"These were more noble than
those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of
mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
Therefore many of them believed;..."(Acts 17:11-12) This is what we shall do
on the following pages....Search the Scriptures.... This material is being
reprinted with permission from Bensalem Baptist
Church.
The scripture verses listed,
taken from the King James Version of the Bible,
pertain to the various bible doctrines we will be looking at. They are by no
means the only ones. You are encouraged to look up on your own perhaps as part
of your private devotions and through a good concordance the many other verses
of scripture pertaining to a particular doctrine.
THE DOCTRINE OF GOD "THEISM"
A. He has shown Himself in nature. (Romans 1:20);(Psalms 19:1).
B. He has shown Himself in the Bible. (John 5:39).
C. Attributes of God.
1. God is Spirit (John 4:24);(II Timothy 6:16)
2. God is eternal (Psalms 90:2);(I Timothy 1:17);(Deuteronomy 32:40 & 33:27a)
(Job 36:26);(2 Peter 3:8)
3. God is everywhere (I Kings 8:27);(Job 23:9);(Psalms 139:7-10);
(Proverbs 15:3);(Jeremiah 23:23-24);(Acts 17:27)
4. God is all knowing (Job 42:2);(Psalms 94:11);(Psalms 139:1-6 & 147:5);
(Ezekiel 11:5);(I Timothy 1:17)
5. God is all powerful (Genesis 17:1);(Exodus 6:3);
(Jeremiah 32:17);(Matthew 19:26)
6. God is unchanging (Malachi 3:6);(James 1:17)
7. God is faithful (I Corinthians 1:9);(II Timothy 2:13)
8. God is holy (Psalms 99:9);(Isaiah 5:16 & 6:3 & 43:15);
(Amos 4:2a);(Luke 1:49);(I John 2:20);(Revelation 4:8)
9. God is righteous (Psalms 116:5 & 145:17)
10. God is merciful (Psalms 86:5, 15 & 103:8)
11. God is all sufficient (Philipians 4:19)
12. God is long suffering (Numbers 14:18);(Micah 7:18);(II Peter 3:9)
13. God cannot lie (Titus 1:2)
D. Nature of God
1. Gods being is not divided [There is no disunity], (Deuteronomy 6:4)
2. Gods being is not multiplied (Isaiah 45:5a);(I Timothy 2:5)
3. God is three persons. The Father, Son and Spirit are eternally distinct
(John 15:26 & 17:22);(Galatians 4:6)
4. The Father, Son, and Spirit are recognized as God (John 6:27);(I Peter 1:2);
(Titus 2:13); (Hebrews 1:8);(John 1:1); (Acts 5:3-4);(I Corinthians 3:16)
5. The Holy Spirit is a personality
(a) He speaks (Acts 28:25)
(b) He teaches (John 14:26)
(c) He comforts (Acts 9:31)
(d) He helps our infirmities (Romans 8:26)
(e) He is grieved (Ephesians 4:30)
(f) He is resisted (Acts 7:51)
6. The Father, Son and Spirit posses attributes of Deity
**************************** GOD *************************
*************Father***********Son************Spirit**********
Eternal..............Ps. 90:2................Rev. 1:8,17...................Heb. 9:14
Omnipresent.....Jer. 23:24..............Eph. 1:23......................Ps. 139:7-10
Omnipotent.......I Pet. 1:5...............II Cor. 12:9...................Rom. 15:19
Holy..................Rev. 15:4...............Acts 3:14.....................Eph. 4:30
Righteous..........Rev. 16:7...............I Cor. 1:30....................Rom. 8:4
Loving...............II Cor. 13:14..........I John 3:16...................Rom. 15:30
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