Doctrine 2

Question 1

What is Doctrine #2?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Unique Essenses

Answer 2

HELPS
Holy
Eternal
Love
Personal 
Spirit

Question 3

GOD’s ATTRIBUTES

Answer 3

1) OMNIPOTENCE= All Powerful
2) OMNISCIENT = All Knowing
3) OMNIPRESENCE = All Present

Question 4

Omnipotence

Answer 4

All Powerful

• El Shaddai = God Almighty
• No limits to His power
• Only source of true power
• Has influence over all things
• Empowers (gives freedom)
• Persuasive (no coercive)

Question 5

Omniscient

Answer 5

All Knowing

• El Roi = God who sees me
• Seeing in knowing & understanding
• Creator knows creation intimately and comprehensively
• No limits to knowledge and understanding.
• Emotional – Empathetic (feeling with), Sympathetic (Feeling for), Volitional (his will to know us).
• Free from time restrictions -> eternal present, foreknowledge, infinite
• Consistent with his character

Question 6

Omnipresence

Answer 6

All Present

• Different than his creation
• Made all things for himself (1 Col. 1:16)
• Not limited by time and space
• Naturally present
• Transcendent (Above His creation)*
• Immanent (Close and involved with creation)*

Question 7

God’s Titles

Answer 7

Creator (relationship) – Preserver (stewardship) – Governor (covenant)

• Inter-relationship
• He is IN all, FOR all, HOLDS all things together.

Question 8

Creator

Answer 8

• divine intent
• Spiritual, relational, volitional, intellectual (not just visual and material)
• He is the reason and source for everything
• First cause ->Augustine
• Ex nihilo (Lat.) ->from nothing
• Immanent (close and involved)
• Transcendent (above and distinct)
• Confirms to source and purpose of life (to glorify God)
• Clarifies our relationship
• Corrects our understanding
• tov-tov miod = Good, very good. (Heb.)

Question 9

Preserver

Answer 9

• God preserves what He creates
• Cares because he loves
• Shows his power (he is able to preserve)
• Demonstrates his provision
• Maintains physical realm and people
• Sufficient
• Spiritual
• Relational
• Stewardship
• Hesed (Heb.) God’s loving faithfulness towards what he has made
  
  • He demands our cooperation
• Rules by natural and moral law

Question 10

Governor

Answer 10

• Why does he govern? -> Holiness, righteousness, justice, love.
• Consistent with the Omni’s
• Provides free will
• Recognizes kingship
• Reigns whether we recognize him or not

Question 11

Object

Answer 11

Focus

Question 12

Religious

Answer 12

Devote, Dedicated, Disciplined

Question 13

Worship

Answer 13

Serving and glorifying God, the total response of a person.

Question 14

Heresy

Answer 14

False teaching/belief

Question 15

Wrong Theology: Pantheism

Answer 15

All living things are divine (God IS his creation). Distorts immanence.

Question 16

Wrong Theology: Polytheism

Answer 16

Many gods

Question 17

Wrong Theology: Deism

Answer 17

There is a creator, but he is now distant and uninvolved.

Question 18

Wrong Theology: Atheism

Answer 18

There is no God

Question 19

Wrong Practices

Answer 19

Idolatry, self worship

Question 20

Doctrine #3

Answer 20

We believe that there are three persons in the Godhead – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, undivided in essence and co-equal in power and glory.

Question 21

Trinity

Answer 21

• It’s a mystery, but not a secret;
• requires progressive revelation
• God’s nature is unveiled (His essence, “three-in-one”, and centrality of relationship)
• God reveals himself in creation (the world), humanity, the written revelation (the Word), and the trinity itself

Question 22

Clues for Trinity

Answer 22

• Creation
• Humanity made in God’s image
• The Word
• Trinity itself

Question 23

Unity of Trinity

Answer 23

Shared:

• Fellowship
• Acts of Revelation

Question 24

Names of the Trinity

Answer 24

Father (Source)
Son (Savior)
Spirit (Seal)

Question 25

Father

Answer 25

• Personal
• Volitional
• Relational
• Holy
• Love
• Eternal

Question 26

Son

Answer 26

• Redeemer

- Requests the spirit

Question 27

Holy Spirit

Answer 27

• Teacher, counselor
• Directs the church
• Inspires
• Advocate
• Regeneration
• Sanctification
• Nephesh

Question 28

Co-equal

Answer 28

• complete harmony
• no competition, same essence, same will
• Not subordinate; supporting.
• Work together in nature, power, purpose

Question 29

Heresies: Modes

Answer 29

God projects himself in 3 modes

Question 30

Heresies: Tritheism

Answer 30

3 separate gods

Question 31

Heresies: Subordination

Answer 31

Father is superior to Son and Spirit; heirarchy

Question 32

Creed: Apostles

Answer 32

a. Early third century
b. “I believe”
c. All three persons mentioned

Question 33

Creed: Nicene

Answer 33

a. First ecumenical council (Nicea 325 AD)
b. To debate and combat Arianism
i. Arius: son is inferior Father
c. Confirms unity of God and the divinity of the son and spirit

Question 34

Creed: Athanasian

Answer 34

a. Amplification of the Nicene Creed

b. Example of early doctrine instruction

Question 35

Unique essence: Holy

Answer 35

Holy- separation from evil, moral excellence and purity, right, just, true, faithful.

Question 36

Unique essence: Eternal

Answer 36

Eternal- no beginning no end, self existent, all sufficient, immutable: unchanging.

Question 37

Unique Essence: Love

Answer 37

Love- Hesed: faithful love, Agape: perfect love, intentional- more than emotion or feeling, covenant love, revealed in redemption, compassion, mercy, grace.

Question 38

Unique Essence: Personal

Answer 38

Personal- not a power or influence, has a personality, has a name, desires relationship.

Question 39

Unique Essence: Spirit

Answer 39

Spirit-Nephesh: source of life, not limited to body, unconfined by time and space

Question 40

Immutable

Answer 40

Unchanging

Question 41

Transcendent

Answer 41

Above his creation

Question 42

Immanent

Answer 42

Close and involved with creation