F A I T H A L I V E 1. G o d i s all- p o w e rf ul ( o m ni p o t e n t): I N V E S TI G AT E G o d’ s p o w e r i s i m m e a s u r a bl e. T w o cl e a r
e x a m pl e s of G o d’ s p o w e r i n t h e Bi bl e a r e hi s c r e ati o n of t h e w o rl d ( G e n e si s 1: 1 – 2: 3) a n d J e s u s’ c al mi n g of a st o r m o n L a k e G alil e e i n t h e G o s p el of M a r k ( 4: 3 5 - 4 1).
2. G o d i s l o vi n g: G o d l o v e s h u m a nit y a n d w a nt s all h u m a nit y t o e x p e ri e n c e hi s l o v e. T h r o u g h o ut t h e N e w T e st a m e nt, t h e G r e e k w o r d a g a p e
T HI N K P AI R S H A R E i s u s e d t o d e s c ri b e G o d’ s
l o v e f o r h u m a nit y. A g a p e r ef e r s t o a s el ti e s s a n d s elf - s a c ri ti ci n g l o v e. H u m a n b ei n g s s h o ul d, i n t u r n, l o v e o n e a n ot h e r i n t h e w a y G o d l o v e s e a c h p e r s o n. C h ri sti a n s b eli e v e t h at t h e g r e at e st e x a m pl e of G o d’ s l o v e f o r u s w a s s e n di n g hi s s o n, J e s u s. T h e G o s p el of J o h n p ut s t hi s v e r y m e m o r a bl y: ‘ F o r G o d s o l o v e d t h e w o rl d t h at h e g a v e hi s o n e a n d o nl y S o n, t h at w h o e v e r b eli e v e s i n hi m s h all n ot p e ri s h b ut h a v e et e r n al lif e’ ( J o h n 3: 1 6).
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3. G o d i s j u s t: G o d i s all - p o w e rf ul a n d all -l o vi n g a n d i s t h e p e rf e ct j u d g e of h u m a n a cti o n a n d c h a r a ct e r. F o r C h ri sti a n s, G o d i s t h e s o u r c e of j u sti c e a n d will n e v e r b e o n t h e si d e of i nj u sti c e. C h ri sti a n s b eli e v e t h e y a r e c all e d t o st a n d u p a g ai n st all i nj u sti c e a n d w r o n g d oi n g. C h ri sti a n s b eli e v e t h at G o d will j u d g e e a c h p e r s o n f o r t h ei r a cti o n s ( M att h e w 2 5: 3 1 - 4 6). T h e G o s p el s u r g e C h ri sti a n s t o a ct j u stl y t o w a r d e a c h ot h e r i n t h e f oll o wi n g w a y: ‘ D o n ot j u d g e, o r y o u t o o will b e j u d g e d. F o r i n t h e s a m e w a y y o u j u d g e ot h e r s, y o u will b e j u d g e d’ ( M att h e w 7: 1 - 2).
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C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G 1. 2.
D E B AT E C.
T HI N K A B O U T ...
I n whic h w ays d o C hristi a ns b eli ev e G o d h as r ev e al e d hi ms elf t o h u m a nity ? Ex pl ai n i n y o ur o w n w or ds e ac h of t h e t hr e e C hristi a n b eli efs a b o ut G o d.
I N T H E Z O N E R e f l e c t a n d A c t
R e a d M ar k 4: 3 5- 4 1 i n a c o p y of t h e Bi bl e ( or o nli n e at w w w. bi bl e g at e w a y. c o m ). ( a) W h y d o y o u t hi n k C hri s fi a n s u n d erst a n d t his t o b e a n e x a m pl e of G o d’ s o m ni p ot e n c e ?
( b) N a m e o n e ot h er t hi n g y o u l e ar n e d a b o ut J es us a n d hi s A p ostl e s w hil e r e a di n g t hi s t e xt.
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