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The Greatness of God Examining Gods CV Do you know the word taxonomy? Do you know the word taxonomy? It is NOT the study of taxis! Do you know the word taxonomy? It is the science of classifying things! Do you know the

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The Greatness

  • f God

Examining God’s CV

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Do you know the word “taxonomy”?

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Do you know the word “taxonomy”? It is NOT the study of taxis!

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Do you know the word “taxonomy”? It is the science of classifying things!

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Do you know the word “taxonomy”? A whale is a mammal

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Do you know the word “taxonomy”? A whale is a mammal A bass is a fish

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The human brain is hard-wired to see patterns and make associations

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The human brain is hard-wired to see patterns and make associations So: What makes God “God”?

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Most ancients thought gods were simply the best of humanity in super-sized ways

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The BIG question: What is the nature of God?

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Is God made up of atoms?

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God?

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God?

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The BIG question: What is the nature of God?

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God?

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God?

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The BIG question: What is the nature of God?

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How do we understand? The BIG question: What is the nature of God?

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Drawing metaphors and analogies can help make sense of difficult material

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Stars in the known universe:

10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

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Stars in the known universe:

10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

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10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

atoms

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10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

atoms

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10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

atoms

4 times smaller than a dust mite

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The BIG question: What is the nature of God?

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God

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God Arch-angels

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God Arch-angels Under angels

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God Arch-angels Under angels Guardian angels

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God Arch-angels Under angels Guardian angels

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God has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens with a span, enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure (Isa. 40:12)

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How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I would count them, they are more than the sand. I awake, and I am still with you (Ps. 139:17-18)

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God has no beginning no ending

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The “aseity” of God

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The “aseity” of God a se ity

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The “aseity” of God a se ity a = “from”

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The “aseity” of God a se ity a = “from” se = “self”

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The “aseity” of God a se ity a = “from” se = “self”

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The “aseity” of God a se ity a = “from” se = “self”

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The “aseity” of God a se ity a = “from” se = “self”

  • ity = condition/quality
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God has no beginning no ending

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The BIG question: What is the nature of God?

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The BIG question: What is the nature of God? The BIG answer: How does God reveal himself?

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The BIG question: What is the nature of God? The BIG answer: How does God reveal himself? BIBLE

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Some analogies are better than others, but all breakdown at some point

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The Trinity in Analogies: God is One and Three God is Peel, flesh, and seed?

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The Trinity in Analogies: God is One and Three God (H2O) is ice, water, and steam?

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God used metaphors, analogies, proclamations, parables, figures of speech, and more

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The church has continued to grow and understand God in new and fresh ways (Jn. 15:26) (Jn. 16:13)

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The church has continued to grow and understand God in new and fresh ways (Jn. 15:26) (Jn. 16:13) Trinity

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Trinity

“But ‘Trinity’ isn’t found in the Bible”

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The word ‘Trinity’ isn’t in the Bible

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The word ‘Trinity’ isn’t in the Bible

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The word ‘Trinity’ isn’t in the Bible The ‘Trinity’ is in the Bible

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The word ‘Trinity’ isn’t in the Bible “Trinity” is a word that surfaced in Middle English

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The word ‘Trinity’ isn’t in the Bible “Trinity” is a word that surfaced in Middle English Trinite in Old French

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The word ‘Trinity’ isn’t in the Bible “Trinity” is a word that surfaced in Middle English Trinite in Old French

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The word ‘Trinity’ isn’t in the Bible “Trinity” is a word that surfaced in Middle English Trinite in Old French

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The word ‘Trinity’ isn’t in the Bible “Trinity” is a word that surfaced in Middle English Trinite in Old French Trinitas in Latin

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The word ‘Trinity’ isn’t in the Bible “Trinity” is a word that surfaced in Middle English Trinite in Old French Trinitas in Latin

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The word ‘Trinity’ isn’t in the Bible “Trinity” is a word that surfaced in Middle English Trinite in Old French Trinitas in Latin From tribus (three)

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The word ‘Trinity’ isn’t in the Bible “Trinity” is a word that surfaced in Middle English “Trinity” means “three-ness”

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The word ‘Trinity’ isn’t in the Bible The ‘Trinity’ is in the Bible

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The word ‘Trinity’ isn’t in the Bible The ‘Trinity’ is in the Bible The “three-ness”

  • f God is

certainly in the Bible!

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The word ‘Trinity’ isn’t in the Bible The ‘Trinity’ is in the Bible The “three-ness”

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certainly in the Bible! God as “one”

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“You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder!”

(Jms. 2:19)

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“God is one” (Gal. 3:20)

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“God is one” (Gal. 3:20) “Since God is one…” (Rom. 3:30)

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“God is one” (Gal. 3:20) “Since God is one…” (Rom. 3:30)

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“God is one” (Gal. 3:20) “Since God is one…” (Rom. 3:30) “For there is one God…” (1 Tim. 2:5)

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“God is one” (Gal. 3:20) “Since God is one…” (Rom. 3:30) “For there is one God…” (1 Tim. 2:5)

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“God is one” (Gal. 3:20) “Since God is one…” (Rom. 3:30) “For there is one God…” (1 Tim. 2:5) ‘there is no God but

  • ne.’” (1 Cor. 8:4)
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“The most important [commandment] is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one… ”

(Mk. 12:29)

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The word ‘Trinity’ isn’t in the Bible The ‘Trinity’ is in the Bible The “three-ness”

  • f God is

certainly in the Bible! God as “one”

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The word ‘Trinity’ isn’t in the Bible The ‘Trinity’ is in the Bible The “three-ness”

  • f God is

certainly in the Bible! God as “one”

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The word ‘Trinity’ isn’t in the Bible The ‘Trinity’ is in the Bible The “three-ness”

  • f God is

certainly in the Bible! God as “one”

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The word ‘Trinity’ isn’t in the Bible The ‘Trinity’ is in the Bible The “three-ness”

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certainly in the Bible! God as “one” Jesus as God

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Jesus “was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men”

(Phi. 2:5-11)

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“You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder!”

(Jms. 2:19)

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“For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. For ‘everyone who calls on the name

  • f the Lord will be saved’… if you confess with your

mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”

(Rom. 10:6, 9)

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All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us). (Mt. 1:22-23)

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The word ‘Trinity’ isn’t in the Bible The ‘Trinity’ is in the Bible The “three-ness”

  • f God is

certainly in the Bible! God as “one” Jesus as God

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The word ‘Trinity’ isn’t in the Bible The ‘Trinity’ is in the Bible The “three-ness”

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certainly in the Bible! God as “one” Jesus as God The Father as God

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This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God (Jn. 5:18)

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No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known (Jn. 1:18)

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The word ‘Trinity’ isn’t in the Bible The ‘Trinity’ is in the Bible The “three-ness”

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certainly in the Bible! God as “one” Jesus as God The Father as God

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The word ‘Trinity’ isn’t in the Bible The ‘Trinity’ is in the Bible The “three-ness”

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certainly in the Bible! God as “one” Jesus as God The Father as God The Holy Spirit as God

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“The heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him” (Mt. 3:16)

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“But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me” (Jn. 15:26)

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And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption (Eph. 4:30)

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For we do not know what to pray for as we

  • ught, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us

with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God (Rom. 8:26-27)

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Stand amazed before our Lord

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Stand amazed before our Lord

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Stand amazed before our Lord

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Stand amazed before our Lord

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD” – Isa. 55:8

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Express God’s unity

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Express God’s unity

“I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me” – Jn. 17:20-21

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Worship the Lord

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Worship the Lord

God as Father, Creator, and Lord; as Savior, Redeemer, and Son; as wisdom, strength, inspiration, and Spirit

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The Greatness

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Examining God’s CV