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The Nature of God

The Nature of God. John 4:24 Genesis 1:2 Rev. 22:17. God is Spirit. God does not flesh, bones, or blood. Luke 24:39 Matt. 16:17. God is invisible. Exodus 33:20 John 1:18 I John 4:12 Col. 1:15 I Tim. 1:17 Heb. 11:27. God is omnipresent. He is everywhere !!!!! I Kings 8:27

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The Nature of God

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  1. The Nature of God John 4:24 Genesis 1:2 Rev. 22:17

  2. God is Spirit • God does not flesh, bones, or blood. • Luke 24:39 • Matt. 16:17

  3. God is invisible • Exodus 33:20 • John 1:18 • I John 4:12 • Col. 1:15 • I Tim. 1:17 • Heb. 11:27

  4. God is omnipresent • He is everywhere !!!!! • I Kings 8:27 • II Chron. 2:6, 6:18 • Is. 66:1 • Acts 7:49, 17:27-28 • Ps. 139:7-13

  5. God is Omniscient • God is All Knowing • Ps. 139:1-6 • Job 42:2 • Acts 2:23

  6. God is Omnipotent • God is All Powerful • Genesis 17:1, 35:11 • I Tim. 6:15 • Rev. 19:6

  7. God is Eternal • He had no beginning and will have no ending. • God is eternal in the past, present, and future. • God is “I Am” The Self sufficient One. • Deut. 33:27 • Is. 9:6 • I Tim. 1:17 • Is. 44:6

  8. God is Immutable • God is unchanging • He can change His mind but never His principles. • His nature and attributes will never change. • Mal. 3:6 • If man’s repents then God may change His course of action. (Nineveh Jonah 3:10)

  9. God’s Moral Attributes • Love- I John 4:8 • Light- I John 1:5 • Holiness- I Peter 1:16 • Mercy- Ps. 103:8 • Gentleness- Ps. 18:35 • Righteousness- Ps. 129:4 • Goodness- Romans 2:4

  10. God’s Attributes Cont. • Perfection- Matt. 5:48 • Justice- Is. 45:21 • Faithfulness- I Cor. 10:13 • Truth- John 17:17 • Grace- Ps. 103:8 • These and more work together in harmony.

  11. Theophany • Is a visible manifestation of God • By God own choosing • In visions (Abraham) • In dreams (Jacob) • In His glory (Moses) • Pillar of fire and Pillar of a cloud

  12. Angels • May be a Theophany • Gen 16 (Hagar) • Judges 13 (Manoah and his wife) • Exodus 3 (Moses and the burning bush) • Dan. 3 (The fourth man in the furnace)

  13. New TestamentTheophanies • None recorded • Jesus was far more than a theophany • God was not just appearing in a visible manifestation • Jesus was God Himself manifested in the flesh. • John 1:1 & 14, Col. 1:15, Heb. 1:3 and John 1:18

  14. Does God have a body? • God did not have a physical body until Jesus Christ. • Descriptive terms such as hands, eyes, arms are only figurative language or anthropomorphisms • Interpretations of nonhumans in human terms for understanding by humans.

  15. Terms • Heart- not a fleshly human heart but God’s love, intellect, and emotions. • Right Hand- not a physical hand but God’s power and righteousness. • God created His own body through Mary • The Elect will see God as He really is through the resurrected gloried body of Christ.

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