The study of the attributes (characteristics) of God is exciting. It tells us what God is like and how he relates to us.
Pastor Art has made use of source material in a series of studies by various authors on The Attributes of God appearing in Decision Magazine in the decade of the 1990s - a publication of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. He also included his own Biblical information and experiences. What emerged is an interesting set of merged lessons that will help a person understand the Triune God better and draw closer to Him.
The power of God is shown in creation and redemption. This God also empowers his people for holy living and service to others.
John tells us that God is Spirit, light and love. The different Greek words for love are explained. God's love is experienced through salvation, His care for us and through discipline.
Above all, God is holy. But His holiness offers some surprises. Discover what holiness means as it relates to God and humankind.
Three definitions of grace are offered. It all comes down to this: God willingly helps those who have great needs and who do not deserve his help.
In times of need, God offers his comfort to us. In turn, we are able to offer to others the same comfort we have experienced. The meaning and means of God's comfort is explored.
God is "awesome in glory". Glory in the tabernacle (Old Testament) and glory on the mount of Transfiguration (New Testament) is examined. Then glory in the Christian believer is touched upon.
In considering the justice of God, first His character is considered. Then the human, impatient struggle with the paradox of believing in God's justice while viewing all the suffering in the world is discussed. Finally God's greatest act of justice in considered, namely the cross of Christ.
Mercy is the Divine readiness to relieve human distress. Jesus responded in mercy to human need. We must ask ourselves, where has God's mercy touched my life.
Dr. Ron Allen suggests: God's goodness is real, will be realized in our lives, gives meaning to our lives and adds beauty to our existence.
If God is righteous and good, why do bad things happen to good people? Although that is a hard but not impossible question to answer, of these things we can be certain: Gods character is righteous; His conduct is righteous; His commands are righteous. In view of this, we affirm, God is always right.
That God created the universe we affirm. How he did it is open to inquiry. The Bible teaches that God created, sustains and saves His creation. This Christians believe.
The Scriptures speak of the Divine Being as the Eternal God. From everlasting to everlasting, He is God. He is above and outside of our experience of time and space. God is Eternal in his Being, in his attributes and purposes. His fellowship is also eternal for those who love and obey Him.
Using both the Old Testament books of Nahum and Jonah, the patience of God is noted. Three points are emphasized in this lesson: an example of patience, a definition of patience and a duplication of patience. Patience is not an easy thing in the human temperament. With God's help we can practice patience.
God knows everything; God knows best; God knows you and me. God has complete and perfect knowledge about all things.
First we consider the meaning of God's sovereignty. Then we will consider two nagging problems that challenge God's absolute rule, namely the presence of evil in the world and man's apparent free will. There are many marvelous benefits that we have because God is indeed sovereign.
Where is God? Is he up? Or down? Or over there? God is there - everywhere! He is omnipresent! In this lesson three ideas will be shared: God is with us ...n ot in a box ... but in our hearts.
Life is full of change. And the constant change brings fear to our lives. In the midst of all the uncertainties of life, there is one Reality that is unchangeable: GOD! This lesson points to seven ways in which God does not change.
Many of us in the Western Democracies are unaccustomed to majesty, with the exception of the citizens of the British Empire. We see God's majesty in creation. In our personal experience of God there is often a profound depth involved. Three of the disciples experienced the Transfiguration of Jesus. What an event that was. We all need to experience something of the Majesty of the Triune God sometime in our lives.
The prophet, Jeremiah, wrote in Lamentations: "Great is your faithfulness." God is dependable. He keeps his word. He allows us to experience his loving care.
Jesus Christ is our Redeemer from the bondage of sin. This means that someone had to die. Only Jesus Christ, the God -Man could redeem us from the bondage of sin. Redemption truly sets us free.
Norman Bazron tells us a lot about God with the following outline: The Father as parent. The Father as provider. The Fathers as Pardoner. And the Father as Protector. God is all of that for us, his children, and much more.
One of the greatest challenges of the child of God is to know God's will for our lives. Traditionally we have sought to know the will of God in five ways: God's Word. Prayer. Circumstances. Counselors. Our own deepest thoughts and motivations. Consider God as your best counselor. Four qualifications of God as counselor are given.