The Holy Ghost is from eternity personally[1] spirated by, and proceeds from, the Father and the Son,[2] very God, equal with the Father and the Son in divine essence,[3] and attributes,[4] and glory.[5]
[1]
2Sam. 23:2 The Spirit of the LORD speaks by me; his word is on my tongue.
Job 33:4 The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
Matt. 3:16 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; (The baptism of Jesus.) Cf. Luke 3:22
John 14:26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
[2]
John 15:26 But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.
Gal. 4:6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”
Rom. 8:9 You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.
1Pet. 1:11 inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories.
[3]
Acts 5:3-4 But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land? 4 While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? Why is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.”
1Cor. 3:16 Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
2Cor. 3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
Matt. 28:19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them inthe name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
[4]
Psa. 139:7-8 Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! (Omni-presence.)
1Cor. 2:10 these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. 11 For who knows a person’s thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. (Omniscience.)
[5]
1Pet. 4:14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.
Is. 6:3 And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!”
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
The Son
The Son is personally,[1] from eternity,[2] the only begotten[3] Son of the Father,[4] very God,[5] and equal with the Father in divine essence[6] and thus in divine attributes[7] and glory,[8] and with the Father from eternity spirates the Holy Ghost.[9]
[1]
Matt. 17:5 He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.”
John 20:17 Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
Psa. 2:7 I will tell of the decree: The LORD said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you.
[2]
Mic. 5:2 But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.
John 8:58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
[3]
John 3:16 For God so loved the world,that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
1John 4:9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.
[4]
John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side,he has made him known.
[5]
Jer. 23:6 In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: ‘The LORD is our righteousness.’
John 20:28 Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” John 1:1-2 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.
Psa. 110:1 The LORD says to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.”
1Tim. 3:16 Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
1John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
[6]
John 10:30 I and the Father are one.
John 14:9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
Cf. texts sub 5.
[7]
John 1:2-3 He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. (Eternal existence, omnipotence.)
Matt. 18:20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.
Matt. 28:20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”(Omnipresence.)
Eph. 1:23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. John 1:18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the
Father’s side,he has made him known.
John 2:25 and needed no one to bear witness about man, for he himself knew what was in man.
Col. 2:3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. (Omniscience.)
Acts 3:14 But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,
[8]
John 5:23 that all may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.
Phil. 2:11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Heb. 1:6 And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all God’s angels worship him.”
John 17:5 And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.
[1]
Matt. 17:5 He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.”
John 20:17 Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
Psa. 2:7 I will tell of the decree: The LORD said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you.
[2]
Mic. 5:2 But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.
John 8:58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
[3]
John 3:16 For God so loved the world,that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
1John 4:9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.
[4]
John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side,he has made him known.
[5]
Jer. 23:6 In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: ‘The LORD is our righteousness.’
John 20:28 Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” John 1:1-2 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.
Psa. 110:1 The LORD says to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.”
1Tim. 3:16 Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
1John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
[6]
John 10:30 I and the Father are one.
John 14:9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
Cf. texts sub 5.
[7]
John 1:2-3 He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. (Eternal existence, omnipotence.)
Matt. 18:20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.
Matt. 28:20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”(Omnipresence.)
Eph. 1:23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. John 1:18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the
Father’s side,he has made him known.
John 2:25 and needed no one to bear witness about man, for he himself knew what was in man.
Col. 2:3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. (Omniscience.)
Acts 3:14 But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,
[8]
John 5:23 that all may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.
Phil. 2:11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Heb. 1:6 And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all God’s angels worship him.”
John 17:5 And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.
The Father
The Father, personally so named in Holy Scripture,[1] is from eternity God of Himself and unbegotten,[2] and has by equally eternal generation begotten or filiated the Son from His divine essence,[3] and with the Son by equally eternal spiration spirates the Holy Ghost.[4]
[1]
John 3:35 The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand.
John 5:20 For the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And greater works than these will he show him, so that you may marvel.
John 15:9 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.
John 20:17 Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
1Pet. 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead
John 17 (The entire chapter.)
[2]
John 5:26 For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.
[3]
2Sam. 7:14 I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son.
Psa. 2:7 I will tell of the decree: The LORD said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you.
[4]
John 15:26 But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.
Matt. 10:20 For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
Gal. 4:6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”
[1]
John 3:35 The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand.
John 5:20 For the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And greater works than these will he show him, so that you may marvel.
John 15:9 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.
John 20:17 Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
1Pet. 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead
John 17 (The entire chapter.)
[2]
John 5:26 For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.
[3]
2Sam. 7:14 I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son.
Psa. 2:7 I will tell of the decree: The LORD said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you.
[4]
John 15:26 But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.
Matt. 10:20 For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
Gal. 4:6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”
Trinity in Unity
In the one Godhead there are three distinct Persons,[1] the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, indissolubly one in the same divine essence,[2] and equal in power and divine glory and majesty.[3]
[1]
Gen. 1:1 In the beginning, God created (My¡IhølTa aâ∂rD;b) the heavens and the earth.
Gen. 1:26-27 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
Gen. 3:22 Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever—”
Gen. 11:7 Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another’s speech.”
Is. 54:5 For your Maker is your husband, the LORD of hosts is his name; and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer, the God of the whole earth he is called.
Psa. 110:1 The LORD says to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.”
Psa. 2:7 I will tell of the decree: The LORD said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you.
Psa. 45:6-7 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness; you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions;
Is. 48:12-13 Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called! I am he; I am the first, and I am the last. My hand laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand spread out the heavens; when I call to them, they stand forth together.
Is. 48:16 Draw near to me, hear this: from the beginning I have not spoken in secret, from the time it came to be I have been there.” And now the Lord GOD has sent me, and his Spirit.
Jer. 23:5-6 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: ‘The LORD is our righteousness.’
Num. 6:24-26 The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
Is. 6:3 And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!”
Psa. 33:6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made,and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
Matt. 3:16-17 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
Matt. 28:19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them inthe name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
John 14:15-17 If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.
[2]
Deut. 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. John 10:30 I and the Father are one.” (not he is, one in person, but he is,
one in essence).
1Tim. 3:15 if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth.
[3]
Gen. 1:1-3 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
Psa. 33:6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Is. 6:3 And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!”
John 5:23 that all may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.
Phil. 2:10-11 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Rom. 9:5 To them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen.
[1]
Gen. 1:1 In the beginning, God created (My¡IhølTa aâ∂rD;b) the heavens and the earth.
Gen. 1:26-27 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
Gen. 3:22 Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever—”
Gen. 11:7 Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another’s speech.”
Is. 54:5 For your Maker is your husband, the LORD of hosts is his name; and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer, the God of the whole earth he is called.
Psa. 110:1 The LORD says to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.”
Psa. 2:7 I will tell of the decree: The LORD said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you.
Psa. 45:6-7 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness; you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions;
Is. 48:12-13 Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called! I am he; I am the first, and I am the last. My hand laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand spread out the heavens; when I call to them, they stand forth together.
Is. 48:16 Draw near to me, hear this: from the beginning I have not spoken in secret, from the time it came to be I have been there.” And now the Lord GOD has sent me, and his Spirit.
Jer. 23:5-6 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: ‘The LORD is our righteousness.’
Num. 6:24-26 The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
Is. 6:3 And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!”
Psa. 33:6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made,and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
Matt. 3:16-17 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
Matt. 28:19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them inthe name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
John 14:15-17 If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.
[2]
Deut. 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. John 10:30 I and the Father are one.” (not he is, one in person, but he is,
one in essence).
1Tim. 3:15 if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth.
[3]
Gen. 1:1-3 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
Psa. 33:6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Is. 6:3 And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!”
John 5:23 that all may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.
Phil. 2:10-11 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Rom. 9:5 To them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen.
Unity of God
God is one,[1] inasmuch as He cannot but be what He is; and there never has been, nor is, nor ever will, nor can be, another being like Him.[2]
[1]
Mark 12:29 Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
Mark 12:32 And the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher. You have truly said that he is one, and there is no other besides him.
John 17:3 And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
[2]
Deut. 4:35 To you it was shown, that you might know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides him.
Is. 42:8 I am the LORD; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.
Is. 48:11 For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for how should my name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another.
Ex. 3:14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
Is. 44:6 Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: “I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god.
Is. 48:12 Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called! I am he; I am the first, and I am the last.
[1]
Mark 12:29 Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
Mark 12:32 And the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher. You have truly said that he is one, and there is no other besides him.
John 17:3 And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
[2]
Deut. 4:35 To you it was shown, that you might know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides him.
Is. 42:8 I am the LORD; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.
Is. 48:11 For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for how should my name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another.
Ex. 3:14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
Is. 44:6 Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: “I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god.
Is. 48:12 Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called! I am he; I am the first, and I am the last.
Spirituality and Personality
God is not a power subsisting in, or exerted by, a material being or number of beings, nor a material being endowed with, or exerting, power, nor a being composed of a material nature and a spiritual nature, but a spirit complete and subsisting in Himself.
John 4:24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.
Exod. 3:14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
John 5:26 For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.
Is. 41:4 Who has performed and done this, calling the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.
Is. 48:12 Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called! I am he; I am the first, and I am the last.
Acts 17:28 for “‘In him we live and move and have our being’; as even some of your own poets have said, “‘For we are indeed his offspring.’
Col. 1:16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is
before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Psa. 104:24 O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
Psa. 90:2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
Is. 42:8 I am the LORD; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.
John 4:24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.
Exod. 3:14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
John 5:26 For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.
Is. 41:4 Who has performed and done this, calling the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.
Is. 48:12 Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called! I am he; I am the first, and I am the last.
Acts 17:28 for “‘In him we live and move and have our being’; as even some of your own poets have said, “‘For we are indeed his offspring.’
Col. 1:16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is
before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Psa. 104:24 O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
Psa. 90:2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
Is. 42:8 I am the LORD; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.
The Existence of God
The existence of God is not only evidenced by the works of creation[1] and by man’s conscience,[2] but is taught wherever God is named and His works are mentioned in Holy Scripture.[3]
[1]
Rom. 1:19-21 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
Ps. 19:1-3 The heavens declare the glory of God,and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard.
[2]
Rom. 2:15 They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them
[3]
Gen. 1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
Rev. 22:19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.
Ps. 90:2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
Ps. 14:1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good.
[1]
Rom. 1:19-21 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
Ps. 19:1-3 The heavens declare the glory of God,and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard.
[2]
Rom. 2:15 They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them
[3]
Gen. 1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
Rev. 22:19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.
Ps. 90:2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
Ps. 14:1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good.
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