LESSON 1
GOD
Do you believe in God?
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- Yes
Why do you believe in God?
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- Because of what I see around me
What do we understand the term GOD to mean?
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- The supreme Being in the universe … the One above all and over all.
Can there be more than ONE God?
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- NO
- There can only be ONE Being over all other beings.
- Deuteronomy 6:4 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one!”
Why should anyone believe in God?
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- It would be foolish to deny the existence of God because there is evidence of God all around us.
- Psalm 14:1; 53:1 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”
- Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,
What is it about the creation that proves there is a God?
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- Matter … Things we see must have come from sort of First Cause
- Motion … all motion goes back to an unmoved Mover
- Order … because of laws … existence of laws point to a Lawgiver
- Design … points to an original intelligent Designer
- Life … only comes from pre-existent life … and an original Life Giver
- Psalm 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament[expanse of heaven] shows His handiwork[the work of His hands].