Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Doctrinal Statement Continued... God

Here is the second section of my doctrinal section...


God:

There is only one, living and true God
[1]. He is the creator and sovereign ruler of the universe[2]. He is not limited by wisdom (He is Omniscient)[3], nor by power (He is Omnipotent)[4]. Nor by time, space, or matter (He is Omnipresent)[5], He is a Spirit[6], and all life comes from Him[7]. In His morality, He is loving[8], just[9], gracious, merciful[10], holy[11], righteous[12], patient[13], true, and faithful[14]. He has a personality[15] and He desires a relationship with humanity[16]. He is unchangeable[17]. He exists as a Trinity, One God in three persons, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.[18] All attributes above are shared equally by all three[19]. God is involved in everything that concerns His creation, from the smallest to the largest detail[20]. God has an eternal purpose in which the end result will be the redemption of all who are willing to receive Christ as their savior[21]. God has given man the freedom to make choices and to be themselves, but God works within those choices to accomplish his eternal purpose.[22]
[1] Deuteronomy 6:4
[2] Genesis 1:1
[3] Psalms 147:5
[4] Matthew 19:26; Job 42:2
[5] 1 Kings 8:27
[6] John 4:24
[7] Genesis 2:7; John 1:4; Acts 17:28
[8] 1 John 4:8
[9] Ezra 7:26; Psalms 72:2
[10] Hebrews 4:16
[11] Leviticus 11:44
[12] Psalms 19:7-9
[13] 2 Peter 3:9
[14] Titus 1:2
[15] Exodus 3:14
[16] John 3:16
[17] James 1:17; Malachi 3:6
[18] Genesis 1:26;Luke 3:22; , 1 John 5:6;Matthew 28:18-20
[19] John 10:30
[20] Colossians 1:16-17
[21] John 3:16-17
[22] Romans 10:13;Romans 8:28-30

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