These are certainly not comprehensive of each subject but depict the general truths we deduct from the Word of God.
GOD THE FATHER...'the one with whom we have to do' (Hebrews 4:13)
Omnipotent – All Powerful
1. Job confessed “I know that You can do all things” (Job 42:2)
2. The psalmist wrote “But our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases (Psalm 115:3)
3. Jesus said “for all things are possible with God” (Mark 10:27, Luke 1:37)
4. Seemingly incredible things are normal with God (Acts 26:8)
Omnipresent – All Present
1. The heavens cannot contain Him (1 Kings 8:27)
2. No man can hide from Him (Jeremiah 23:23-24)
3. David said he could not flee from His presence (Psalm 139:7-10)
4. Paul says “in Him we live and move and exist” (Acts 17:24-28)
Omniscient –All Knowing
1. “He knows the secrets of the heart” (Psalm 44:21)
2. “His understanding is infinite” (Psalm 147:5)
3. He knows the things which will take place (Isaiah 44:7)
4. He knows our needs before we tell Him (Matthew 6:8)
5. He alone knows the timing of coming of Jesus (Matthew 24:36)
6. He has foreknowledge (Romans 8:29)
Immutable - Unchangeable
1. “For I, the Lord, do not change...” (Malachi 3:6)
2. God cannot lie (Numbers 23:19-20)
3. He has an unchangeable purpose (Hebrews 6:17-18)
4. In Him there is “no variation or shifting shadow” (James 1:17)
Impartial Judge
1. God “Does not show partiality, nor take a bribe” (Deuteronomy 10:17)
2. He is impartial, just, and righteous Judge (Romans 2:1-2)
3. He “will render to each person according to his deeds” (Romans 2:6)
4. Though man holds people in high esteem shows no partiality (Galatians 2:6)
5. He “impartially judges according to each one’s work” (1 Peter 1:17)
"Behold then the kindness and severity of God..." (Romans 11:22)
Incomprehensible
1. He is beyond our comprehension (Job 11:7-9)
2. His ways and thoughts are not like ours, they are higher (Isaiah 55:8-9)
3. “Who has known the mind of the Lord” (1 Corinthians 2:16)
Names
1. Elohim – God – plural denoting Godhead (Genesis 1, 2604 other times in OT)
2. Elyon – Most High (Isaiah 14:14)
3. El Elyon – God Most High (Genesis 14:18-20)
4. Yahweh Elyon – Lord Most High (Psalm 7:17)
5. El Shaddai – God Almighty
6. Rock – Deuteronomy 32:18, Isaiah 30:29
7. Mighty One – Genesis 49:24, Isaiah 1:24, Psalm 132:2
8. Lord – Genesis 18:27, Exodus 23:17, Isaiah 6:1, 10:16, 10:33
9. Lord of Hosts – 1 Samuel 4:4, 17:45, 2 Samuel 7:8, Isaiah 2:12, 6:3-5, 10:23
10. I AM – Exodus 3:14
11. God of Covenant People
a. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob – Genesis 24:12, Exodus 3:6
b. Shem – Genesis 9:26
c. Hebrews – Exodus 3:18
d. Israel – Genesis 33:20
e. Yahweh/Jehovah – “LORD” as Covenant God (Exodus 6:3-4)
GOD THE SON...
The Christ – Declares that He is the Anointed One of God
1. Prophet – Jesus is the word of God, speaking the word of God (John 1:1,14; 12:49-50; 14:10)
2. Priest – Jesus is a priest according to the order of Melchizedek and offered Himself on the altar of the cross. (John 10:17-18; Hebrews 7:27; 9:14; 10:5-10)
3. King – Jesus is a King whose kingdom is not of this world (John 18:36; Revelation 17:14)
The Son of the Living God – Declares that He is Deity, God in the Flesh
1. The God of Creation (Colossians 1:16: John 1:3)
2. The God of Eternity (Exodus 3:14; John 8:58)
3. The Living God in flesh (Isaiah 9:6; Colossians 2:9; John 14:8-9; Matthew 1:23; Revelation 1:17-18)
The Only Way to the Father (John 14:6, Revelation 12:11)
GOD THE SPIRIT...
Indwells Christians (see sermon "The Spirit in the New Covenant")
What we call the Bible
Integrity - we have what God intended for us to have
Inspired - written by God, not man
Inerrant - without error
Authority - for 'faith and practice'
Completed - no more revelation is being given today
MAN...
All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:9-18, 23)
Man's sinfulness causes him to be separated from God and an enemy of God (Isaiah 59:2)
Man's sin make him a slave to sin (2 Timothy 2:26, Titus 3:3, Hebrews 2:15)
Man's sin makes him condemned (Proverbs 12:2, Mark 16:16, 2 Thessalonians 2:12)
Man's sin causes death (1 Corinthians 15:56, Galatians 3:10, Ephesians 2:1, Jude 12)
Man's sin causes him to be evil/weak in heart/mind (Ephesians 4:17-19, Romans 1:21)
Man needs a savior
SALVATION...
Is by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8-10) and is a great salvation not to be ignored (Hebrews 2:1-4)
In salvation man receives
Reconciliation – to bring back together, mend a broken relationship (Ephesians 2:11-16)
Redemption – to purchase, to pay a ransom in full (Galatians 3:13, 4:4-5)
Justification – being judged ‘not guilty’ (Isaiah 53:11, Romans 8:1, 1 Corinthians 6:11)
Regeneration – rebirth, renovation, restoring to proper state (Titus 3:5, John 3:3-5)
Sanctification – to make holy, set apart for God’s use (Hebrews 12:14, Acts 26:18)
This is all done by God for and in man. And is received through our faith. Faith is what makes our response to God effective. There are many things which accompany our salvation...
Man is saved by:
HOPE - Romans 8:24
FAITH - 1 Peter 1:5
HEARING - Romans 10:17
CONFESSION – Romans 10:9-10; Matthew 10:32
REPENTANCE - 2 Peter 3:9
PRAYER - Acts 22:16
BELIEF - Romans 1:16; Acts 16:31
OBEDIENCE - Hebrews 5:9
IMMERSION - 1 Peter 3:21
GRACE – Acts 15:11; Ephesians 2:5, 8
CALLING ON THE NAME OF THE LORD – Acts 2:21; Romans 10:13
HIS BLOOD – Romans 5:9
HIS LIFE – Romans 5:10
THE GOSPEL – 1 Corinthians 15:1-2
RECEIVING THE TRUTH – 2 Thessalonians 2:10; 1 Timothy 2:4
REGENERATION AND RENEWING – Titus 3:5
PREACHING – 1 Corinthians 1:21
THE WORD – James 1:21
Salvation will not happen without these things. These things are not a list of things to be checked off but describe what God has said particularly about being "saved" and "not perishing" and "justification" and having "life" and being "born again".
When a person is baptized into Christ and "put on Christ" they are baptized "into His death". This is of paramount consequences for when a person is baptized into Christ's death they then receive the benefits of Christ's death. Think of why Jesus died...
1. AS A RANSOM FOR MANY (Matthew 20:28)
2. FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS (Matthew 26:28)
3. TO TAKE AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD (John 1:29)
4. FOR THE LIFE OF THE WORLD (John 6:51)
5. FOR THE SHEEP (John 10:11-17)
6. FOR ONE PEOPLE (John 11:51-52)
7. TO BEAR MUCH FRUIT (John 12:23-24)
8. FOR THE PRINCE OF THE WORLD TO BE CAST OUT (John 12:31)
9. TO DRAW ALL MEN TO HIMSELF (John 12:32-33)
10. TO PURCHASE THE CHURCH OF GOD (Acts 20:28)
11. JUSTIFICATION AND REDEMPTION (Romans 3:24-25)
12. RECONCILIATION (Romans 5:10)
13. TO CONDEMN SIN TO THE FLESH (Romans 8:3)
14. TO BE LORD OF LIVING AND DEAD (Romans 14:9)
15. TO PURCHASE BODIES AND SPIRITS (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
16. THAT WE MIGHT LIVE TO GOD AND NOT OURSELVES (2 Corinthians 5:15)
17. TO BE SIN THAT WE MIGHT BE GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESS (2 Corinthians 5:21)
18. THAT WE MIGHT BE MADE RICH (2 Corinthians 8:9)
19. TO DELIVER US FROM THIS PRESENT EVIL WORLD (Galatians 1:4)
20. TO DELIVER US FROM THE CURSE OF THE LAW (Galatians 3:13)
21. TO ADOPT US (Galatians 4:5)
22. THAT WE MIGHT DRAW NEAR TO GOD (Ephesians 2:13)
23. TO UNITE ALL BELIEVERS, BOTH JEW AND GREEK (Ephesians 2:14-15)
24. TO PRESENT A PURE, HOLY, BLAMELESS CHURCH TO HIMSELF (Ephesians 5:25-27)
25. TO MAKE PEACE (Colossians 2:14)
26. TO NAIL THE LAW TO THE CROSS (Colossians 2:14)
27. TO MAKE PUBLIC DISPLAY OF PRINCIPALITIES AND POWERS (Colossians 2:15)
28. THAT WE MIGHT LIVE WITH HIM (1 Thessalonians 5:10)
29. TO REDEEM US AND PURIFY US (Titus 2:14)
30. TO TASTE DEATH FOR US (Hebrews 2:14)
31. TO FREE US FROM FEAR OF DEATH (Hebrews 2:15)
32. TO OBTAIN ETERNAL REDEMPTION (Hebrews 9:12)
33. TO SANCTIFY US (Hebrews 10:10)
34. TO PERFECT US (Hebrews 10:14)
35. TO REDEEM US FROM TRADITION AND FUTILE LIVING (1 Peter 1:18-19)
36. TO BRING US TO GOD (1 Peter 3:18)
37. TO MAKE US PRIESTS AND KINGS TO GOD (Revelation 1:5-6)
Who is the man that will reject these things? Who is the man who will "refuse the water for these to be baptized"? What a glorious thing it is to know that the things that were accomplished in Jesus' death can become ours in our baptism into Christ and into His death!
THE CHURCH...
The Church is the Ekklesia or “Called Out” – Matthew 16:18, 18:17
Called by the gospel
Called out from the world to walk according to the gospel
Called together
The Church is the Kingdom of God – Daniel 2:44-45, Matthew 10:7, Colossians 1:13-14
Kingdom prophesied about
The Kingdom is at hand
Rescued and transferred from the domain of darkness
The Church is the Body of Christ – Ephesians 1:23, 4:11-16, Romans 12:4-5, 1 Corinthians 12
Jesus’ representatives
Jesus is the head and he gave some as leaders
Members one of another
Various gifts/jobs for various members
The Church is the Temple of God – Ephesians 2:19-22, 1 Corinthians 3:16, 6:19, 1 Peter 2:4-5
Foundation of Apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus being the corner stone
Dwelling place of the Spirit of God
Priesthood is within
The Church is the Royal Priesthood – 1 Peter 2:5-10, Romans 12:1, Hebrews 13:15
Offering up spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable
Living sacrifices
Sacrifice of praise
The Church is the People of God – 1 Peter 2:9-10, 2 Samuel 7:18-29
Chosen race
For God’s own possession
Once not a people, now the people of God
Once not received mercy, now have received mercy
The Church is New Covenant Israel – Romans 2:25-29, 9:1-8, Galatians 4:21-31, Philippians 3
Circumcision of the Heart, the inward Jew
Children of promise
Freedom in Christ
Gain Christ
The Church is the Family of God – Hebrews 2:9-17, Romans 8:16-17
One Father
Brethren of Christ
Children of God
Not slaves but sons
Not slaves but heirs
Descendants of Abraham
The Church is the Bride of Christ – Ephesians 5:22-33, Matthew 25:1-13
Subject to Christ
No spot or wrinkle but holy and blameless
One flesh
Prepared
The Church is the Army of God – Ephesians 6:10-18, 2 Corinthians 10:3-5
Battle is not flesh and blood
The full armor of God
Belt of Truth
Breastplate of Righteousness
Feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace
Shield of Faith
Helmet of Salvation
Sword of the Spirit
Destroying speculations and lofty things
Taking every thought captive to obedience of Christ
The Church is the Flock of God – John 10:1-16, 1 Peter 2:25, Acts 20:28-30
Enter through the door of the sheep pen
The Shepherd knows the sheep and the sheep know Him
The Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep
The sheep who had gone astray have returned
Other shepherds to guard the flock from wolves