2. God’s Nature and Characteristics What is God like?

3. Question #1 What are two basic ways in which God’s nature is different from ours?

4. Matthew 28:19 Deuteronomy 6:4 John 4:24 Key Point #1 John 21:17Jeremiah 23:24 Genesis 17:1Deuteronomy 33:27 Key Point #2 Leviticus 19:2 Exodus 34:6,72 Timothy 2:13 Key Point #3 Triune is is not God Spirit without a body all-knowingPresent everywhere all-powerful eternal holy gracious compassionate loving forgiving faithful

5. Matthew 28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…

6. Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.

7. John 4:24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.

8. Key Point #1 The two basic ways in which God’s nature is different from ours is that he is _____ and a ____. triune spirit

9. God is three and one at the same time – just as a triangle has three sides but at the same time is only one thing. In what way is this a useful illustration of the trinity? In what way is this not very helpful as an explanation of the triune God? Father Son Holy Spirit Application #1

10. Question #2 What characteristics of God are different from ours?

11. John 21:17 The third time he said to him, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, "Do you love me?" He said, "Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.”

12. Jeremiah 23:24 Can anyone hide in secret places so that I cannot see him?" declares the LORD. "Do not I fill heaven and earth?" declares the LORD.

13. Genesis 17:1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am God Almighty; walk before me and be blameless.

14. Deuteronomy 33:27 The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemy before you, saying, 'Destroy him!'

15. Key Point #2 God has characteristics that are different from ours because he is all _______, present __________, all- _______, and ______. knowing everywhere powerfuleternal

16. Application #2 Evaluate this statement: Because God is a spirit, maybe we shouldn’t have any pictures or carvings at all in our churches.

17. Question #3 What characteristics does God have that he wants us to have also?

18. Leviticus 19:2 Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: ‘Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.’

19. Exodus 34:6,7 And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation."

20. 2 Timothy 2:13 if we are faithless, he will remain faithful, for he cannot disown himself.

21. Key Point #3 God’s characteristics that he wants us to have also are being ____, ____________, _______, _____, _______, and ______. holycompassionate graciouslovingforgiving faithful

22. Application #3 The new age movement teaches that all things are gods. Mormonism encourages the hope that someday people will become gods. In what ways do these ideas not square with what the Bible says?

23. What I’ve Learned The triune God is a spirit who is far greater than we are in power and glory.

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