Doctrines Concerning

God in General

A. That there is only one true and living God

1. The Bible assumes and declares the existence of God.

Pertinent Scripture:

Gen 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

 

Joh 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Joh 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.

 

1Ti 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

 

Heb 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Personal Opinion:

Puzzle number one to me is pointing to a statement or two in the Bible that claims there is a God and then pointing to another statement that the Bible is the word of God.  There does seem to be a bit of going around in circles here.  Statement "A" is true because statement "B" is true and statement "B" is true because statement "A" is true.

The best statement in my opinion is statement "C":  "But without faith it is impossible to please him"

Puzzle number two to me is why anyone who lacks faith would argue it with so much passion against those who do.  His future leads to such darkness I would think he, out of kindness, would prefer to leave the supposedly naive one in the bliss of his or her supposed ignorance.

 

2. God's existence is revealed in His Creation.

Pertinent Scripture:

Psa 19:1 <To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.> The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

 

Rom 1:19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

Rom 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

Personal Opinion:

It is apparent from just a simple look and a moments thought that there must be a creator.

Also, it does seem impossible for any thinking person who made a profession of and devoted his life to serious study of the natural world to deny a creator; that that person would become more and more convinced that the only answer remains the same - that there must be an ultimate creator.

Now why are so many scientists so adamant in denying this fact?  It's got to be because of pride, because of our sin nature.

No wonder the sign of a Godly person is humility.  How many times we find this in the Bible.