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The One True, Sovereign, Living Creator God
The path to 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.
And, in what can only be called the end of the beginning– the complete fulfillment of the Gospel Truth is found in the very last verse of the very last chapter of the very last book of the Bible:
“The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.” – Revelation 22:21.
The Bible begins with God’s perfect creation and ends with a reminder of God’s amazing grace. From beginning to end, salvation is a gift of grace through Jesus Christ. This final blessing leaves believers with living hope, assurance, and joyful expectation as they… we, await His glorious return!
The “God” referred to here is not just ‘a god’ among many, 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. Nothing cannot produce anything.
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 Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, 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 applied by the Holy Spirit through His Son, Jesus Christ. God is holy—utterly set apart— perfectly righteous and pure, and you and I are not. We are all sinners, without exception, and have fallen short of His glory— His perfect standard of holiness and righteousness 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 of redemption established 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, conquering sin, death, hell, Satan and all the forces of darkness (John 19:30).
God the Holy Spirit – Who 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 hope, our living hope—our only 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 applied by the Holy Spirit, through genuine repentance and saving faith in Jesus Christ.
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