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Notes to accompany the first 'Who is God?' preach at One Church Gloucester by Simon Jarvis.
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Who is God?
“I've absolutely no idea if God exists. It seems unlikely to me, but then - does a
trout know I exist?” - Billy Connolly
Does God exist?
The Cosmological argument The world is here, how did it come to be?
The Teleological argument Design a purpose, it has a perfect design
The Anthropological argument Mankind is the ‘master-piece’ of God’s creative acts
The Ontological argument Mankind has an intuitive belief & knowledge of God
The Moral argument Mankind possesses an inner sense of right & wrong
The Biological argument Life can only come from pre-existent life
The Historical argument Human history points to an unseen hand controlling the destinies of nations
The Christological argument It is impossible to explain who Jesus is apart from the existence of God
The Bibliological argument The Bible is a witness to the existence of God
The argument of Congruity The nine previous arguments are all in agreement!
The Bible declarationIn the beginning, God…!
Three commonly held beliefs about God that sound right
BUT are, in fact, very wrong
The Pantheistic View The belief that god is all and all is God Nature is God
The Polytheistic view There are many gods The God of the Bible is just one of them! E.g., Buddhists
The Dualistic View There are two gods at war with one another Good vs. Evil Light vs. Darkness Ying & Yang
Who is God?
God is spirit John 4:24
God is light 1 John 1:5
God is love 1 John 4:17
God is consuming fire (Holy) Hebrews 12:29
God is eternal Rev 4:8
God is self-sufficient Ex 3:14John 1:4
God is unchangeable Heb 13:8 Mal 3:6 God is all-powerful Heb 1:1-5 (amp)
Matt 19:26
God is all-knowing Prov 15:3
God is all-present Psalm 139:7-12
God is three- in-one Mark 1:10-11