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Is the God of the Bible Your God?

Is the God of the Bible Your God?. If there is a God Should we seek to know Him? Who is He? If there is a higher power Do we need to listen to it? Does the message concern us?. Why this subject?. There are many religions in this world. Christian Follows: God and His Son

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Is the God of the Bible Your God?

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  1. Is the God of the Bible Your God?

  2. If there is a God Should we seek to know Him? Who is He? If there is a higher power Do we need to listen to it? Does the message concern us? Why this subject?

  3. There are many religions in this world.

  4. Christian Follows: God and His Son Book: Bible Adherents: 2.1B

  5. Islam Follows: Allah and his prophet Book: Qur’an Adherents: 1.5B

  6. Secularism Follows: Humanism or Nothing Book: Many and None. Adherents: 1.1B

  7. Hinduism Follows: Many gods Writing: Sruti and Smriti Adherents: 900M

  8. Buddhism Follows: Buddha Writing: Many writings and traditions Adherents: 400M

  9. African- Indigenous Follows: Tribal gods and customs Writing: Oral. Adherents: 400M

  10. Confucianism Or Taoism Follows: Teachings of Confucius Writing: The Analects of Confucius Adherents: 300M

  11. Sikhism Follows: Unknowable God Writing: Guru Granth Sahib, DasamGranth. Adherents: 30M

  12. Judaism Follows: God of Abraham Writing: Tanakh, Torah, Talmud Adherents: 16M

  13. There are many gods in this world.

  14. Paul the Apostle speaking to the ecclesia in Ephesus: “There is…One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.” Ephesians 4:5

  15. Paul speaking on Mars Hill “…for passing through and looking up at the objects of your worship, I also found an altar on which had been written, TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Not knowing, then, whom you worship, I make Him known to you.” Acts 17:23

  16. “The Unknown God” made known • The God who made the world • Does not dwell in handmade temples • He is giving life and breath to all • And He made every nation of men • He is not far from each one of us • Not like gold or silver or stone • Commands all men to repent • He is going to judge the world

  17. History Archeology Science Prophesy All declare God! What are you seeking?

  18. “For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. “ Romans 1:19-20 “For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. Sothey are without excuse. “ Romans 1:19-20

  19. God has shown it in… Bible Text The Biblical text was written very close to the actual events themselves. Adding to their accuracy and credibility. This alone makes the Bible the most reliable document of all antiquity. The Biblical Text is supported by a vast collection of scrolls, parchments and artifacts that declare its credibility. Over 22,000 Manuscripts ranging from parts of a page to complete Old and New Testament

  20. God has shown it in… History Thallus (AD 52) Julius Africanus (quotes Thallus (221 AD) Pliney the Younger (Roman Historian) Flavius Josephus: The Antiquities of the Jews Cornelius Tacitus: The Annals 115 AD Phlegon the Greek: His chronology 137 AD

  21. God has shown it in… Archaeology The Merneptah Stele: Earliest known reference to Israel Historical Annuals from 1203BC of Pharaoh Merneptah “Israel is wasted, bare of seed”

  22. God has shown it in… Archeology The Tel Dan Stele: Earliest known reference to ‘House of David’Annuals from 9th Century BC of Bar Hadad II/III “House of David”

  23. God has shown it in… Archeology The John Rylands Fragment: The oldest known manuscript fragment of the New Testament “Contains John 18:31-33 and 37-38

  24. God has shown it in… Science Job 27:6 says “He hangs the earth on nothing” Modern Science now knows that earth is indeed ‘suspended’ on nothing. Did God know this because He created it? The Bible is consistent in many aspects of scientific discipline Meteorology, Astronomy, Biology Hydrology, Anthropology, Geology. Is this just chance, or does God know the end from the beginning? Genesis 22:17 refers to ‘stars without number – like the sand on the seashore’ Science estimates the number of stars = 1021 Science estimates the number of grains of sand on the earth’s seashores = 1025

  25. God has shown it in… Prophecy The Bible Prophesied the destruction and regathering of the Nation of Israel to their land. History confirms that the Romans destroyed Jerusalem in AD 70, scattering the Jews. But on May 14th, 1948, Israel was reborn, and in June 1967 Jerusalem was recaptured. Prophesy of the Nation of Tyre Written by the Prophet Ezekiel hundreds of years before it happened. Finally accomplished by Alexander the Great.

  26. The God of the Bible

  27. The God of the Bible • The God who made the world • Does not dwell in handmade temples • He is giving life and breath to all • And He made every nation of men • He is not far from each one of us • Not like gold or silver or stone • Commands all men to repent • He is going to judge the world

  28. “But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD.” Numbers 14:21

  29. Is the God of the Bible Your God?

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