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Lesson 2 God Tells Us About Himself.

• Confirmation Class
• Living Hope Lutheran Church
• Brighton, CO

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Is there a God?

• Psalm 14 1
• An agnostic says I dont know if there is a
  god.
• An atheist says There is no god. (He is a fool)

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All people can know that there is a God

• Psalm 19 1
• What do the universe, stars, and sky proclaim
  about God without being able to physically talk?
• Romans 1 20
• Hebrews 3 4
• When you see a house what do you immediately know
  about how it got there? A painting? A city? How
  about the earth and the world?
• 1. from nature (the created universe)

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All people can know that there is a God

• Romans 2 15
• What tells people who do not know God or his word
  what is right or wrong?
• What are two ways the fallen conscience can do
  damage to a person?
• 2. from conscience (the voice within us)

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Natural Knowledge of God

• what can be learned about God from nature and
  ones conscience.
• nature conscience
• Tells me
• There is a God who is powerful, wise, and holy.

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The weakness of natural knowledge-it doesnt tell

• 1. who the true God is (versus idols)
• 2. about ones Savior from sin

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God gives people natural knowledge of to lead
them to

• Acts 17 26-27
• Seek after the Lord and know more about him.

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God shows what He is really like through

• John 1 18
• Who is, at the Fathers side?
• John 14 8-9
• What did Philip want to see? Why?
• Who did Jesus say that hes already seen?
  Through seeing whom?
• John 5 39
• Who do all the scriptures point to as God?
• Jesus Christ

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We find Jesus Christ in the

• Bible
• God
• Man
• Jesus Christ
• Biblethe book
• Scripturesthe writings

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Revealed Knowledge of God

• What God has made known about Himself in the
  Bible
• The Bible tells us
• Isaiah 43 11-12
• 1. who the true God is The Triune God
• 2. who ones Savior is Jesus Christ

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What is the true God like?

• Holy/just (punishes sin)

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unchangeable
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Omnipresent (present everywhere)
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Omnipotent (all-powerful)
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Eternal (no beginnings or end)
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Omniscient (all-knowing)
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loving
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Our God is TRIUNE

• Deuteronomy 6 4
• How many Gods are there?
• Genesis 1 26
• Matthew 28 19-20
• Numbers 6 22-24
• II Corinthians 13 14
• How many persons does God reveal himself as?
• Three persons in one Godhead or Deity

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The Persons of the Godhead

• 1. The Father, who is the Creator (one who made
  us all)

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The Persons of the Godhead

• 2. The Son, who is the Redeemer (one who bought
  us back)

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The Persons of the Godhead

• 3. The Holy Spirit, who is the Sanctifier (one
  who sets us apart)

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Agree or disagree.

• It is possible for one to be saved after having
  been shown the Rocky Mountains and Gods amazing
  power in creating it.

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True or false

• Since God the Father is called the Creator, that
  means that neither the Son, Jesus, nor the Holy
  Spirit had anything to do with it.

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Assignment

• Choose 2 of the 3 bible verses
• New Testament books all of them recited by next
  Tuesday
• Working with Gods Word
• Multiple Choice
• Word Study
• Have a good week!