THE DOCTRINE OF GOD - Theism

THE DOCTRINE OF GOD

(Theism)

I. Existence of God

1. God has shown Himself in nature (Romans 1:20).
2. God has shown Himself in the Bible (John 5:39).

II. Attributes of God

1. God is Spirit (John 4:24; I Timothy 6:16).
2. God is eternal (Psalm 90:2; I Timothy 1:17).
3. God is everywhere (omnipresent) (I Kings 8:27; Psalm 139:7-10).
4. God is all-knowing (omniscient) (Job 42:2; Psalm 94:11).
5. God is all-powerful (omnipotent) (Jeremiah 32:27; Matthew 19:26).
6. God is unchanging (immutable) (Malachi 3:6; James 1:17).
7. God is faithful (I Corinthians 1:9; II Timothy 2:13).
8. God is holy (Isaiah 6:3; 1 Peter 1:16).
9. God is righteous (Psalm 116:5; 145:17).
10. God is merciful (Psalm 86:15; 103:8).
11. God is love (John 3:16; I John 4:8).

III. Nature of God

1. God is one being or essence.

1.       God’s being is not divided: God is one. (There is no disunity.) (Deuteronomy 6:4)

2.       God’s being is not multiplied: God is the only one. (There are no other gods.) (Deuterono­my 4:35; I Timothy 2:5)

2. God is three persons.

1.       The Father, Son, and Spirit are eternally dis­tinct (John 15:26; 17:22; Galatians 4:6).

2.       The Father, Son, and Spirit are recognized as God.

a.       The Father is God (John 6:27; I Peter 1:2).

b.       The Son is God (Titus 2:13; Hebrews 1:8).

c.       The Spirit is God (Acts 5:3, 4; I Corinthians 3:16)

3.       The Father, Son, and Spirit possess attributes of Deity.

	God the Father	God the Son	God the Spirit
Eternal	Psalm 90:2	Revelation 1:8, 17	Hebrews 9:14
Omnipresent	Jeremiah 23:24	Ephesians 1:23	Psalm 139:7-10
Omniscient	Jeremiah 17:10	Revelation 2:23	1 Corinthians 12:11
Omnipotent	I Peter 1:5	II Corinthians 12:9	Romans 15:19
Holy	Revelation 15:4	Acts 3:14	Ephesians 4:30
Righteous	Revelation 16:7	I Corinthians 1:30	Romans 8:4
Loving	II Corinthians 13:14	l John 3:16	Romans 15:30

3. Practical points

1.       The human mind cannot understand fully the fact that God is one being and yet three per­sons.

The human mind can recognize some teach­ings on the nature of God to be false.