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Where/When
God's Origins
Where/When
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
What began?
God didn't begin here
It would be redundent that it says the world was created at the beginning of the world
John 1:1-2
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God.
John 1:1-2
Revelation 12:7-10
7 Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back, 8 but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. 10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God.
What
What
Love
1 John 4:8
Seven great season
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
John 3:16
He wasn't in the office. He was the office
Love
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
two bad seasons
He is love
God doesn't JUST love
He is love
1 John 4:8
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
We must love to be able to understand anything about God
Mark 12:30-31
And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;[b] 6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. 7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never ends.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. 7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never ends.
Holy
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Holy
Set apart as different
Psalms 96:4
For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised;
He is to be feared above all gods.
Why?
qadowsh:
Hebrew for holy
OTHER
Unholy
Lev 10:10
that you may distinguish between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean,
Unholy
Holy = Clean
Unclean = Everything else
Clean = Things set apart from evil
What is Holy about God
Ps 47:8
God reigns over the nations;
God sits on His holy throne.
Ps 11:4
The Lord is in His holy temple,
The Lord’s throne is in heaven;
His eyes behold,
His eyelids test the sons of men.
What is Holy about God
Ps. 77:13
Your way, O God, is holy.
What god is great like our God?
Lev. 22:32
And you shall not profane my holy name, that I may be sanctified among the people of Israel. I am the Lord who sanctifies you,
The Extent of Holy
Is. 6:3
And one called to another and said:
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;
the whole earth is full of his glory!”
The Extent of Holy
John 6:47
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life.
Rev. 4:8
And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say,
“Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty,
who was and is and is to come!”
How we respond
Gen. 1:27
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
Exodus 3:5
Then he said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”
How we respond
Joshua 5:15
And the commander of the Lord's army said to Joshua, “Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
1 Peter 1:15-16
but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”
Perfection
Matt. 5:48
Righteousness/Perfect
You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Definition
having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be.
Definition
absolute; complete
Perfect vs. Flawed
Perfect in all things
For God to be perfect there can be nothing that He is imperfect in
God is perfect in:
- Love
- Thought
- Emotions
- Decisions
- Intentions
God's Perfect Intentions
Jer. 32:41
I, personaly, have this false idea in my mind of God being handcuffed by perfection
I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will plant them in this land in faithfulness, with all my heart and all my soul.
Intention vs. Results
We can, at times, feel handcuffed by trying to do the right thing.
Matt 5:39
God rejoices in doing good for His people
But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Righteousness
Righteousness
Psalms 89:14
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;
steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.
Righteousness
Psalms 89:14
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;
steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.
Justice:
the administering of deserved punishment or reward.
God's righteousness includes...
Punishment.
Perfect vs. Righteousness
Are they oppisite?
A perfect God would punish people, and make thier lives worse. Perfect includes loving, loving isn't punishment.
Parents love their children, but punish them.
Consequences of Perfection
Habakkuk 1:13
You are of purer eyes than to behold evil,
And cannot look on wickedness.
Why do You look on those who deal treacherously,
And hold Your tongue when the wicked devours
A person more righteous than he?
This is why perfection and righteousness go hand in hand. He musst be righteous to be perfect
Consequences of Perfection
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Love
Unchanging
Faithful/Unchanging
Certainty
Uncertainty
Certainty
Dependability
What are some things you can count on happening tomorrow?
Certainty
What if they didn't happen?
God's Unchanging Nature
Mal. 3:6
Heb. 13:8
James 1:17
Faithful
1 Cor. 1:9
God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Faithful
1. strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker.
2. true to one's word, promises, vows, etc.
3. steady in allegiance or affection; loyal; constant:
faithful friends.
4. reliable, trusted, or believed.
Omni-
Omni
All-
Omnipotence:
(of a deity) having unlimited power; able to do anything.
The Problem is not with God.
But with the question itself
Omnipotence:
Jeremiah 32:17
17 ‘Ah, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You.
Omnipresent
present everywhere at the same time
Omnipresent
Jer. 23:24
"Can a man hide himself in hiding places So I do not see him?" declares the LORD "Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?" declares the LORD.
Omniscient
Knowing everything
1 John 3:20
Omniscient
in whatever our heart condemns us; for God is greater than our heart and knows all things.
How can God know everything, and be everywhere at once?
Timeline Theory
How can God know everything, and be everywhere ...
Omnibenevolent
kind and generous towards everyone and everything
Omnibenevolent
1 John 4:8
He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
Problem with evil
God is...
All powerful
Answer is free will
Problem with evil
All knowing
All present
But evil exists
You take that away God is no longer all loving
All loving
Love
1 John 4:8
Seven great season
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
John 3:16
He wasn't in the office. He was the office
Good
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
two bad seasons
He is love
God doesn't JUST love
He is love
1 John 4:8
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
We must love to be able to understand anything about God
Mark 12:30-31
And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
Why
Why
Silence
Adam and Eve
Genesis 3:8
Andy they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presnece of the Lord God among the trees of the garden
Abraham
Genesis 12:1
Now the Lord had said to Abram: "Get out of your country, from your family and from your father's house, to a land I will show you.
Abraham
Genesis 22:11
But the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" So he said, "Here I am."
Elijah
1 Kings 19:15
Then the Lord said to him: "Go, return on your way to the Wilderness of Damascus; and when you arrive, anonit Hazael as king over Syria
Malachi 5
The blank page is 400 years of silence.
Malachi 5
Why?
Thomas
John 20:29
Jesus said to him, "Thomas, becasue you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed
Who
Who
The forecast
The forecast
The sales funnel
Projections