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The One True, Sovereign, Living Creator God
The Gospel Truth begins in the very first verse of the very first chapter of the very first book of the Bible:
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” – Genesis 1:1
The “God” referred to here is not just ‘a god’ among many false gods, but THE God—the Great “I AM,” the ever-existing, self-existent Creator.
God is a greater, supernatural infinite Being, a mind who is not physical or material, a spirit outside of space, time and matter, who was and who is and who is forever.
He is the Creator God, the divine “intelligent designer,” the Uncaused First Cause of the universe and everything in it. He made everything out of nothing and spoke it all into existence. He is the cause of all the effects which we can plainly see all around us. And just as a building has to have a builder and a painting has to have a painter… creation has to have a Creator. Nothing comes from nothing.
God is the provider and sustainer of all things which were created by Him and for His glory. He makes the rules and sets the standards for the world He created.
He is the God of the Bible, the God of heaven, the God of miracles, the one true, sovereign, and only living God and there is no other God besides Him. He makes redemption and salvation possible only by His grace through His Son, Jesus Christ. God is holy, utterly set apart—there is none like Him; and He is perfectly righteous and pure— and you and I are not. We all fall short of His perfect standard of righteousness— His glory, and there is a penalty to be paid for that.
He is the triune God, one God, revealed in three distinct Persons. Elohim (means “The Mighty One / Supreme God”) is a plural noun. In Hebrew, plural is three or more, revealing the Trinity– the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, which is also revealed in Genesis 1:26-27 in the words “us” and “our.”
The three persons of God are:
God the Father – Who purposed salvation by His grace through His divine and perfect plan before the foundation of the world (Ephesians 1:4-5).
God the Son – Jesus, who accomplished salvation through His sinless life, substitutional death and victorious resurrection (John 19:30).
God the Holy Spirit – Who produces and applies your salvation through conviction, regeneration, and sanctification (Titus 3:5). The Holy Spirit is fully God just as the Father and the Son are fully God.
God is transcendent—existing beyond and above creation and He is immanent—always present and active within it. He continually governs, fine-tunes, and sustains the universe He made.
He is omnipotent – God has unlimited power as evidenced by His miracles of the creation of the universe, the virgin birth, the resurrection of Christ, and the salvation and regeneration of souls and so much more.
He is omnipresent – He is everywhere at all times.
He is omniscient – He knows the past, the present, and the future— all at once.
From everlasting to everlasting, nothing can change who God is or separate us from His love. His promises are sure, and Jesus Christ is our living hope for those promises which are sealed by the Holy Spirit until His return.
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You are saved by God’s grace through faith in Jesus Christ.
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