The Person of God

The Person of God

INTRODUCTION The study of God has been the ambition of philosophers, etc., for millenniums.

Some sit and meditate and try to think into the realm of the eternal Being. The only true knowledge about God can be gained from the Bible.

John 1:18, "No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son which is in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared Him."

1 John 4:12, "No man hath seen God at any time."

Exodus 33:20 (God speaking to Moses), "And He said, Thou canst not see My face: for there shall no man see Me, and live."

Exodus 33:23, "And I will take away Mine hand, and thou shalt see My back parts : but My face shall not be seen." Moses talked to God and saw a part of Him but did not see the Lord’s face.

Jesus who is God’s Son came from heaven to reveal the Father God to us.

Jesus speaking to Philip, John 14:7-11, says that Jesus is the revelation of God.

Pagan wisdom says, "Man, know thyself," but Jesus says, "Man, learn of the Father."

John 17:3 tells us that to know God and Christ His Son is to have eternal life, "And’ this is life eternal, that they might know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast sent."

Personality is characterized by possessing knowledge, feeling and will power. An idol is devoid of personality for it neither knows, feels nor responds. Our God is an individual that is living and has definite characteristics.

God is a Person. He is not an influence or unseen force or power like electricity.

Jeremiah 10:10, "But the Lord is the true God, He is the living God."

Acts 14:15, ". . . turn from these vanities unto the living God."

1 Thessalonians 1:9, ". . . how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God."

1 Chronicles 16:9, "For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect. " The moving eyes denote life and personality unknown to idols or. false gods.

Psalms 94:11, "The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man," that is, He has knowledge.

God is a Spirit. A spirit is a ghost - it has neither flesh, bones nor blood.

Luke 24:39, "Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself: handle Me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see Me have."

John 4:24, "God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and truth."

1 Timothy 1:17, "Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God."

1 Timothy 6:16, speaking of God, ". . . who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see."

The Lord our God is one God in contrast to the plurality of pagan gods.

Deuteronomy 6:4, "Hear, 0 Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord."

Isaiah 44:6, "Thus saith the Lord the king of Israel, and His Redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside Me there is no God."

Isaiah 45:21, ". . . and there is no God else beside Me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside Me."

An attribute is a quality, property or unique characteristic of something.

We reason that to be God, He must possess certain basic qualities.

These include the following:

An idol is disqualified for it was made by someone, thus it had a beginning.

Psalms 90:2, "Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever Thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God."

1 Timothy 1:17, "Now unto the King eternal, immortal" cf. Psalms 102:24; Psalms 102:27; Isaiah 57:15.

Genesis 1:1, "In the beginning God. . ." God has always existed.

1 Samuel 15:29, "And, also the Strength of lane I will not lie nor repent: for He is not a man, that He should repent. "

Malachi 3:6, "For I am the Lord, I change not. ,>

James 1:17, "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom Is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. " .

Genesis 1:1, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."- creative power.

Genesis 1:3, "And God said, Let there be light: and there was light." Power by speaking.

Man makes things out of existing materials. God creates out of non-existent materials, objects that are good and perfect.

Genesis 1:4, "It was good?

Job 42:2, "I know that Thou canst do everything." Job speaking to God.

Psalms 33:9, "For He spake and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast?.

Jeremiah 32:27, "Behold I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for Me?" Certainly not, for He can do anything or everything.

Psalms 139:7-9, "Whither shall I go from Thy Spirit? or whither shall I flee from Thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, Thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold Thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; even there shall Thy hand lead me."

Jeremiah 23:23, "Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off?"

Ephesians 1:23, "Which is His body, the fulness of Him that filleth all in all."

1 Chronicles 28:9, ". . . know thou the God of thy father. . . for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts."

1 Chronicles 16:9, "For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect."

Psalms 94:11, "The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man."

Daniel 2:20, "Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are His."

Job 42:2, "No thought can be withholden from Thee."

Isaiah 40:28, "There is no searching of His understanding."

Also God is Glorious-Exodus 15:11; Psalms 145:5.

Gracious - Exodus 34:6; Psalms 116:5.

Longsuffering- Numbers 14:18; Micah 7:18.

Jealous - Joshua 24:19; Nahum 1:2.

Compassionate- 1 Kings 8:23.

Great- 2 Chronicles 2:5; Psalms 86:10.

Unsearchable - Job 11:7; Psalms 145:3.

Invisible - Job 23:8-9; 1 Timothy 1:17.

Good- Psalms 25:8; Psalms 119:68.

Upright- Psalms 25:8; Psalms 92:15.

Immutable-- Psalms 102:26-27; James 1:17.

Light - Isaiah 60:19; 1 John 1:5.

True - Jeremiah 10:10.

Perfect - Matthew 5:48.

Incorruptible- Romans 1:23.

Immortal- 1 Timothy 1:17; 1 Timothy 6:16.

Consuming fire - Hebrews 12:29.

None like Him-Exodus 9:14; Deuteronomy 33:26.

CONCLUSION Love Him. Worship Him. Serve Him. Obey Him. Fear Him.

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