A Bible Study About
God
based on
A Bible Study from the Holmann Bible Dictionary by John W. Eddins, Jr. and J. Terry Young
GOD
The personal Creator worthy of
human worship because of His holy nature and His perfect love revealed in
creating the universe, electing and redeeming His people, and providing eternal
salvation through His Son Jesus Christ.
Heb 1:10
(KJV)
And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the
foundation of the earth;
and the heavens are the works of thine
hands:
God is unique in nature. No person, object, or idea can be compared to God. 1 Sam 2:2-3
(KJV)
There is none holy as the
LORD: for there is none
beside thee:
neither is there any
rock like our God.
{3} Talk no more so
exceeding proudly;
let not arrogancy come out
of your mouth:
for the LORD is a God of
knowledge,
and by him actions are
weighed.
Anything said about God must be based on His revelation of Himself
to us. Anything said about God must be said in human terms, the only terms we
have and understand. The reality of God is always much greater than human minds
can understand or express.
Isa 55:8-9
(KJV)
For my thoughts are not
your thoughts,
neither are your ways my
ways, saith the LORD.
{9} For as the
heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your
ways,
and my thoughts than your
thoughts.
God as the Bible's Primary
Subject
The Bible and history begin with
God.
Gen 1:1 (KJV)
In the beginning God created the
heaven and the earth.
The last chapter of the Bible
describes God as
Rev 22:13 (KJV)
I am Alpha and Omega, the
beginning and the end, the first and the last.
All the way through Scripture
God is primary. For Christians the primacy of God is reassuring, liberating, and
instructive. It reassures us that God controls all existence. It liberates us to
know the loving, redeeming God seeks to set us free. It instructs us to be able
to look for signs of God throughout His universe.
God as Present with
Us.
God is present in His world in a unique
manner. He is never separated from any part of His creation. As spirit, God has
the perfect capability of being present everywhere in the world at once. The
psalmist exclaimed,
Psa 139:7-8
(KJV)
Whither shall I go from thy
spirit?
or whither shall I flee from thy
presence?
{8} If I ascend up into
heaven, thou art there:
if I make my bed in hell, behold,
thou art there.
The prophet looked for the Messiah to be
named Emmanuel, meaning, "God with us"; and Matthew reported that God fulfilled
that promise in Jesus.
Isa 7:14 (KJV)
Therefore the
Lord himself shall give you a sign;
Behold, a virgin
shall conceive, and bear a son,
and shall call
his name Immanuel.
Mat 1:23 (KJV)
Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring
forth a son,
and they shall call his name Emmanuel,
which being interpreted is, God with
us.
The end time will make the presence of God
even more clear: God will live with His people.
(Rev 21:3-8
KJV)
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying,
Behold, the tabernacle{Grk=habitation} of God is with
men,
and he will dwell with them,
and they shall be his people,
and God himself shall be with them, and be their
God.
{4} And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes;
and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor
crying,
neither shall there be any more pain:
for the former things are passed away.
{5} And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I
make all things new.
And he said unto me, Write: for these words are
true and faithful.
{6} And he said unto me, It is done.
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the
end.
I will give unto him that is athirst of the
fountain of the water of life freely.
{7} He that overcometh shall inherit all things;
and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
{8} But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the
abominable,
and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and
idolaters, and all liars,
shall have their part in the lake which burneth
with fire and brimstone:
which is the second death.
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