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I AM THAT I AM

I AM THAT I AM. I believe there is scarcely an error in doctrine or a failure in applying Christian ethics that cannot be traced finally to imperfect and ignoble thoughts about God. The first step down for any church is taken when it surrenders its high opinion of God.

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I AM THAT I AM

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  1. I AM THAT I AM

  2. I believe there is scarcely an error in doctrine or a failure in applying Christian ethics that cannot be traced finally to imperfect and ignoble thoughts about God. The first step down for any church is taken when it surrenders its high opinion of God. The Knowledge of the Holy A.W. Tozer

  3. The heavens declare the glory of God… Creation Psalm 19: 1-4 God’s invisible qualities… being understood from what has been made Romans 1: 18-20

  4. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men… Integration Ecclesiastes 3: 11 …the requirements of the law are written on their hearts… Romans 2

  5. Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. Revelation Deuteronomy 8: 3 All Scripture is God-breathed… II Timothy 3: 16

  6. I AM THAT I AM `ehyeh `aser `ehyeh Exodus 3: 13-15

  7. `ehyeh yhwa I AM LORD HWHY HWHY YHWH - YaHWeH Ha Shem

  8. God created… The Spirit of God hovered… The undivided triune God Genesis 1: 1-2 Let Us make man in Our image Genesis 1: 26 The man has become like one of Us Genesis 3:22

  9. The Angel of the LORD Genesis 22 Exodus 3 The undivided triune God You are My Son I am your Father Psalm 2

  10. Ishma - el Isra - el Beth - el The undivided triune God El - singular Elohim – uni-plural El elohe Israel Genesis 33: 20 Sh’ma Yisrael YHWH Eloheinu YHWH echad Deuteronomy 6: 4

  11. The undivided triune God God – YHWH Messiah – Mashiach Holy Spirit – Ruach Ha’Kodesh

  12. The fear of God The love of God The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding Proverbs 9: 10

  13. The fear of God The love of God Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God… Romans 1: 28-32

  14. The fear of God The love of God He rebukes them in His anger and terrifies them in His wrath Kiss the Son, lest He be angry …for His wrath can flare up in a moment Psalm 2

  15. The fear of God The love of God For your wrath is as great as the fear that is due you Psalm 90

  16. The fear of God The love of God Punishment = 3 or 4 generations Love = ? generations Deuteronomy 5: 9-10

  17. Gathers the lambs in His arms Carries them close to His heart The fear of God The love of God How I’ve longed to gather you Isaiah 40: 11 Matthew 23: 37

  18. Rescued from the wrath of God The fear of God The love of God Judgment begins with the family of God I Thessalonians 1: 10 I Peter 4: 17

  19. The fear of God The love of God “The remarkable thing about God is that when you fear God, you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God, you fear everything else.” Oswald Chambers

  20. There is today no lack of Bible teachers to set forth correctly the principles of the doctrines of Christ, but too many of these seem satisfied to teach the fundamentals of the faith year after year, strangely unaware that there is in their ministry no manifest Presence, nor anything unusual in their personal lives. They minister constantly to believers who feel within their breasts a longing which their teaching simply does not satisfy. A.W. Tozer The Pursuit of God

  21. The undivided triune God In the Scriptures the three Persons are shown to act in harmonious unity in all the mighty works that are wrought throughout the universe. The Knowledge of the Holy A.W. Tozer

  22. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end God - the incomprehensible Ecclesiastes 3: 11

  23. God - the incomprehensible For My thoughts are not your thoughts neither are your ways My ways Isaiah 55: 8-9

  24. God - the incomprehensible Left to ourselves we tend immediately to reduce God to manageable terms. The Knowledge of the Holy A.W. Tozer

  25. …that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ… God - the incomprehensible Colossians 2: 2-3

  26. How great is God – beyond our understanding! God - the incomprehensible Job 36: 26 How unsearchable His judgments, and His paths beyond tracing out Romans 11: 33-36

  27. I the LORD do not change God - the immutable Malachi 3: 6 …the Father…who does not change like shifting shadows James 1: 16-17

  28. God is: The Lord is: God - the immutable merciful near, close compassionate spirit love light just gracious faithful holy righteous peace my salvation

  29. God - the immutable Now see that I, even I, am He, And there is no God besides Me Deuteronomy 32:39 To say that God is immutable is to say that God never differs from Himself. The concept of a growing or developing God is not found in the Scriptures. The Knowledge of the Holy A.W. Tozer

  30. God - the immutable Never will I leave you, Never will I forsake you. In God, no change is possible; in men, change is impossible to escape. The Knowledge of the Holy A.W. Tozer

  31. God - the omni… Omnipotent Omnipresent Omniscient

  32. God - the omni… He rules forever by His power Psalm 66: 7 Omnipotent To God belong wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are his. Job 12: 13 Alleluia! For theLord God Omnipotent reigns! Revelation 19: 6 NKJV

  33. God - the omni… Omnipotent Sovereignty, power …gentleness? Isaiah 40: 10-11 Strong …loving? Psalm 62: 11-12

  34. God - the omni… Omnipresent I will be with you

  35. God - the omni… Omnipresent But we push God away …turning our backs on our God Isaiah 59: 12-13

  36. God - the omni… Omnipresent But God keeps making a way back …the punishment that brought us peace… Isaiah 53: 5-6

  37. God - the omni… Omnipresent Where can I flee from Your presence? Psalm 139: 1-18

  38. God - the omni… Omniscient Before a word is on my tongue You know it completely Psalm 139: 1-6

  39. God - the omni… Omniscient …for he views the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens. Job 28: 24

  40. God - the omni… Omniscient Who has instructed Him? Who was it that taught Him? Isaiah 40: 13-14 Has it ever occurred to you that nothing has ever occurred to God?

  41. God - the omni… Omniscient God knows everything? The fear: nothing is hidden from God’s sight Hebrews 4: 12-13

  42. God - the omni… Omniscient God knows everything? The comfort: free from false accusations Revelation 12: 10 Colossians 1: 21-22

  43. God – the self-sufficient I AM THAT I AM Now see that I, even I, am He, And there is no God besides Me Deuteronomy 32: 39

  44. God – the self-sufficient “Need” is a creature word and cannot be spoken of the Creator. The Knowledge of the Holy A.W. Tozer

  45. God – the self-sufficient Who has a claim against me that I must pay? Everything under heaven belongs to me Job 41: 11 Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him? Romans 11: 35

  46. God – the self-sufficient …according to His good pleasure Ephesians 1: 3-10 …created to do good works Ephesians 2: 8-10 It is God who works in you… According to His good purpose Philippians 2: 12-13

  47. I AM THAT I AM

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