What the Bible says about God and Jesus
What the Bible Says about God
1) God is known to His covenants. Deuteronomy 7:9
Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands.
"cHesed" was used to describe God 140 times in the Bible.
It means "keeps covenant to the best interests of his partner".
2) God is the of the world. Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Either: Matter is eternal, OR God is eternal.
God is the Un-created creator.
God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth."
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.
A. "Light" means God reveals truth. Jesus said,
"Your word is truth" John 17:17
B. "Light" means not having to be ashamed of being discovered
doing "deeds done in the dark".
And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.
A. He doesn't even have to try, He just loves us.
B. He expands love to include all new ones.
for our "God is a consuming fire."
God will punish those who A) do not God.
B) do not the Gospel.
2 Thessalonians 1:7-8
He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
God has a perfect balance of mercy and justice
God is neither too lenient nor too strict.
7) God is a Person, not just a Power.
A. He . Isaiah 55:8-9
The LORD says, "My thoughts are not like your thoughts. Just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my thoughts higher than your thoughts.
B. He has . 2 Kings 13:23
But the LORD was gracious to them and had compassion and showed concern for them because of his covenant.
C. God makes . Genesis 41:32
This shows that God has firmly decided that this will happen, and he will make it happen soon.
D. He works towards . Luke 13:32
Jesus said to them, "Go tell that fox Herod, 'Today and tomorrow I am forcing demons out and healing people. Then, on the third day, I will reach my goal.'
Ephesians 1:10 His goal was to carry out his plan, when the right time came, that all things in heaven and on earth would be joined together in Christ as the head.
A. . Ephesians 2:15-16
His purpose was to make the two groups of people become one new people in him and in this way make peace. It was also Christ's purpose to end the hatred between the two groups, to make them into one body, and to bring them back to God. Christ did all this with his death on the cross.
2 Corinthians 5:17-20 God reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
B. Become in our character. 1 John 3:7
Dear children, do not let anyone lead you the wrong way. Christ is all that is right. So to be like Christ a person must do what is right.
9) God is seen perfectly in Hebrews 1:1-3
God has spoken to us through his Son. God has chosen his Son to own all things, and through him he made the world. The Son reflects the glory of God and shows exactly what God is like.
John 14:6-9 Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father. That is all we need." Jesus answered, "I have been with you a long time now. Do you still not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. So why do you say, 'Show us the Father'?
10) God his love for us. Romans 5:8 God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
A. We do not look to nature for assurance that God loves us.
B. We do not look to our feelings for assurance that God loves us.
C. We do not look to what others do for assurance that God loves us.
11) God treats all people . Acts 10:34-35
Peter began to speak: "I really understand now that to God every person is the same. In every country God accepts anyone who worships him and does what is right.
Fifteen Facts About Jesus
From Non-Biblical Sources
1. Jesus was a man in history. (Tacitus @120AD)
2. He lived in Judea. (Tacitus, Lucian, Josephus, and others)
3. He was a teacher of wonderful things. (Josephus @85AD, Lucian in "Homily")
4. He had a following of people. (Suetonius, Justin Martyr, Josephus)
5. He was tried, found guilty, and executed as a criminal. (Tacitus, Josephus)
6. Darkness fell at his death. (Thallus @52AD)
7. Lots were cast for his garments. (Justin Martyr @150AD)
8. The name of the trial judge was Pilate. (Tacitus and Josephus)
9. He was executed by being nailed to a cross. (Babylonian Talmud San 43:a)
10. There was controversy over the "legitimacy" of his birth. (Babylonian Talmud)
11. That he was a "lawgiver" and introduced a new "cult". (Lucian)
12. That he had a brother with the name of James, who was killed. (Josephus)
13. That he died "for our sakes". (Polycarp in Letter to Phillians 9)
14. Jesus predicted his own death. (Papias)
15. Jesus rose from the dead and appeared to several people. (Josephus, Papias, Ignatius, the Didache, Clement of Rome, Barnabas, Diognetus, Hermas, Ignatius, & others)
"There was about this time, Jesus, a wise man (if it be lawful to call him a man) for he was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such as receive the truth with pleasure...He was the Christ, and when principal men among us had condemned him to the cross, those that loved him …did not forsake him; for he appeared alive to them on the third day."
Josephus Antiquities, XVIII:33
What the Bible Says about Jesus:
1. Christ was a real figure in History. 1 John 1:1,2
Christ was with the ears.
Christ was with the eyes.
Christ was touched with John's .
We write you now about what has always existed, which we have heard, we have seen with our own eyes, we have looked at, and we have touched with our hands. We write to you about the Word that gives life. We saw him and can give proof about it. And now we announce to you that he has life that continues forever.
Read also: Acts 10:40-42 John 20:30-31
2. Christ was God's (MESSAGE) to mankind. John 1:1-4 ,14
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men.
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
God's "word" means "what God wants man to know and do".
was the "word" become flesh.
a) What God wanted in Adam was someone like .
b) What God wanted in the Nation of Israel was someone like .
c) What God wants of us is someone like .
3. Christ was God's last Message to man .
Jude 1:3 I want to encourage you to fight hard for the faith that was given the holy people of God once and for all time.
Hebrews 1:1-2 In the past God spoke many times and in many different ways. But now in these last days God has spoken to us through his Son.
4. Christ made the following claims:(Not complete list)
a) Has the power or authority to .
Mark 2:10-11 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins . . . ." He said to the paralytic, {11}"I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home."
b) Was God's . John 5:17-18
Jesus said to them, "My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working." For this reason the Jews tried all the harder to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
c) He lived before was even born. (@1800BC) John 8:58 "I tell you the truth," Jesus answered, "before Abraham was born, I am!"
d) He will be the of all mankind. John 5:27
And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man.
e) Jesus is the true picture of (God).
John 14:6-9 Jesus told him, "I am the Way--yes, and the Truth and the Life. No one can get to the Father except by means of me... Philip said, "Sir, show us the Father and we will be satisfied." Jesus replied, "Don't you even yet know who I am, Philip, even after all this time I have been with you? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father! So why are you asking to see him?
f) Will to earth again. John 14:1-4
Jesus said, "Don't let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust in me. There are many rooms in my Father's house; I would not tell you this if it were not true. I am going there to prepare a place for you. After I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me so that you may be where I am.
g) "No one can come to the Father except through ." John 14:6 Jesus answered, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
5. Jesus is our for daily living.
1 Peter 2:21 This is what you were called to do, because Christ suffered for you and gave you an example to follow. So you should do as he did.
6. Jesus is the definition of .
1 John 4:16 ...God is love.
John 14:9 Jesus answered: "...Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father."
1 Corinthians 13:6-9
Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous, it does
not brag, and it is not proud. Love is not rude, is not
selfish, and does not get upset with others. Love does not count
up wrongs that have been done. Love is not happy with evil but is
happy with the truth. Love patiently accepts all things. It
always trusts, always hopes, and always remains strong.
Love never ends.
Romans 5:6 When we were unable to help ourselves, at the moment of our need, Christ died for us, although we were living against God.
1 Corinthians 15:3,4 I passed on to you what I received, of which this was most important: that Christ died for our sins, as the Scriptures say, that he was buried and was raised to life on the third day...
1 Corinthians 15:12-20 and :32 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. {14} And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. {15} More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. {16} For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. {17} And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. {18} Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. {19} If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men. {20} But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. {32} If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for merely human reasons, what have I gained? If the dead are not raised, "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die."
If Christ did not come back from the dead, then these things would be true
1. preaching is 5. Christian dead are
2. our faith is 6. Christians are to be
3. apostles are 7. live it up for tomorrow we
4. we are still 8. suffering for Christ is stupid
John 17:4 I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do.
Matthew 28:18-20Then Jesus came to them and said, "All power in heaven and on earth is given to me. So go and make followers of all people in the world. Baptize them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach them to obey everything that I have taught you, and I will be with you always, even until the end of this age."
God's goal :
2 Corinthians 5:19-21 God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Mark 14:62 Jesus said, "And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven."
1 Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
