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Chapter One
This has been one of man's great questions through the centuries. Does God exist? Who and where is He? Can man know God?
By himself man can never bridge the unknown to discover God—he can know Him only if God reveals Himself. Where and how does God make this revelation and enable man to know Him? The Bible is the complete and accurate source of answers to these questions and to how one can know God personally.
What are some of God's names and descriptions?
Gen. 17:1
Psa. 78:35
Psa. 24:7
Matt. 6:32
What do the following verses reveal about God's power, wisdom and eternal existence?
Gen. 1:1; Acts 17:24,25
Psa. 147:5
Psa. 90:2,4
Mal. 3:6
Deut. 10:17
WHAT IS GOD LIKE?
Write out I Timothy 1:17 in your own words.
What else does the Bible tell us about God?
Jer. 10:10a
I John 1:5
John 4:24
John 1:18
I John 1:3
From the references listed below, select two for each of the following truths about God. Briefly summarize the verses on the lines provided.
Psa. 139:7,8 Jer. 23:24 I Chron. 28:9
Jer. 32:17 Matt. 19:26 Prov. 15:3
God is all-powerful (omnipotent)
God is all-knowing (omniscient)
God is present everywhere (omnipresent)
List the facts and characteristics of God in David's great prayer in I Chronicles 29:10-13
What else should we know about God?
Isa. 45:5,6; Deut. 4:39
I Tim. 2:5
What are other attributes of God?
Isa. 6:3; Lev. 20:26
I John 4:16
Matt. 5:48
Deut. 7:9
Isaiah 40 is one of the great chapters full of further truths about God.
"The Bible states that God is not only a Spirit and a Person, but also a Holy and Righteous Being. From Genesis to Revelation, God reveals Himself as a Holy … and a Perfect God … It is in God's holiness that we find the reason for the death of Christ. His holiness demanded the most exacting penalty for sin, and His love provided Jesus Christ to pay this penalty and provide man with salvation."
—Billy Graham*
WHAT DOES GOD DO?
How does God reveal Himself to men?
Rom. 1:19,20
Rom. 2:15
Heb. 1:1
Heb. 1:2; John 14:9
What does the Bible tell us about God's love?
Jer. 31:3
Rom. 5:8
Rom. 8:38,39
"There is nothing too great for His power,
And nothing too small for His love."
—Mrs. Jonathan Goforth
*Peace With God, Doubleday & Co.
What is revealed about His forgiveness?
Psa. 130:3,4
Isa. 1:18,19
How is the Lord described in the following verses?
Psa. 98:9
Heb. 11:6
Psa. 46:1
WHAT DOES GOD EXPECT FROM US?
"The most important thought I ever had was that of my individual responsibility to God."
—Daniel Webster
What are some essentials for pleasing God?
John 4:23
Psa. 100:4
Heb. 11:6
Deut. 6:5
Deut. 6:6
What else does He want? (Prov. 3:5) (Select best answer.)
"God often conceals His purposes, that we may live on His promises. It is not for us to pry into His reasons, or fear the future. His promise on a matter should be sufficient to assure our heart that He is in control."
How did Habakkuk show his faith? (Hab. 3:17,18)
What was David's counsel to his son? (I Chron. 28:9)
In Isaiah 55:6-9
What does God want men to do?
What will God do for those who come to Him?
How do God's thoughts and actions compare to man's?
Consider Jeremiah 9:23,24. What does God want us to glory in?
In what two places does God say He lives? (Isa. 57:15)
What does God desire?
Isa. 66:2
Jer. 7:23
What is a good goal for the Christian life? (Write out I Corinthians 10:31 in your own words.)
Review your answers in this chapter and place a check mark in front of each truth or attribute of God the Father that you think is also true of God the Son.
What most impressed you in this chapter? How does this change or affect your previous thinking?
"In all His dealings with us God is at work for our good: in prosperity He tests our gratitude; in mediocrity, our contentment; in misfortune, our submission; in darkness, and at all times, our obedience and trust in Him."