A. Most Important Relationship- Man's Relationship With God

  B. Knowledge of God is Necessary for True Worship ( Romans 10:1-3 )

DISCUSSION

  A.Natural Attributes of God ( God as ahe is)                                                           1. Omnipotent ( Power Unlimited ) Job 42:2; Jeremiah 32:17-18

       a. All things possible to Him, Luke 18:27; Hebrews 6:18

       b. He used His power in 

           - Creation, Jeremiah 10:12

           - Upholding All Things, Hebrews 1:1-3

            - Forgiving Sins, Matthew 9:6

       2.Omniscient (Knows Everything) Proverbs 15:3; I Samuel 2:3; Psalm 147:5

          a. God knows

              - all things in nature, Matthew 10:29, 30

              - our needs, Matthew 6:7-8

              - our hearts, Luke 16:15

          b. God can comprehend all things, Romans 11:33

       3. Omnipresent ( Everywhere All The Time) Jeremiah 23:23-24

          a. The concepts of space, distance, boundaries have no meanings when we speak of God's omnipresence

          b. This attribute of God brings comfort to us because we feel His Nearness

        4. Eternal ( No End) Psalm 90:2

           a. " from everlasting to everlasting"

           b..His years shall have no end, Psalm 102:24-27

         5. Supreme ( Above All ) Daniel 4:35

           a. No one is greater than Him

           b. His rulership is

              - over earth, heaven and mountains, Psalm 68:8

              - over wind, storm and clouds,Nahum 1:3

               - over demons and evil spirits, Matthew 8:28-32

           6. Immutable ( Unchanging ) Malachi 3:6

              a. God is perfect and infinite in every way

              b. His Unchangeability

                - " I am the Lord, I change not," Malachi 3:6

                - No variableness, James 1:17

                 - The Same Yesterday, Today and Forever, Hebrews 13:8

 

 B. Moral Attributes of God ( God as He Manifests Himself in His Dealings With Man )

   1. Holy ( pure and free from all defilement ) Isaiah 57:15; Psalm 99:9

   2. Merciful ( seeks man's welfare, both temporal and permanent ) Psalm 103:8; Deuteronomy 4:31

   3. Loving ( Bestows His Blessings) Ephesians 2:4; Romans 5:8

   4. Faithful ( Trustworthy, Reliable and Dependable )  Deuteronomy 7:9; I Corinthians 1:9

 C. There's One God ( I Timothy 2:5 )

   1. God- the Father, Romans 1:7; Christ, I John 5:20; Holy Spirit, Acts 5:3-4

   2. Creator ( Genesis 1:26 ) the Father, Psalm 100:3; Christ, Colossians 1:16; Holy Spirit, Job 33:4

  3. Omnipotent- the Father, Job 42:2; Christ, Matthew 28:18; Holy Spirit, Romans 15:19

  4.Saviour- the Father, I Timothy 1:1; Christ, I Timothy 1:15; Holy Spirit, Ephesians 1:13-14

  5. Eternal- the Father, Psalm 90:2; Christ, Revelation 1:17-18; Holy Spirit, Hebrews 9:14

CONCLUSION

 " For There are Three ( 3 ) Who Bear Witness in Heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; These Three ( 3 ) Are One," I John 5:7

( writen by Teofilo G. Alcayde at Baguio City, Philippines in July, 1996)