• Faith is a must! Hebrews 11:6

  • There are those who claim to believe in the God of the Bible, but actually do not.

    • Jews?
      • Do not accept Jesus as God.
    • Muslims?
      • Accept Jesus as a prophet, but not as God.
    • Jehovah’s Witnesses?
      • Teach Jesus as a created being.
    • Mormons?
      • Believe humans can become gods, that there is a hierarchy.
    • United Pentecostals?
      • Do not believe in the three persons of God.
    • Some preachers say Jesus had doubts about who He was or that He was divested of divinity.

  • Who is the God of creation?

    • Genesis 1:26-27

    • Immutable, omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, sinless

    • Father (John 3:16), Son (Hebrews 1:8), and Holy Spirit (Acts 5:3-4)

      • One God, three separate individuals.

      • Paganism/polytheism is belief in multiple deities. God is one!

    • Exodus 5:1-2 – Pharaoh asked this question.

    • Exodus 3:13-14; 6:2-3 – Jehovah is the personal name for God, for the Godhead. The name means, “I am” or “the existing one.”

    • Matthew 3:3 – Jesus is Jehovah! (quoting Isaiah 40:3)

      • John 8:57-59, 24

    • Jehovah is one God. Three persons with the same attributes.

      • Immutable

      • Omniscient

        • Psalms 139:1-6; Matthew 12:25

        • I Kings 8:39 – Only God knows the hearts of men.

        • Matthew 12:25; Luke 6:8-11 – Jesus had this ability.

      • Omnipotent

        • Genesis 17:1; 1:26-27

        • John 1:1-3, 14

        • Colossians 1:16-17

        • John 10:17-18

        • John 2:19

        • Jesus retained his power and raised Himself from the dead.

      • Omnipresent

        • Psalms 139:7-12; Colossians 2:9; John 1:48-50 – The all-seeing eye of God!

        • John 3:13

      • Sinlessly perfect

        • Hebrews 6:18

        • Hebrews 4:15 – Jesus was tempted but was sinlessly perfect.

        • Jesus never wanted to commit sin. We should learn from His example.

  • Hebrews 10:31; Isaiah 45:9; II Thessalonians 1:7-9

  • The gospel – the good news.

    • Obeying the gospel: II Thessalonians 1:3-9

    • Romans 14:11