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MAN’S GREATEST NEED:

MAN’S GREATEST NEED:. Finite = having bounds, ends, or limits Infinite = so great as to be immeasurable and unbounded; limitless We can know what God has revealed about himself in his word. KNOWING OUR GOD. JESUS – Showing us the Father.

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MAN’S GREATEST NEED:

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  1. MAN’S GREATEST NEED: Finite = having bounds, ends, or limits Infinite = so great as to be immeasurable and unbounded; limitless We can know what God has revealed about himself in his word KNOWING OUR GOD

  2. JESUS – Showing us the Father • Jesus shows us the nature of God, being God Himself (Jn. 14:8-9) • “Immanuel” = God with us • God in the flesh (Jn. 1:1, 14; Phil. 2:6-7) • Will of Father now revealed through the Son (Heb. 1:1-2)

  3. Creator and Sustainer • Acts 17:24-28 • “In the beginning, God…” (Gen. 1:1); Creator (Gen. 1:31; Heb. 11:3; Psa. 33:9) • “In Him all things consist” (Col. 1:15-17) • To deny the existence of the Creator is to be a fool (Psa. 14:1)

  4. Triune God • One God (Deut. 6:4; Isa. 45:5); not “polytheistic” (many gods – idolatry) • Plurality of persons united in the one essence of deity (Gen. 1:26-27; Gen. 11:7) • One divine essence [God] and three that share that essence (Jn. 1:1; Matt. 1:20; Lk. 1:35)

  5. God is Spirit • John 4:24 – “God is spirit” – not flesh and blood • Man is made in God’s image (Gen. 1:26-27); man has an immortal spirit (Eccl. 12:7) • As spiritual beings, we can partake of the divine nature (2 Pet. 1:4)

  6. God – the Perfect Judge • Perfect knowledge (1 Jn. 3:20) • Perfect law/standard (Jas. 1:25) • Perfect love (Jn. 3:16) • Perfect impartiality (Rom. 2:11; Deut. 10:17)

  7. God – the Perfect Judge • Perfect mercy, compassion, and forgiveness (Micah 7:18-19) • Perfect wrath (Nahum 1:2-3; Rom. 1:18) • Perfect timing (Acts 17:31) • Perfect reward and punishment (Matt. 25:46; Rom. 2:6-8)

  8. What We Would Not Know Without Knowing God • How we came to exist • Our purpose on earth • An absolute standard of right and wrong • His immeasurable love for us Knowing God is our Greatest Need!

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