0 not_XX0 exclusive_AJ0 of_PRF it_PNP either_AV0 ._SENT When_CJS it_PNP comes_VVZ to_PRP our_DPS definition_NN1 of_PRF God_NP0 's_POS holiness_NN1 ,_PUN we_PNP 'd_VM0 be_VBI right_AJ0 to_TO0 include_VVI God_NP0 's_POS righteousness_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC alongside_AV0 that_DT0 is_VBZ God_NP0 's_POS "_PUQ otherness_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ R_NP0 ._SENT C_ZZ0 ._SENT Sproul_NP0 said_VVD this_DT0 :_PUN "_PUQ When_CJS the_AT0 Bible_NN1 calls_VVZ God_NP0 holy_AJ0 ,_PUN it_PNP means_VVZ primarily_AV0 that_CJT God_NP0 is_VBZ transcendentally_AV0 separate_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP is_VBZ so_AV0 far_AV0 above_AV0 and_CJC beyond_PRP us_PNP that_CJT He_PNP seems_VVZ almost_AV0 totally_AV0 foreign_AJ0 to_PRP us_PNP ._SENT To_TO0 be_VBI holy_AJ0 is_VBZ to_TO0 be_VBI '_PUQ other_AJ0 ,_PUN '_PUQ to_TO0 be_VBI different_AJ0 in_PRP a_AT0 special_AJ0 way_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 19_CRD It_PNP seems_VVZ to_PRP me_PNP that_CJT highlighting_VVG the_AT0 ethical_AJ0 implications_NN2 of_PRF what_DTQ holy_AJ0 means_NN0 and_CJC not_XX0 giving_VVG due_AJ0 diligence_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 transcendental_AJ0 nature_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 term_NN1 ,_PUN theologians_NN2 have_VHB made_VVN room_NN1 for_PRP our_DPS understanding_NN1 of_PRF holiness_NN1 to_TO0 be_VBI too_AV0 narrow_AJ0 ,_PUN eliminating_VVG a_AT0 measure_NN1 of_PRF awe_NN1 and_CJC potentially_AV0 additional_AJ0 reasons_NN2 to_TO0 be_VBI faithful_AJ0 ._SENT 
Returning_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 bush_NN1 that_CJT would_VM0 n't_XX0 burn_VVI ,_PUN how_AVQ is_VBZ God_NP0 's_POS transcendence_NN1 observable_AJ0 ?_SENT Because_CJS of_PRF the_AT0 fact_NN1 the_AT0 plant_NN1 was_VBD able_AJ0 to_TO0 remain_VVI intact_AJ0 ._SENT What_DTQ Moses_NP0 saw_VVD was_VBD a_AT0 bush_NN1 —_PUN within_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN a_AT0 flame_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 fire_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX0 reach_VVI for_PRP the_AT0 stems_NN2 or_CJC grab_VVB hold_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 leaves_NN2 ;_PUN it_PNP burned_VVD without_PRP any_DT0 help_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 bush_NN1 contained_VVD the_AT0 flame_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC the_AT0 flame_NN1 was_VBD n't_XX0 dependent_AJ0 on_PRP the_AT0 bush_NN1 ._SENT Concerning_PRP a_AT0 bush_NN1 ignited_VVN by_PRP anything_PNI other_AJ0 than_CJS God_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 fire_NN1 would_VM0 need_VVI the_AT0 bush_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS its_DPS fuel_NN1 ,_PUN for_PRP its_DPS life_NN1 ._SENT Each_DT0 flame_NN1 would_VM0 derive_VVI every_AT0 ounce_NN1 of_PRF energy_NN1 it_PNP required_VVD from_PRP what_DTQ it_PNP burned_VVD ._SENT Once_CJS fire_NN1 catches_VVZ onto_PRP anything_PNI ,_PUN whether_CJS it_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 paper_NN1 's_POS edge_NN1 or_CJC a_AT0 forest_NN1 's_POS trees_NN2 ,_PUN it_PNP exists_VVZ only_AV0 because_CJS the_AT0 thing_NN1 does_VDZ and_CJC the_AT0 fire_NN1 will_VM0 only_AV0 last_VVI as_CJS long_AV0 as_CJS the_AT0 thing_NN1 it_PNP burns_VVZ exists_VVZ ._SENT Once_CJS the_AT0 thing_NN1 is_VBZ consumed_VVN ,_PUN the_AT0 fire_NN1 is_VBZ gone_VVN ,_PUN revealing_VVG how_AVQ needy_AJ0 the_AT0 flames_NN2 were_VBD in_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD place_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC this_DT0 bush_NN1 burned_VVN without_PRP being_VBG consumed_VVN because_CJS the_AT0 God_NP0 who_PNQ manifested_VVD Himself_PNX in_PRP it_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 need_VVI the_AT0 leaves_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 stems_NN2 ,_PUN or_CJC the_AT0 branches_NN2 for_PRP its_DPS fuel_NN1 ._SENT All_AV0 He_PNP needs_VVZ is_VBZ Himself_PNX ._SENT So_AV0 it_PNP is_VBZ with_PRP the_AT0 flame_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 dependent_AJ0 on_PRP the_AT0 bush_NN1 because_CJS it_PNP was_VBD totally_AV0 independent_AJ0 of_PRF the_AT0 bush_NN1 ._SENT 
What_DTQ are_VBB we_PNP to_TO0 discern_VVI from_PRP this_DT0 theophany_NN1 (_PUL a_AT0 pre-incarnate_AJ0 ,_PUN visible_AJ0 manifestation_NN1 of_PRF God_NP0 )_PUR ?_SENT What_DTQ does_VDZ it_PNP reveal_VVI ?_SENT That_DT0 God_NP0 is_VBZ the_AT0 epitome_NN1 of_PRF independence_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP is_VBZ free_AJ0 in_PRP the_AT0 truest_AJS sense_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 word_NN1 ._SENT Meaning_NN1 ,_PUN He_PNP is_VBZ free_AJ0 from_PRP the_AT0 need_NN1 of_PRF anything_PNI else_AV0 but_CJC Himself_PNX for_PRP Him_PNP to_TO0 be_VBI ._SENT This_DT0 is_VBZ one_CRD fundamental_AJ0 difference_NN1 between_PRP everything_PNI and_CJC God_NP0 ;_PUN because_CJS what_DTQ is_VBZ there_EX0 to_TO0 name_VVI that_DT0 is_VBZ n't_XX0 dependent_AJ0 on_PRP something_PNI or_CJC someone_PNI for_PRP its_DPS life_NN1 ?_SENT Dependence_NN1 is_VBZ creaturely_AJ0 ._SENT Everything_PNI that_CJT is_VBZ needs_VVZ something_PNI outside_AJ0 of_PRF itself_PNX to_TO0 both_AV0 begin_VVI and_CJC continue_VVI ._SENT The_AT0 very_AJ0 fact_NN1 we_PNP all_AV0 have_VHB a_AT0 beginning_NN1 distinguishes_VVZ us_PNP from_PRP the_AT0 I_CRD Am_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ has_VHZ life_NN1 in_PRP Himself_PNX ._SENT The_AT0 question_NN1 is_VBZ asked_VVN ,_PUN "_PUQ Who_PNQ created_VVD God_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 answer_NN1 is_VBZ that_CJT God_NP0 was_VBD not_XX0 and_CJC cannot_NN1 be_VBI created_VVN ;_PUN He_PNP is_VBZ because_CJS He_PNP is_VBZ ._SENT Before_CJS the_AT0 beginning_NN1 ,_PUN He_PNP was_VBD ._SENT After_PRP the_AT0 end_NN1 ,_PUN He_PNP will_VM0 be_VBI ._SENT 
In_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD sentence_NN1 ,_PUN on_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD page_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD book_NN1 of_PRF God_NP0 's_POS Word_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP reads_VVZ :_PUN "_PUQ In_PRP the_AT0 beginning_NN1 ,_PUN God_NP0 created_VVD the_AT0 heavens_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 earth_NN1 "_PUQ (_PUL Gen._NP0 1_CRD :_PUN 1_CRD )_PUR ._SENT The_AT0 beginning_NN1 came_VVD out_AVP of_PRF someplace_AV0 ._SENT Someone_PNI who_PNQ had_VHD to_TO0 be_VBI before_PRP anything_PNI else_AV0 could_VM0 ._SENT What_DTQ this_DT0 says_VVZ about_PRP God_NP0 is_VBZ that_CJT He_PNP is_VBZ self-existing_AJ0 ._SENT Alive_AJ0 ,_PUN not_XX0 from_PRP borrowed_AJ0 breath_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC sustained_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 life_NN1 He_PNP has_VHZ in_PRP Himself_PNX ._SENT God_NP0 is_VBZ not_XX0 a_AT0 derivative_NN1 of_PRF anything_PNI since_PRP everything_PNI derived_VVN from_PRP Him_PNP ._SENT He_PNP is_VBZ only_AV0 able_AJ0 to_TO0 give_VVI what_DTQ He_PNP Himself_PNX is_VBZ ,_PUN which_DTQ means_VVZ when_CJS the_AT0 world_NN1 and_CJC time_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 stars_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 sun_NN1 —_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 first_ORD man_NN1 to_TO0 see_VVI it_PNP shine_VVI next_ORD to_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD woman_NN1 to_TO0 make_VVI him_PNP laugh_VVI —_PUN were_VBD brought_VVN forth_AV0 ,_PUN their_DPS life_NN1 came_VVD from_PRP His_DPS own_DT0 ._SENT Having_VHG life_NN1 and_CJC creative_AJ0 power_NN1 from_PRP within_AV0 to_TO0 make_VVI and_CJC maintain_VVI everything_PNI that_CJT exists_VVZ ,_PUN compare_VVB God_NP0 to_PRP us_PNP and_CJC see_VVB how_AVQ different_AJ0 the_AT0 two_CRD are_VBB ._SENT Let_VVB us_PNP create_VVI anything_PNI ,_PUN and_CJC we_PNP need_VVB assistance_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 writer_NN1 needs_VVZ a_AT0 paper_NN1 or_CJC a_AT0 MacBook_NN1 ,_PUN not_XX0 to_TO0 mention_VVI a_AT0 mind_NN1 with_PRP memories_NN2 given_VVN and_CJC ordained_VVN by_PRP someone_PNI other_AJ0 than_CJS chance_NN1 ._SENT God_NP0 only_AV0 needs_VVZ Himself_PNX ._SENT As_PRP God_NP0 He_PNP is_VBZ not_XX0 dependent_AJ0 on_PRP His_DPS creation_NN1 to_TO0 do_VDI anything_PNI ._SENT He_PNP is_VBZ distinct_AJ0 from_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC therefore_AV0 He_PNP can_VM0 never_AV0 be_VBI controlled_VVN ,_PUN challenged_VVD ,_PUN or_CJC intimidated_VVD by_PRP it_PNP ._SENT If_CJS every_AT0 sea_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 world_NN1 twisted_VVD itself_PNX into_PRP a_AT0 hurricane_NN1 ,_PUN tall_AJ0 enough_AV0 to_TO0 meet_VVI the_AT0 clouds_NN2 ,_PUN wide_AJ0 enough_AV0 to_TO0 cover_VVI a_AT0 thousand_CRD cities_NN2 ,_PUN its_DPS knees_NN2 would_VM0 still_AV0 bow_VVI and_CJC eventually_AV0 break_VVB at_PRP God_NP0 's_POS command_NN1 to_TO0 "_PUQ Be_VBI still_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ More_AV0 than_CJS that_DT0 ,_PUN the_AT0 seas_NN2 could_VM0 n't_XX0 twist_VVI into_PRP nothing_PNI anyway_AV0 without_PRP His_DPS decree_NN1 or_CJC permission_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS if_CJS they_PNP had_VHD some_DT0 ability_NN1 to_TO0 conspire_VVI against_PRP God_NP0 or_CJC some_DT0 inner_AJ0 life_NN1 of_PRF their_DPS own_DT0 apart_AV0 from_PRP His_DPS word_NN1 that_CJT holds_VVZ them_PNP together_AV0 ._SENT They_PNP cannot_VVB move_NN1 one_CRD inch_NN1 without_PRP Him_PNP saying_VVG so_AV0 or_CJC without_PRP His_DPS knowledge_NN1 ,_PUN under_PRP His_DPS watchful_AJ0 eye_NN1 and_CJC divine_AJ0 sovereignty_NN1 ._SENT What_DTQ can_VM0 the_AT0 world_NN1 do_VDI to_PRP the_AT0 God_NP0 who_PNQ formed_VVD it_PNP ?_SENT 
Being_VBG self-existing_AJ0 and_CJC independent_AJ0 has_VHZ even_AV0 more_DT0 implications_NN2 to_PRP which_DTQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 have_VHI the_AT0 time_NN1 to_TO0 put_VVI forward_AV0 here_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC another_DT0 one_PNI worthy_AJ0 of_PRF our_DPS attention_NN1 is_VBZ how_AVQ as_AV0 self-existent_AJ0 and_CJC independent_AJ0 ,_PUN God_NP0 has_VHZ no_AT0 needs_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 God_NP0 who_PNQ made_VVD the_AT0 world_NN1 and_CJC everything_PNI in_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN being_VBG Lord_NN1 of_PRF heaven_NN1 and_CJC earth_NN1 ,_PUN does_VDZ not_XX0 live_VVI in_PRP temples_NN2 made_VVN by_PRP man_NN1 ,_PUN nor_CJC is_VBZ he_PNP served_VVN by_PRP human_AJ0 hands_NN2 ,_PUN as_CJS though_CJS he_PNP needed_VVD anything_PNI ,_PUN since_CJS he_PNP himself_PNX gives_VVZ to_PRP all_DT0 mankind_NN1 life_NN1 and_CJC breath_NN1 and_CJC everything_PNI "_PUQ (_PUL Acts_NN2 17_CRD :_PUN 24_CRD –_PUN 25_CRD )_PUR ._SENT God_NP0 's_POS self-sufficiency_NN1 means_VVZ there_EX0 is_VBZ nothing_PNI lacking_VVG in_PRP God_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP is_VBZ immutably_AV0 whole_AJ0 ._SENT Tozer_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ To_TO0 admit_VVI the_AT0 existence_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 need_NN1 in_PRP God_NP0 is_VBZ to_TO0 admit_VVI incompleteness_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 divine_AJ0 Being_NN1 ._SENT Need_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 creature-word_NN1 and_CJC cannot_NN1 be_VBI spoken_VVN of_PRF the_AT0 Creator_NN1 ._SENT God_NP0 has_VHZ a_AT0 voluntary_AJ0 relation_NN1 to_PRP everything_PNI He_PNP has_VHZ made_VVN ,_PUN but_CJC He_PNP has_VHZ no_AT0 necessary_AJ0 relation_NN1 to_PRP anything_PNI outside_AJ0 of_PRF Himself_PNX ._SENT His_DPS interest_NN1 in_PRP His_DPS creatures_NN2 arises_VVZ from_PRP His_DPS sovereign_AJ0 good_AJ0 pleasure_NN1 ,_PUN not_XX0 from_PRP any_DT0 need_NN1 those_DT0 creatures_NN2 can_VM0 supply_VVI nor_CJC from_PRP any_DT0 completeness_NN1 they_PNP can_VM0 bring_VVI to_PRP Him_PNP who_PNQ is_VBZ complete_AJ0 in_PRP Himself_PNX ._SENT "_PUQ 20_CRD If_CJS the_AT0 rocks_NN2 replaced_VVD the_AT0 praise_NN1 of_PRF millions_CRD who_PNQ opted_VVD to_TO0 withhold_VVI their_DPS love_NN1 or_CJC keep_VVB quiet_AJ0 their_DPS worship_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP would_VM0 not_XX0 leave_VVI God_NP0 empty_AJ0 ,_PUN as_CJS if_CJS He_PNP needed_VVD our_DPS praise_NN1 to_TO0 be_VBI complete_AJ0 ._SENT If_CJS and_CJC when_CJS we_PNP imagine_VVB a_AT0 God_NP0 who_PNQ needs_VVZ us_PNP for_PRP anything_PNI ,_PUN we_PNP are_VBB dreaming_VVG of_PRF an_AT0 idol_NN1 and_CJC not_XX0 the_AT0 "_PUQ I_PNP am_VBB who_PNQ I_PNP am_VBB "_PUQ (_PUL Exod._NP0 3_CRD :_PUN 14_CRD )_PUR ._SENT 
There_EX0 's_VBZ Nobody_PNI Like_PRP the_AT0 Lord_NN1 
For_PRP centuries_NN2 Christians_NN2 have_VHB known_VVN that_CJT God_NP0 is_VBZ God_NP0 ,_PUN incomparable_AJ0 to_PRP anything_PNI other_AJ0 than_CJS Himself_PNX ._SENT We_PNP put_VVD it_PNP in_PRP our_DPS creeds_NN2 ,_PUN sing_VVB about_PRP it_PNP in_PRP our_DPS songs_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 saints_NN2 before_CJS us_PNP agreed_VVD with_PRP reality_NN1 when_CJS saying_VVG ,_PUN "_PUQ Ai_NN1 n't_XX0 nobody_PNI like_PRP Jesus_NP0 "_PUQ or_CJC "_PUQ There_EX0 's_VBZ nobody_PNI like_PRP You_PNP ,_PUN Lord_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ Both_DT0 confessions_NN2 came_VVD out_AVP of_PRF a_AT0 faithful_AJ0 comparison_NN1 ,_PUN made_VVN with_PRP memories_NN2 and_CJC observations_NN2 that_CJT were_VBD put_VVN next_ORD to_PRP the_AT0 Scriptures_NN2 ._SENT They_PNP placed_VVD God_NP0 beside_PRP anything_PNI and_CJC everything_PNI to_TO0 see_VVI the_AT0 difference_NN1 between_PRP the_AT0 two_CRD resulting_VVG in_PRP a_AT0 right-now_NN1 praise_NN1 sent_VVN toward_PRP the_AT0 Holy_AJ0 One_PNI ._SENT These_DT0 are_VBB n't_XX0 the_AT0 musings_NN2 of_PRF a_AT0 theological_AJ0 romantic_AJ0 ._SENT It_PNP is_VBZ the_AT0 shared_AJ0 testimony_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 psalmists_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 prophets_NN2 who_PNQ wrote_VVD songs_NN2 about_AVP and_CJC sent_VVD praises_NN2 up_AVP for_PRP God_NP0 's_POS transcendence_NN1 long_AV0 before_CJS we_PNP did_VDD ._SENT 
To_TO0 say_VVI it_PNP again_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Ai_NN1 n't_XX0 nobody_PNI like_PRP Jesus_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ And_CJC Scripture_NN1 agrees_VVZ ._SENT There_EX0 are_VBB times_NN2 when_AVQ God_NP0 ,_PUN in_PRP showing_VVG the_AT0 utter_AJ0 futility_NN1 of_PRF idolatry_NN1 ,_PUN says_VVZ to_PRP Israel_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ To_PRP whom_PNQ then_AV0 will_VM0 you_PNP liken_VVI God_NP0 ,_PUN or_CJC what_DTQ likeness_NN1 compare_VVB with_PRP him_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ (_PUL Isa_NP0 ._SENT 40_CRD :_PUN 18_CRD )_PUR and_CJC "_PUQ '_PUQ To_PRP whom_PNQ will_VM0 you_PNP compare_VVI me_PNP ,_PUN or_CJC who_PNQ is_VBZ my_DPS equal_NN1 ?_SENT '_PUQ asks_VVZ the_AT0 Holy_AJ0 One_CRD "_PUQ (_PUL Isa_NP0 ._SENT 40_CRD :_PUN 25_CRD csb_NP0 )_PUR ._SENT 
