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WHO IS GOD?
THE NATURE OF GODSlide2
IS GOD A SPIRIT?IS GOD A PERSON?IS GOD A HUMAN BEING?
DEFINING GOD?Slide3
A current of air, breath or a breeze
An incorporeal
or immaterial
being
A supernatural being or essence
A SPIRITSlide4
The composite of characteristics that make up an individual personality A
being
that has certain capacities or attributes constituting personhood
A PERSONSlide5
One that possesses physical form & attributes, character, personalityHaving or showing
those
aspects of nature and character regarded as distinguishing humans from other animals.
A HUMAN BEINGSlide6
WHO IS GOD?
THE NATURE OF GODSlide7
God is an eternal Spirit who is unchangeable in his being. God is perfect in his nature, character and attributes.
DEFINING GODSlide8
God's 'nature' means: His
attributes
His
characteristics
His
qualities
.
“
It is the essence of who God is
”
THE NATURE OF GODSlide9
DIVINE
attributes of God
: Qualities which make God supreme deity that only God possesses
MORAL
attributes of
God
:
Qualities which
make
God
a person & demonstrate personality
THE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide10
God is ETERNAL
God has no beginning and no ending. God was always there, always is there & will always be there. God is from everlasting to everlasting.
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide11
God is ETERNAL
: (SCRIPTURES)
Deut. 33:27
Psalm 90:2; 102:25-27
Isaiah 44:6; 57:15
1 Tim. 1:17 / Rom. 1:20 / Rev. 1:4
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide12
God is
SELF-EXISTENT
God was never created, nor was he born to any other being. God has continual life within himself.
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide13
God is SELF-EXISTENT
:
(SCRIPTURES)
Exo
. 3:14Deut. 32:39-40
Jer. 10:10
John 5:26; 17:5 / Col 1:17
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide14
God is
INFINITE
God is not limited by space, time & matter. He has no boundaries and He has no limits.
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide15
“God fills heaven and earth; He is exalted above all we can know or think. No limit
can be assigned to
God’s perfections
;
He is present in all portions of
space
.”
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide16
God is INFINITE
:
(SCRIPTURES)
Isaiah 66:1 / Jer. 23:23-24
Psalm 139:7-12
2 Chron. 2:6
Eph. 1:22-23
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide17
God is
IMMUTABLE
God
is unchangeable
in his
nature &
attributes. He can neither increase nor decrease. He
is not
subject to
any process
of development, or of
self-evolution.
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide18
“God’s knowledge and power can never be greater or less. He can never be wiser or holier, or more righteous or more merciful than He ever has been and ever must
be
.”
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide19
“God is no less unchangeable
in his plans and purposes.
There
can be no error in
His action; there
can be no failure
in His accomplishments
.”
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide20
God is IMMUTABLE
:
(SCRIPTURES)
Malachi 3:6
Isa. 14:27 / Jer. 4:28
Dan. 4:35
Heb. 6:16-18 / James 1:17
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide21
God is
OMNIPOTENT
God is “
ALL-POWERFUL
.”
God
possesses
unlimited power
to
do whatever is consistent with the other perfections of his
nature.
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide22
God is
OMNIPOTENT
The
Omnipotence of God is that attribute by which He can bring to pass everything which He wills. God's power admits t
o
no bounds or limitations
.
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide23
“God cannot do that which is contradictory
to any of his perfections. He cannot lie, or deceive, or deny himself, for to do so would be injurious to his truth
.”
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide24
“God cannot love sin, for this would be inconsistent with his holiness. He cannot punish the innocent, for this would destroy his
goodness
.”
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide25
“This, however, is not a physical impossibility, but a moral impossibility, and is, therefore, no limitation of
God’s omnipotence
; but to ascribe a power to God which is
consistent
with His nature
.”
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide26
God is OMNIPOTENT
:
(SCRIPTURES)
Gen. 18:14 / Job 42:2
Jer. 32:17; 27
Psalm 93:4 / 135:5
Matt. 19:26 / Luke 1:37 / Rev. 19:6
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide27
God is
OMNISCIENT
God is “
ALL-KNOWING
.”
God knows all things and is absolutely perfect in
knowledge.
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide28
“The meaning is
not merely that
God
has power to know everything, but that he actually knows all things, past, present, and
future.”
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide29
God is OMNISCIENT
:
(SCRIPTURES)
Job 26:6/ Prov. 5:21; 15:3
Isaiah 40:25-28; 46:9-10
Psalm 139:1-6; 147:4-5
Matt.
10:29-30
/
Acts 15:18
/
1 John 3:20
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide30
God is
OMNIPRESENT
God is “
PRESENT
EVERYWHERE
”…
at the same time.
God
is everywhere active and possesses full knowledge of all that transpires in
every place.
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide31
“God is everywhere and at
every place; His
center
is everywhere; His circumference nowhere. But this presence is a spiritual and not a material presence; yet it is a real
presence.”
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide32
God is OMNIPRESENT
:
(SCRIPTURES)
Jer. 23:23-24
Isaiah 66:1
Psalm 139:7-10; 145:18
Matt.
28:20 / Heb. 4:13
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide33
God is
SOVEREIGN
Sovereign means
principal, chief and supreme
.
Principal
speaks of
authority
; therefore GOD is the
Principal figure
of the universe.
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide34
God is
SOVEREIGN
Chief
speaks of
position
; therefore GOD is the
chief
being in the universe.
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide35
God is
SOVEREIGN
Supreme
speaks of
ultimate power
; therefore GOD is the
supreme
power in the universe.
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide36
“To some; Sovereignty could mean a dictator; but God is not. To others; Sovereignty can renounce the use of power; but God has not.”
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide37
Sovereignty affirms that ultimately God is in complete control of all things, though he may choose to let certain events happen according to natural laws that HE has ordained.
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide38
The sovereignty of God seems to conflict with the freedom or actual responsibility of man. But the sovereignty of God must not be denied because of our inability to reconcile it with free will.
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide39
God is SOVEREIGN
:
(SCRIPTURES)
Job 9:4-12; 23:13-14
Psalm 115:3; 135:4-13
Isaiah 45:5-8; 46:10
Eph.
1:11; Rom. 9:18-23
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide40
God is
CREATOR & SUSTAINER
To create in
its primary sense
, means
to cause a thing to exist or
to spring
forth
from something or someone.
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide41
God as
CREATOR
Creation
therefore is
the
act of God by which
He
gave existence to the
world.
God is the creator of all things and everything came from Him.
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide42
God as
CREATOR
To create
also means,
to form a thing out of existing materials, to revive or
reinvigorate.
God gave the raw materials for His creation to keep going….
t
hat is; sustenance!
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide43
God as
SUSTAINER
By
S
ustainer
is meant: 1)
Upholder;
someone who upholds or
maintains.
2)
To
keep in existence; maintain.
3)To
supply with necessities or nourishment
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide44
God as
SUSTAINER
As
Sustainer
God
upholds everything in
existence.
God continues to provide the same being and existence to his creatures which do not have being in
themselves.
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide45
God as
SUSTAINER
Thus
ALL creatures
are totally dependent on God and would
cease to exist
without his conserving action
.
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide46
God is CREATOR & SUSTAINER
“God created ALL things & continues to uphold His creation
.” God created, and He has not left His creation to operate on its own.
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide47
(SCRIPTURES)
Numbers 16:22; 27:16
Job 34:13-15;
Ecc
. 12:7Isaiah 42:5; 44:24; 45:11-12
Isaiah 48:12-13; 57:15-16
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide48
(SCRIPTURES)
Zechariah 12:1
Acts 17:26-29
Colossians 1:16-17
Job 38:4-5
; 33-41
/ 39:1-6
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES OF GODSlide49
WHO IS GOD?
THE NAMES OF GODSlide50
ELOHIM
The term occurs in the general sense of deity approx.
2,570 times in the O.T. About 2,310 times out of that, it is used as a name of the true God.
THE NAMES OF GODSlide51
ELOHIM
: “gods”
in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the
plural) of the one supreme, true & living God. “
It means a deity of great power that is to be feared.”
THE NAMES OF GODSlide52
ELOHIM
Elohim actually declares that: God is the strong one, the mighty leader and the supreme deity.
THE NAMES OF GODSlide53
Elohim as was said before, is also used to describe ‘many gods’ or false deities. (Used approx. 260times)
Genesis 35:2, 4
Exodus 12:12; 18:11; 23:24
THE NAMES OF GODSlide54
SCRIPTURES
Elohim
who created all things (Gen. 1:1; Isa. 45:18; Jonah 1:9)
Elohim
of all His creation (Isa
.
54:5; Jer. 32:27; Neh. 2:4; Deut. 10:17)
THE NAMES OF GODSlide55
SCRIPTURES
Elohim
who judges (Psalm 50:6; 58:11)
Elohim
of mighty works (Deut. 5:23; 8:15; Psalm 68:7)
THE NAMES OF GODSlide56
EL
(“Ale”)
The
Almighty
God;
but
used also of
any
deity
. (Used over 200 times)
The term connotes:
might, power
,
strength.
THE NAMES OF GODSlide57
EL: The word is used in two ways in the Hebrew language. (1) It can stand on its own to mean God OR (2) It can be a prefix or suffix attached to a word to describe God
THE NAMES OF GODSlide58
SCRIPTURES: “
TRUE GOD
”
Genesis 14:18-22; 31:13
Exodus 15:2; 20:5
Numbers 12:13
Joshua 3:10
THE NAMES OF GODSlide59
SCRIPTURES: “False gods”
Exodus 15:11; 34:14
Deuteronomy 32:12
Judges 9:46
THE NAMES OF GODSlide60
EL SHADDAY
(“shad-dah
'-
ee
”)
The Almighty
O
ne
(Used approx. 48 times)
It connotes “The almighty one standing on a mountain”
It is also personally & specifically pertaining to the one TRUE GOD
THE NAMES OF GODSlide61
EL SHADDAY:
It was the name by which God appeared to the patriarchs to give comfort and confirmation (Gen. 17:1; 28:3; 35:11,
Exo
. 6:3; Psalm 91:1)
THE NAMES OF GODSlide62
EL SHADDAY:
The name was also used in connection with the chastening of God (
Ruth 1:20-21; Job
5:17; 8:3; 21:20; Isaiah 13:6)
THE NAMES OF GODSlide63
EL ELYON
:
The
Most High
God; The Supreme one
It
emphasizes God’s supremacy, sovereignty & strength
THE NAMES OF GODSlide64
SCRIPTURES
Genesis
14:18-20, 22
Numbers 24:16
Psalm
7:17; 9:2; 47:2; 78:35
Lamentation 3:35-38
THE NAMES OF GODSlide65
EL
OLAM
:
The
Everlasting God; The God of eternity
It
emphasizes that God is timeless
,
unchangeable and is connected with His inexhaustible strength.
THE NAMES OF GODSlide66
SCRIPTURES
Genesis
21:33; Deut. 33:27
Isaiah 40:28; 63:12; 16
Psalm
90:2; 135:13
Jeremiah 10:10
Lamentation 5:19
THE NAMES OF GODSlide67
EL ROI
:
The God who sees
Hagar gave this name to God when God spoke to her before Ishmael’s birth (Genesis 16:13)
THE NAMES OF GODSlide68
ADONAI
(
Adonay
)
:
“Lord”
(
used as a
personal
name of
God over 400 times in the O.T. )
It conveys the idea of God’s absolute authority and rulership over mankind.
I
n relationship to saints; God is Lord and master.
THE NAMES OF GODSlide69
SCRIPTURES
Genesis
15:2;18:30
Exo
. 4:10; 5:22; 34:9
Isaiah 6:8; Josh. 7:7; Judges 16:28
Deut. 3:24; 9:26
Psalm 73:28; 86:3, 12
THE NAMES OF GOD