Five Books on God

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Five Bookson Gods Reading List
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The Books of Men

• Of the making of many books there is no end
  (Eccl. 1212)
• There are approximately 142 million books in the
  Library of Congress
• Books are important to us (2 Tim. 413), but
  which books?
• What are the five books on Gods reading list?

3
The Book of the Law

• Gods law is recorded in a book - the 66 books of
  the Bible (Deut. 3124 Rev. 111)
• It is important that we seek this book
  (Isa. 3416)
• It is important to keep the words of this book
  (Rev. 2127 227,9)
• It is important not to alter the words of this
  book (Rev. 2218-19)

4
The Book of Deeds

• Many popular figures have written books recording
  their deeds (athletes, politicians, celebrities)
• The deeds of great Bible characters have been
  recorded (2 Chron. 3526-27 Job
  1923-24 Neh. 1314)
• But, the deeds of all mankind, good and bad, are
  recorded in a book held by God (Psa. 568 13916)

5
The Book of Deeds

• The deeds of man will be the basis of Gods
  judgment (Mt. 1236-37 2 Cor. 510
  Rom. 26)
• We cannot rewrite past pages in this book, but we
  can edit them (Isa. 4325)
• We can control what is written on the future
  pages of this book (2 Peter 311)

6
The Book of Remembrance

• Many memorials have been erected through the
  years to remember important persons
• God has a book of remembrance in his hand of all
  his faithful children (Mal. 316-17)
• God is not forgetful of the good works of his
  people (Heb. 610)

7
The Book of Judgment

• God not only remembers the good of the righteous,
  but he also remembers the bad of the wicked (Ex.
  1714)
• God opens his book of judgment upon the wicked
  nations (Rev. 51-9 101-11)

8
The Book of Life

• All the names of the righteous are in the book of
  life (Dan. 121 Lk. 1020 Phil. 43)
• It is important to have our name written in this
  book (Rev. 138 178 2015 2127)
• Ones name may be blotted out of this book
  through sinful living (Ex. 3232-33 Psa.
  6928 Rev. 35)

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Gods Reading List

• Open books are associated with divine judgment
  (Dan. 710 Rev. 2012)
• Knowing what God is reading, what changes do we
  need to make today?
• The judgment day will not be a pop quiz we
  already know what is on the test! (Jn. 1248
  Rom. 216)