What more does scripture reveal about God?

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1 What more does scripture reveal about God? God exists as a. He is the - 'three-in-one' or 'one God in. Trinity: Examples in Nature: Question: If this can be true in nature 3 essentials in 1 substantial being why not in God? Loving God & Loving People 1

2 What does Scripture teach about the Trinity? 1.. NKJ Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one! NKJ Isaiah 46:9 I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me. 2. are all called God. a. The is God. NKJ Romans 1:7 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. b. The is God. NKJ John 20:28 And Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!" c. The is God. NKJ Acts 5:3-4 But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit You have not lied to men but to God." 3. Father, Son & Holy Spirit are from one another. The Distinct Works of the Godhead To the Father is especially ascribed the work of. To the Son is especially ascribed the work of. To the Spirit is especially ascribed the work of. Conclusion: Loving God & Loving People 2

3 Glimpses of the Trinity (Gen 1:2, Heb 1:2, Col 1:15-16) (Mar 1:10-11) (Lk 1:35) (Matt 28:19) to the disciples-he says he will ask the Father for the Spirit (Jn 14:16-17) The Teaching of the Trinity is critical because When I first began to study the Bible years ago, the doctrine of the trinity was one of the most complex problems I had to encounter. I have never fully resolved it, for it contains an aspect of mystery. Though I do not totally understand it to this day, I accept it as a revelation from God. 1 Billy Graham 1 Foundations: 11 Core Truths to Build Your Life Upon by Tom Holliday & Kay Warren pg 102. Loving God & Loving People 3

4 How does God relate to us? God relates to us as a. Jesus taught us. The 2 Levels of Fatherhood 1. Paternal ( ) I 2. Relational ( ) Implications of God as Father 1. God -cold,, unfriendly, alook or distant. NLT Romans 8:15 So you should not be like cowering, fearful slaves. You should behave instead like God's very own children, adopted into his family calling him "Father, dear Father." 2. God. NKJ Matthew 10:29 "Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father's will. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. Loving God & Loving People 4

5 3. God giving gifts. NLT John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. 4. God is. 5. God. NIV 1 John 4:8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 6. God us. NKJ Psalm 17:8 Keep me as the apple of Your eye; Hide me under the shadow of Your wings. NKJ Psalm 18:2 The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. 3 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies. Caution: His watching over us / protetion does not mean or trouble. See James 1:2ff Loving God & Loving People 5

6 7. God will. Hebrews 12: God is. 9. God to us. NIV Psalm 40:1 I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. NIV Psalm 66:17-20 I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue. If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened; but God has surely listened and heard my voice in prayer. Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me! 10. God has in mind. NKJ Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. 11. God will. NKJ Matthew 6:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven NKJ Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Loving God & Loving People 6

7 12. God makes us. NLT Romans 8:17 And since we are his children, we will share his treasures for everything God gives to his Son, Christ, is ours, too. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering. Summary What 3 Things Can We Know About God? 2 1. God is. Question: How do we know? 1. Every effect has a. God is the caused. 2. The notion of right & wrong. God is the. 3. Every design has a designer.. 4. Implanted in the heart of man / engraved on his. a. In the universality of b. In a troubled c. In an almost universal 2. God is. Question:? 3. God is. Question:? Who is God? or What are his attributes? 2 Foundations: 11 Core Truths to Build Your Life Upon by Tom Holliday & Kay Warren Loving God & Loving People 7

8 For Further Study: Knowing God by J.I. Packer The Character of God by R.C. Sproul The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer Can Man Live Without God by Ravi Zacharias Loving God & Loving People 8