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His Unique Characteristics

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God Exists
God is Independent
God is Spiritual
God is Immutable
God is Eternal
God is Simplicity
God is Omnipresent
God is Omnipotent
God is Omniscient
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Christian Monotheism holds that

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God is One
God is Over All Creation
God is Personal
God has no Equal
God is Eternal
God Lives in Relationship
God is Other
God Has Governed All He Has Created
God Preserves All He Has Created
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God is Independent

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There are characteristics of God that are His alone by His self-existence. He is not dependent on His creation. “asiety”

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God is Spiritual

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God is pure Spirit, having not bodily or material parts, and invisible to the naked eye (His Choice)

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God is Immutable

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God is unchanging in the perfection of his character, nature, purpose and promise. It does not mean that God is inactive. He is dynamic in creation and in history.

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God is Eternal

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God is not created and is not subject to the limitations of time or space.

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God is Simplicity

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God is one in essence; there are no divisions or anything contrary within his nature.

God’s nature is perfectly united and consistent within His nature. Even the three persons are consistent within this one nature.

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God is Omnipresent

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he is everywhere

God is not limited by time or space yet. He is present throughout all space.

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Theism

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Belief that God is immanent in the world yet transcendent. God made creation but His is separate from it. Yet, within His creation God is both active and personal

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Polytheism

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There is a number of gods in existence. Ancient civilizations held this view. Some Hindu and Wiccan practice this.

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Monotheism

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Belief that there is only one God. While Judaism and Islam hold to this, Christianity has a “complex” monotheism” – three in one.

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Atheism

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There is no God, divine being, supernatural power, divine entity. It is a statement of non-belief.

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Non-Theism

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No divine being but there is a present spirituality (Buddhism). We are all spiritual beings.

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Pantheism

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a. God and creation are one without distinction
b. The movies “Avatar” and “Star Wars” are examples
c. God is unknowable but all is connected
d. Some circles, God is avoided. It is a human response to the majesty of the universe.
e. Nature is the highest order of things.
f. Nature is mother.

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God Exists

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His existence is already present at creation. His words and action are His revelation of who He is.

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Panentheism

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a. God is greater than all things and contains all things within himself
b. As the universe grows, so does God
c. Though God is greater, this view states that God is not outside or transcendent.
d. God’s actual existence and nature is changing, but his potential, what he can become, does not change. He will, in the end, get to where He will be.
(Process Theology/Open Theism)

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Agnosticism

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There is not enough evidence to sustain the existence of God

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Animism

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Belief that every single thing possesses a soul: animal, insect, plants, rocks, air, water, etc. Additional view adds intelligence. Magic/Shamans attempt to control nature

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Deism

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God is remote. He started the universe (First Cause) but has left it to run on its own. It is natural religion.

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God is Omnipotent

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God can do all things consistent with his holy nature and will; nothing can frustrate the accomplishment of his sovereign purpose.

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God is Omniscient

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God knows all things past, present and future and all things possible as well as actual
Like 12:6-7

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His Shared Characteristics

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God is Holy
God is Love
God is Wisdom
Grace and Mercy
Goodness
Patience
Righteousness and Justice
Truthfulness
Faithfulness
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God is Love

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God’s love includes not only provision (care) for His creation but also sacrifice (self-denial) for its redemption.

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God is Holy

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God’s exaltation in majesty above creation; his complete freedom from all moral impurity and imperfection.
“Otherness” from His creation.

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God is wisdom

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God’s wisdom is demonstrated in the direction of worthy ends; and what ‘ought’ to be right.

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Grace

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his unmerited favor shown in the forgiveness of sin.

we receive what we did not deserve

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Goodness

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God deals benevolently with all his creatures

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Mercy

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removal of punishment and misery caused by sin

unmerited response - we deserve what we did not get.

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Patience

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God restrains His righteous wrath and judgment demonstrating His love for mankind.

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Righteousness and Justice

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God’s absolute integrity with His commands, promises, and actions. His justice is impartial and equal.

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We believe

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that there is only one God, who in infinitely perfect, the Creator, Preserver, and Governor of all things, and who is the only proper object of religious worship.

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Truthfulness

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God’s character, words, and actions are to be trusted. He is always consistent.

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Faithfulness

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God is reliable, dependable, loyal toward His people and His covenant.

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God is Creator

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Creation has order
Creation has beauty
Creation has purpose
Creation will be redeemed
Creation is finely tuned
Creation has beginning and an end (newness)
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Ex Nihilo

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from or out of nothing

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God is Immanent

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His presence and activity within nature, human nature and history

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God is Transcendent

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He is separate from and independent of nature and humanity.

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Creator

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Relationship

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Preserver

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Stewardship

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Governor

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Faithfulness

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What are the major religions that believe in one God?

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Judaism, Christianity, Islam

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God first introduces Himself in the Bible as the God:

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Who Speaks, Who Creates, Who Reveals

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God is Preserver (a)

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God is present and active, continuing to rule
God is active in world history
God sees and hears all that takes place. He hears our prayers and acts upon them.
God is active in seeing his plan through

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Providence

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God’s sovereign rule over all He has created guiding all events toward their appointed ends.

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God is Governor

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Creation is a work in progress. God directs this process towards His final plan. God has authority over all. Though creation is in a rebellion state, God is still in control. All is moving according to his purpose and plan.

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Laws of General Revelation to Sustain the Universe

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Natural Laws applies to all

God can suspend those laws at His will

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3 Things - God is Governor

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Laws of General Revelation to Sustain the Universe
Laws of Supernatural Revelation to Sustain the Faithful
God’s rule over our lives

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God is Governor

Though the Bible

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is not a scientific handbook, it does contain evidence of workings of God’s governance over creation.
~ God saw that creation was “good”
~ People fall from buildings

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God is Governor

What does he govern?

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Governs human history
Governs individual lives
     Universal Call to Salvation
     Particular Call to Holiness
     Unique Call to Ministry
His Governance (actions) is consistent with His character (Attributes)
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His governance (actions) is consistent with His character (attributes)

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Holiness
Justice
Righteousness

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God is preserver (b)

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His plan will be fulfilled
His actions are in accordance with His character
His view is never unaware of every action/event
He sustains the godly/ungodly
Incarnation greatest demonstration of God as Preserver.

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Theodicy

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the branch of theology concerned with defending the attributes of God against objections resulting from physical and moral evil

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theos

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God

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dike

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justice

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Old Testament and Suffering

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Sin is a continuous cycle of cause and effect

The Mosaic Law offered a choice, “If…then” allowing blessings to those who were obedient otherwise judgement.

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New Testament and Suffering

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Christ’s sufferings spoke to “good suffering”
Suffering does not mean sinful rather obedience
Suffering identifies with all humanity.

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From the Christians Point of View, what do we know?

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Sin is in the world
Evil is not a force in and of itself
Evil is not equal with God nor is of God
Evil is in essence rebellion against God
Evil comes from a sinful heart
Evil is permitted with God's created order
God permits evil; free choice decisions allow for this
God prevents it
Direct it - story of Joseph
Limit It - Satan & Job
Evil's power defeated at the cross
Evil will have its final ending.
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What can we learn?

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We do not know the reason for all things that happen.
God knows all things
God knows the reason evil is present
God knows the outcomes of all things
God is good
Evil is present in the world

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