The Fundamentals of the Faith (Part 4)
The Creator is the Triune God.
God coexists in three distinct yet inseparable Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (1Pet. 1:2; John 20:28; Mark 2:1-12; Acts 5: 3-4; John 3:5-8). This One, Triune God, is infinite and eternal (Psalm 90:2). He is unchangeable or immutable (James 1:17) in His being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, truth, and love (Heb. 6:16-19). God is the Sovereign Creator of the universe, things visible and invisible (i.e. things seen and unseen). He accomplished this work from nothing (ex’nihilo Lat. cf. Gen. 1; and Heb.11:3) except by His spoken Word only.
He exists outside of time and yet He is in perfect control of time. He is eternal, infinite, and immutable in His Being, and in all that belongs to His intelligence, knowledge, wisdom, and will (which includes His power, holiness, justice, goodness, truth, and love). Among His holy attributes are omnipotence (He is all powerful), omniscience (He is all knowing), and omnipresence (He is everywhere present at once, though separate from the world and the things in it).
He is coequal. For example it is proper and right to speak of the deity of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
He is personal. He did not leave after He created the universe.
One of the most amazing attributes of this personal, holy, all powerful, Triune God is that He loves you and me.
Do you know God? Are you getting to know Him better through His Word the Bible and prayer?
God coexists in three distinct yet inseparable Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (1Pet. 1:2; John 20:28; Mark 2:1-12; Acts 5: 3-4; John 3:5-8). This One, Triune God, is infinite and eternal (Psalm 90:2). He is unchangeable or immutable (James 1:17) in His being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, truth, and love (Heb. 6:16-19). God is the Sovereign Creator of the universe, things visible and invisible (i.e. things seen and unseen). He accomplished this work from nothing (ex’nihilo Lat. cf. Gen. 1; and Heb.11:3) except by His spoken Word only.
He exists outside of time and yet He is in perfect control of time. He is eternal, infinite, and immutable in His Being, and in all that belongs to His intelligence, knowledge, wisdom, and will (which includes His power, holiness, justice, goodness, truth, and love). Among His holy attributes are omnipotence (He is all powerful), omniscience (He is all knowing), and omnipresence (He is everywhere present at once, though separate from the world and the things in it).
He is coequal. For example it is proper and right to speak of the deity of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
He is personal. He did not leave after He created the universe.
One of the most amazing attributes of this personal, holy, all powerful, Triune God is that He loves you and me.
Do you know God? Are you getting to know Him better through His Word the Bible and prayer?
posted by J. Wendell at 6:59 AM
2 Comments:
Excellent statement of the doctrine of God.
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Matthew Celestine, at 29/5/06 1:13 PM
Yes, excellent, as DF has said. :~)
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Rose~, at 31/5/06 3:29 PM
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