God Is Not A Man (Num. 23:19) – “God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?” Not Lie Not Repent Nature of God Versus Man (Matt. 23:3; Prov. 23:7; Lk. 13:1-3; Deut. 32:4; 2 Sam. 7:8; Ps. 33:4; etc.)

Broken vows Broken promises Broken trusts Broken words

28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, 30 backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful (Rom. 1)

God Is Not A Man (Num. 23:19) God Is Not The God Of The Dead (Matt. 22:23-32) God Is Not The Author Of Confusion (1 Cor. 14:33)

God Is Not A Man (Num. 23:19) God Is Not The God Of The Dead (Matt. 22:23-32) God Is Not The Author Of Confusion (1 Cor. 14:33) God Is Not Mocked (Gal. 6:7-10) God Is Not Unrighteous To Forget (Heb. 6:10)

BUT…

GOD IS… HOW DOES ONE KNOW?

GOD IS… Romans 1:20; 10:17

Five Manifestations of Knowable Truth Herbert Spencer ( ) 1. Time 2. Force 3. Action 4. Space 5. Matter “In the Beginning God Created The Heavens and The Earth”

The laws of mass and energy conservation and deterioration states, that in a closed system in which no energy is being created or destroyed, some of the thermal energy becomes unavailable for work. The State of Decay

1 Quantitatively Stable 2 Qualitatively Decaying

O2O2O2O2 Energy The march to randomness The bonds become broken as energy is released; randomness ensues

Close System Effects may be temporarily offset by outside energy A BARN LEFT TO ITSELF WILL DECAY energy

“thy works were finished from the foundation of the world.” Hebrews 4:3 “Thus the heavens and earth were finished...and the seventh day God ended His work.” Genesis 2:1,2 Genesis 2:1,2

God Preserves the System “You alone are the LORD; You have made heaven, The heaven of heavens, with all their host, The earth and everything on it, The seas and all that is in them, And You preserve them all. The host of heaven worships You” (Neh. 9:6)

God Built In The Law of Decay Job 13:28 “Man decays like a rotten thing, Like a garment that is moth-eaten.” Isaiah 51:6, “Lift up your eyes to the heavens, And look on the earth beneath. For the heavens will vanish away like smoke, The earth will grow old like a garment, And those who dwell in it will die in like manner; But My salvation will be forever, And My righteousness will not be abolished.

But God is Not Subject To Decay Hebrews 1:11, 12, “They will perish, but You remain; and they will all grow old like a garment, like a cloak You will fold them up, and they will be changed. But You are the same, and Your years will not fail.”

GOD IS… A Matter of Fact… – The Heavens Declare… GLORY. Psalms 19:1 RIGHTEOUSNESS. 50:6;97:6

GOD IS… A Matter of Faith… – The Word Reveals… GLORY. Psalms 19:7-11 RIGHTEOUSNESS. Rom. 1:16 RIGHT AND WRONG

GOD IS… Made Known… – The Heavens Declare… – The Word reveals… Romans 1:16-32

“as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue” - 2 Peter 1:3

We Are In Christ Christ Is In Us Galatians 3:27, 4:19 THE REALM OF SPIRITUAL CERTAINTY

You Have Known God You Are Known By God Galatians 4:9 THE REALM OF SPIRITUAL CERTAINTY

“I Know Him” My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. - John 10:27

“I Know Him” Many will say… have we not…, but He will say… “I never knew you” - Matthew 7:21

“I Know Him” He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. - 1 John 2:4

“the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart” - Hebrews 4:12

“I know that you do believe.” “You almost persuade me to become a Christian.” Acts 26:27

“I know that you do believe.” 1 Cor. 4:4 “For I know of nothing against myself, yet I am not justified by this; but He who judges me is the Lord.”

“I know that you do believe.” John 4:24 God Is Spirit…

“I know that you do believe.” 1 John 4:16 God Is Love…

Do you know if you believe? “He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.” 1 John 4:8

Do you know if you believe? “whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him.” 1 John 2:3

Do you know if you believe? “By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments.” 1 John 5:2

GOD IS… Known… Draw near to God and He will draw near to you… He will lift you up. James 4:8

GOD IS… Made Known… No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. 1 John 4:12

For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day. - 2 Tim. 1:12

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