THEOLOGY 1: BIBLE DOCTINES (BDs) - STUDY OF GOD
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THEOLOGY 1: BIBLE DOCTINES (BDs) - STUDY OF GOD
Theme: God the Father
I. The Existence of God
Introduction
A. Proof from the Scripture (Ps. 19:1; Rom. 1:20)
B. Proof from Conscience (Rom. 2:15; Acts 17:23)
C. The Argument from Cause (Cosmological)
D. The Argument from Design (Teleological)
E. The Moral Argument (Anthropological) (Gen. 1:26, 27; Ps. 94:9)
F. The Life Argument (Ps. 36:9; Jn. 10:28, 11:25)
G. The Argument from Congruity (Gen. 1:1; Heb. 11:6)
II. The Person of God
A. God’s Moral Attributes
- a quality property or unique characteristic of something
1. eternal
2. He is not changeable
3. possesses all power (omnipotent)
4. present everywhere (omnipresent)
5. has all knowledge (omniscient)
B. God’s Moral Attributes
1. Holy (Exo. 15:11; 1 Sam. 2:2; Isa. 6:3; 1 Pet. 1:16)
2. Righteous (Ps. 116:5; Ezra 9:15; Ps. 145:17; Jer. 12:1)
3. Merciful (Ps. 103:8; Deut. 4:31; Ps. 86:15; Rom. 9:18)
4. Faithful (1 Cor. 1:9; 2 Tim. 2:13; Deut. 1:9, 32:4, (Gracious, Great, Jealous, Invisible, Upright, Right, Light, Perfect, Immortal, None like Him, Long suffering, etc.)
I. The Existence of God
Introduction
A. Proof from the Scripture (Ps. 19:1; Rom. 1:20)
B. Proof from Conscience (Rom. 2:15; Acts 17:23)
C. The Argument from Cause (Cosmological)
D. The Argument from Design (Teleological)
E. The Moral Argument (Anthropological) (Gen. 1:26, 27; Ps. 94:9)
F. The Life Argument (Ps. 36:9; Jn. 10:28, 11:25)
G. The Argument from Congruity (Gen. 1:1; Heb. 11:6)
II. The Person of God
A. God’s Moral Attributes
- a quality property or unique characteristic of something
1. eternal
2. He is not changeable
3. possesses all power (omnipotent)
4. present everywhere (omnipresent)
5. has all knowledge (omniscient)
B. God’s Moral Attributes
1. Holy (Exo. 15:11; 1 Sam. 2:2; Isa. 6:3; 1 Pet. 1:16)
2. Righteous (Ps. 116:5; Ezra 9:15; Ps. 145:17; Jer. 12:1)
3. Merciful (Ps. 103:8; Deut. 4:31; Ps. 86:15; Rom. 9:18)
4. Faithful (1 Cor. 1:9; 2 Tim. 2:13; Deut. 1:9, 32:4, (Gracious, Great, Jealous, Invisible, Upright, Right, Light, Perfect, Immortal, None like Him, Long suffering, etc.)
God is a Balance Being / Trinity
III. God is a Balance Being
A. God is Holy (Heb. 1:13; Exo. 15:11; Isa. 6:3; Isa. 53:6)
B. God is Love (1 Jn. 4:7, 8; Matt. 5:44, 45; Heb. 12:6)
C. God is Faithful (1 Cor. 1:9; Deut. 7:9; 2 Tim. 2:13; I Cor. 10:13)
D. God is Merciful (Ps. 103:8; Deut. 4:31; Matt. 5:45; Exo. 20:6)
E. God is Just (Deut. 32:4; Ps. 19:9; Isa. 45:21)
IV. Trinity
- one God in three person
- the same in substance, but distinct in subsistence
A. Basis of the Doctrine of the Trinity
1. In the Baptism (Matt. 3:13-17)
2. The Baptismal Formula (Matt. 28:19)
3. The Benediction (2 Cor. 13:14)
4. The Creation of man using the plural term “Elohim” (Gen. 1:26, 27)
5. Great Commission (Matt. 28:18-20)
B. Illustrations of the Doctrine of Trinity
1. Shamrock
2. Water
3. Light
4. Business firm
5. Alban Douglas
6. Triangle (Holy Trinity)
C. The Trinity Acting in Unity
1. In creation
2. In incarnation
3. In redemption
4. In salvation
5. In communion
6. In prayer
7. In glory
8. In regeneration
D. The Trinity and Attributes of God
A. God is Holy (Heb. 1:13; Exo. 15:11; Isa. 6:3; Isa. 53:6)
B. God is Love (1 Jn. 4:7, 8; Matt. 5:44, 45; Heb. 12:6)
C. God is Faithful (1 Cor. 1:9; Deut. 7:9; 2 Tim. 2:13; I Cor. 10:13)
D. God is Merciful (Ps. 103:8; Deut. 4:31; Matt. 5:45; Exo. 20:6)
E. God is Just (Deut. 32:4; Ps. 19:9; Isa. 45:21)
IV. Trinity
- one God in three person
- the same in substance, but distinct in subsistence
A. Basis of the Doctrine of the Trinity
1. In the Baptism (Matt. 3:13-17)
2. The Baptismal Formula (Matt. 28:19)
3. The Benediction (2 Cor. 13:14)
4. The Creation of man using the plural term “Elohim” (Gen. 1:26, 27)
5. Great Commission (Matt. 28:18-20)
B. Illustrations of the Doctrine of Trinity
1. Shamrock
2. Water
3. Light
4. Business firm
5. Alban Douglas
6. Triangle (Holy Trinity)
C. The Trinity Acting in Unity
1. In creation
2. In incarnation
3. In redemption
4. In salvation
5. In communion
6. In prayer
7. In glory
8. In regeneration
D. The Trinity and Attributes of God
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