Person of God

Question 1

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How does Scripture describe God?

Answer 1

• Light (1 Jn 1:5)
• Love (1 Jn 4:8)
• Consuming fire (Heb. 12:29)
• Spirit (John 4:24)

Question 2

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What is the basis for the Christian belief that God is a person?

Answer 2

God has will, emotion, intellect, personal

(Gen. 6:6-7…regretted made man)

Question 3

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Name some attributes of God and give scriptural evidence.

Answer 3

• Psalm 139
  
  • All knowing
  • Ever present
  • Creator
  • Light
• Job 38
  
  • All poweful
• Holy (Exodus 3 & 1 Peter 1:16)
• Acts 17:24-28

*Creator
*Sustainer
*All-Knowing
*Source of life

Question 4

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Explain the meaning of “holy” in reference to God and explain why it underlies all else in the character of God.

Answer 4

Holy - “set apart”…He is wholly different & perfect & complete God is the complete contrast of sin. (Rev. 4:8)

He is completely separate from sin (no darkness at all)
*1 John 1:5“God is light and there is no darkness in Him at all”
All other attributes are guided by His holiness and no other attribute will ever cancel out his holiness.

Question 5

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Explain the terms

• theism,
• deism,
• atheism,
• humanism,
• agnosticism

Answer 5

• Theism - One true personal God active in creation
• Deism - Force created nature & now uninvolved
• Atheism - no God
• Humanism - salvation through human achievement
• Agnosticism - questiong the belief of God

Question 6

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What are some evidences and arguments for the existence of God?

Answer 6

• Creation and humans point to a creator God. (Romans 1:20)
• Scriptural Truth
• Personal experince

Question 7

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What is your belief concerning God, creationism and evolution?

Answer 7

God created the world, and oversees its development. (Gen. 1)