The Bible

The Bible serves as the authoritative foundation for the faith of the Christian Church. This document (66 books) has a great deal to say regarding God’s nature, His characteristics and His creative power and intelligence. The Bible’s teachings regarding God can be divided into the following (5) categories.I. God is the source of all things – He is eternal, infinite, immense in power, all knowing and wise, everywhere aware or present.II. God is self-existent, unchanging, Spirit, invisible to the material world and One in essence.III. God is perfect in truth, in holiness and in love.IV. God is moral in the application of His perfection. Veracity and faithful (in truth), just and righteous (in holiness), mercy and goodness (in love).V. God is personal – He has intelligence and wisdom (intellect), feeling and emotion (emotion), personal choice and will (will). A person consists of an intellect, emotion and will.

Let’s examine what the Bible says about God

The following Biblical references and teachings are provided here so that you the reader can see that the four philosophical arguments that we have examined here not only agree with the Christian Scriptures but are expanded upon in significant detail. It is not enough to simply acknowledge that God exists. There is much more than this at stake. The Christian Faith is rooted in the fact that God has revealed Himself to us and that He has provided us with a revelation as to Who He is and what His purpose is in creation.

I. God is the Source of all things.

The Bible affirms that “God is”. To believe this statement is the first condition that must be met in finding God. It is to the sincere, eaest and believing person that God will reveal Himself.“But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a re-warder of those who diligently seek Him” – Hebrews 11:6

God is the Creator:

God created all things including time, matter and space. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” – Genesis 1:1

“Then God said, Let there be light and there was light” – Genesis 1:3

“Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens and see Who has created all these. He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls them each by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength not one of them is missing” – Isaiah 40:26

“This is what God the Lord says – He who created the heavens and stretched them out…” Isaiah 42:5

“He (The Lord God) wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent” – Psalms 104:2

“He (The Lord God) alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea” Job 9:8

“He (The Lord God) sits enthroned above the circle of the earth and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy and spreads them out like a tent to live in” – Isaiah 40:22

“In the beginning You ( The Lord God) laid the foundations of the earth and the heavens are the work of your hands” – Psalms 102:25

“By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible” – Hebrews 11:3

“He (The Lord God) has made the earth, He has established the world by His wisdom and has stretched out the heavens at His discretion” – Jeremiah 10:12

God is Eternal – He created time. He has always existed and He will always exist.

“Before the mountains were brought forth or even You (The Lord God) had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God” – Psalms 90:2

“For thus says the High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy. I (The Lord God) dwell in the high and lofty place. With him who has a contrite and humble spirit”– Isaiah 57:15 “Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth neither faints nor is weary?” – Isaiah 40:28 “(The Lord God) Who alone has immortality dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see to Whom be honor and everlasting power” – I Timothy 6:16

“For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that He has made, even His eternal power and Godhead so that they are without excuse” – Romans 1:20

“Of old You laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. They will perish but You will endure. Yes they will all grow old like a garment: Like a cloak You will change them. And they will be changed. But You are the same and Your years will have no end” – Psalms 102:25-27

God is Infinite – He cannot be limited or contained. “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heaven’s cannot contain You” – I Kings 8:27

“All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing. He (The Lord God) does according to His will… No one can restrain His hand or say – what have You done?” – Daniel 4:35

“However, the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands as the prophet says -Heaven is My throne and earth is My footstool” – Acts 7:48,49

God is All Powerful, All Wise and Knowing, All Present and Aware.

All Powerful

“I know that You (Lord) can do everything and that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You” – Job 42:2

“The Lord is slow to anger and great in power” – Nahum 1:3

“Whatever the Lord pleases He does, in heaven and in earth” – Psalms 135:6

“Ah, Lord God! Behold You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You” – Jeremiah 32:17

All Wise and All Knowing

“The Lord looks down from heaven, He sees all the sons of men. From the place of His dwelling He looks on all the inhabitants of the earth: He fashions their hearts individually: He considers all their works” – Psalms 33:13-15

“O Lord You have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold O Lord You know it altogether. You have hedged me behind and before and laid Your hand on me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me. It is high, I cannot attain it” – Psalms 139:1-6

“O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out” – Romans 11:33“And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him (The Lord God) to whom we must give an account” – Hebrews 4:13

All Present and Aware

“Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I go from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven You are there, if I make my bed in hell, behold You are there. If I take the wings of the moing and dwell in the uttermost part of the sea. Even there Your hand will lead me and Your right hand will hold me” – Psalms 139:7-10

“Am I not a God near at hand says the Lord and not a God afar off? Can anyone hide himself in secret places so I will not see him says the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth says the Lord” – Jeremiah 23:23,24

II. God is Self- Existent

The Bible teaches that God is the Sovereign Ruler over all things. He needs nothing nor is He dependent on anything.

God is Sovereign

“The Lord has established His throne in heaven and His kingdom rules over all” – Psalms 103:19

“The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing: He makes the plans of the people of no effect. The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of His heart to all generations” – Psalms 33:10,11

“For His dominion is an everlasting dominion and His Kingdom is from generation to generation. All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: He does according to His will in the army of heaven; And among the inhabitants of the earth no one can restrain His hand or say to Him – what have You done?” – Daniel 4:34,35

“Known to God from eternity are all His works” – Acts 15:18

“Your (The Lord God) kingdom is an everlasting kingdom and Your dominion endures throughout all generations” – Psalms 145:13

God is unchanging – His methods may change but His nature and character does not change.

“I am the Lord and I change not” – Malachi 3:6“For My thoughts are not your thoughts nor are your ways My ways says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts” – Isaiah 55:8,9

God is Spirit, invisible in the material world.

“God is Spirit and those who worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth” – John 4:24

“Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God Who alone is wise” – I Timothy 1:17“No one has seen God at any time” – John 1:18

“And he (Moses) said – Please show me Your Glory. Then He (the Lord God) said – I will make all My goodness pass before you and I will proclaim the Name of the Lord before you. I will be gracious and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.But He (The Lord God) said – you cannot see My Face, for no man shall see Me and live” – Exodus 33:18-20.

God is One – God is a singular Being. There is only one true God.

“To you it was shown that you might know that the Lord Himself is God; there is none other besides Him” – Deuteronomy 4:35

“Remember the former things of old: For I am God and there is no other. I am God and there is none like Me. Declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things that are not yet done, saying My counsel will stand and I will do all My pleasure” – Isaiah 46:9,10

“This is what the Lord says, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the Lord of Hosts. I am the First and the Last. Beside Me there is no God” – Isaiah 44:6

III. God is Perfect – Perfect in Truth, Holiness and Love.

“As for God , His way is perfect” – Psalms 18:30

Truth

“Whose hope is in the Lord his God Who made heaven and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, Who keeps truth Forever” – Psalms 146:5,6

Holiness

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory” – Isaiah 6:3

Love

“He who does not love does not know God, for God is Love” – I John 4:8

IV. God is Moral in His Application of His Perfection

Faithful

“God is faithful by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord” – I Corinthians 1:9

Just

“Great and marvelous are Your works Lord God Almighty, just and true are Your ways” Revelation 15:3 “ Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?”– Genesis 18:25

Righteous

“The Lord is righteous in all His ways; Gracious in all His works. The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth” – Psalms 145:17,18

Merciful

“To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness” – Daniel 9:9

Goodness

“The Lord is good to all and His tender mercies are over all His works” – Psalm 145:9

V. God is Personal – He possesses intelligence, emotions and will

Intelligence

– “He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by name. Great is our Lord and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite. The Lord lifts up the humble; He casts the wicked down to the ground” – Psalms 147:4-6 “ Talk no more so very proudly. Let no arrogance come from your mouth. For the Lord is the God of knowledge” – I Samuel 2:3

Emotions

“But the Lord is the true God. He is the living God and the everlasting King. At His wrath the earth will tremble and the nations will not be able to endure His indignation” – Jeremiah 10:10 “ The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him, in those who hope in His mercy” – Psalms 147:11

Will

“Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your Name, Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” – Matthew 6:9,10. “the Most High rules in the kingdom of men; Gives it to whomever He will and sets it over the lowest of men” – Daniel 4:17