The Doctrine of God - Nature of God
"He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love." (1 John 4:8)
The nature of God is His "essence" or His "substance". God's nature includes all that He is that makes Him uniquely God. Any complete definition of God's nature should include the following seven aspects:
Spirit, person, life, self-existence, unchangeableness, infinitude, and unity. (See John 4:24 for a definition of God.) Without these things, God would not be God.
Illustration: Because God is so difficult to comprehend, Jesus became a Man revealing the essence of the Father and proclaiming truth concerning God (John 1:14,18). As we read the gospel accounts of the ministry of Christ, it becomes easier for us to understand what God is like.
Application: The first commandment of the law requires that we love and worship God as He truly is, implying that we should study the nature of God (Exodus 20:3, Matt. 22:37-38).
The nature of God is His "essence" or His "substance". God's nature includes all that He is that makes Him uniquely God. Any complete definition of God's nature should include the following seven aspects:
Spirit, person, life, self-existence, unchangeableness, infinitude, and unity. (See John 4:24 for a definition of God.) Without these things, God would not be God.
Illustration: Because God is so difficult to comprehend, Jesus became a Man revealing the essence of the Father and proclaiming truth concerning God (John 1:14,18). As we read the gospel accounts of the ministry of Christ, it becomes easier for us to understand what God is like.
Application: The first commandment of the law requires that we love and worship God as He truly is, implying that we should study the nature of God (Exodus 20:3, Matt. 22:37-38).
posted by Andrew Brown at 11:01 PM
1 Comments:
Amen! Any thoughts we have about God or the Bible definitely rank up there in importance. (Unlike my constant daily wandering thoughts!) :-)
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