Doctrine, Part 1: God

God is not completely comprehensible to the human mind (Isaiah 45:15), but He reveals many important things to us about Himself through His creation (Psalm 19:1-3; Romans 1:20), His goodness (James 1:17), and most importantly His Word (Luke 16:29-31).

There is only one god (Deuteronomy 4:35; John 5:44) who exists co-equally and eternally in three persons: God the Father, God the Son Jesus Christ, and God the Holy Spirit (Genesis 1:26; 2 Corinthians 13:14).

God is superior to humanity in that He is omnipresent (Psalm 139:7-12), omniscient (Psalm 147:5), omnipotent (Job 42:2), immutable (Hebrews 13:8), eternal (Psalm 93:2), and sovereign (Psalm 103:19).

God gave humanity the ability to share some or strive towards some of His attributes (Genesis 1:26): spirit (Psalm 103:19), holiness (1 Peter 1:16), love (1 John 4:8), goodness (Psalm 84:11), truth (John 14:6), justice and righteousness (Exodus 34:7), mercy (Titus 3:5), and beauty (Psalm 27:4).

God not only posses these attributes, but literally is them. For example 1 John 4:8 says, “God is love.” It doesn’t say that God only posse’s love or feels love or acts out love, but that He is love. And not only does God have the ability to be perfect, holy, and pure; He actually is perfect, holy, and pure (1 Peter 1:16).

God created everything in existence from nothing for His pleasure and purpose (Colossians 1:15-17; Revelation 4:10-12).

All of the paper in the world could not be used to write down all of the wonders of God.

Tomorrow? The Person and Work of Jesus.