The Nature of God

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the oneness of God

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The nature of God is beyond our full comprehension, but what we do know of Him-that He is self-existent, transcendent, sovereign, omniscient and Almighty. Jesus was the mighty God in the flesh of a human. God manifested Himself in flesh.

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God Is Self-Existent This designation for God encompasses the idea of God existing eternally and without creation by another - the self-existent One. When God revealed Himself to Moses in the burning bush, He identified Himself as “I AM” - Exodus 3:14)

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God is the uncreated “First Cause.” He is neither created by nor derived from any prior existence. He is the answer to the question, “Where did everything come from?” The “big bang” theory and others like it presuppose the existence of “something” in the beginning of all things. Whatever the mechanics of creation may have been, God is the self-existent beginning of all things.

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Lesson Text: John 1:1-14 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

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6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

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11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

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14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

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The Incarnation is the most astounding paradox of all time! The Bible narrates the wonderful story of how the Creator entered His creation through the man, Christ Jesus. God created the world and then stepped into the world (John 1:10). When people saw Jesus, they were looking at the Father manifested in flesh (John 14:7-9). God, being a Spirit (John 4:24), was invisible to the naked eye, but through Jesus Christ He became visible (John 1:18). Jesus exemplified all the characteristics and qualities of the heavenly Father (Hebrews 1:3; Colossians 1:15). As Thomas confessed, Jesus was his Lord and his God (John 20:28).

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God in flesh John 1:14 “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us…..”

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God is a Spirit Since God is a Spirit, He is normally imperceptible to mortal eyes (I Timothy 1:17), unless He chooses to manifest Himself. We could not see God, but by looking at Jesus Christ, we have seen the Father manifested in flesh (John 14:7-10).

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JESUS was truly A MAN A human body-the shell of a human-with God inside.

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He was human in body, soul, and spirit with the fullness of the Spirit of God dwelling in that body, soul, and spirit.” As a human, then, Jesus would have had “a human will, mind, spirit, soul, and body.” Since Jesus was a man, the Bible depicts Him experiencing a range of characteristics reflective of the human condition, including limitations, emotions, hurts, and even death.

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The Gospels show Jesus experiencing human limitations Jesus required food to eat Water to drink Air to breathe in order to survive Became weary and needed rest Transportation by foot Limited to what He knew as a young boy Had to learn and acquire wisdom

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Was not exempt from temptation Experienced various trials during His ministry Tempted in all the way we are tempted Also had to yield His will to that of His heavenly Father

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Jesus experience human pain He experienced the full spectrum of human emotions. Moved to compassion when He saw people in need More than once He became angry He “rejoiced in spirit” He wept at the tomb of Lazarus when He approached the gravesite He wept as He drew near to Jerusalem, knowing the fate awaiting the city He experienced the misery of shame as He hung on the cross

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JESUS DIED

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Jesus suffered many things during His trial and crucifixion He was repeatedly beaten, scourged, and abused Jesus died. Like all human beings He underwent a slow, agonizing death on a Roman cross

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Born Of A Virgin

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Mary Conceived by the Holy Spirit’s Creative Action According to the Scriptures, the conception of Jesus involved no human father, but Mary conceived through the agency of the Holy Spirit. While the Scriptures do refer to Joseph as Jesus’ father or parent (Matthew 13:55; Luke 2:27, 41; John 1:45; 6:42), the Bible makes it clear he played no role in Jesus’ conception. Further, Joseph had no sexual relations with Mary until after Jesus was born (Matthew 1:25).

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The Virgin Birth Revealed Both Divinity and Humanity The unique manner of Jesus’ conception revealed He was truly the God-man, God manifested in flesh (I Timothy 3:16; John 1:14). The virgin birth pointed both to His divine nature from God as well as His human nature derived from His mother. Jesus was both born “of the seed of David according to the flesh” (Romans 1:3) and “declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness” (Romans 1:4). Thus Mary paradoxically gave birth to a divine baby, the “child of the Holy Ghost” (Matthew 1:18). Jesus’ virgin birth, therefore, clarifies and explains His dual nature.

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SUPREMACY The God of Judaism and Christianity is the Supreme Being. He is not merely a different type of being or a superior being but the Supreme Being.

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UNIQUENESS God is unique. The Bible describes Him in Greek as monogenesis, i.e., "one of a kind", "having a unique nature."

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ETERNALNESS He always has existed and always will exist. He had no beginning and will never cease to exist. “Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God” (Psalm 90:2).

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OMNISCIENCE He knows all things. “Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do” (Hebrews 4:13). As the Creator and Sovereign of all, God knows all things. Nothing can hide from His omniscience. God knows the facts as well as the actions and intentions. He knows what is done in every circumstance, and He knows the reasoning and motives behind all events (Proverbs 15:3, 11).

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OMNIPOTENCE He is all powerful. God Can Do Anything “Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee” (Jeremiah 32:17). God is unlimited in His power; He can do all things. The very Creation brilliantly exhibits His unlimited power. He just spoke the word and created all things (Genesis 1:3, 6, 9, 11, 14, 20, 24, 26). Then He repeatedly showed His dominance over the laws and forces of the natural world He had created. He manifested His power through the miraculous birth of Isaac, the parting of the Red Sea, the virgin birth of Christ, and the Resurrection, along with a myriad of other interventions in history.

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As creatures of time, bound by strictures of time, it is practically impossible for an individual even to conceive of the idea of eternity. Mankind’s own experiences and lifespan tend to control and limit his personal concept of the duration of time. He may intellectually grasp the idea of past millennia, but his real perception is more in line with the idea of “threescore years and ten” presented in Psalm 90:10. God, on the other hand, is not bound by time because He created it. Time is irrelevant to His existence. With neither beginning nor end, He neither ages nor changes.