01.01. God
Fundamental Bible Studies
Lesson: 1
Topic: God
There are two classes of people in the world: 1) Those who believe that God is eternal– a Personality who had created and who intelligently directs all things, a Divine Being who is the first cause, the Creator, Guardian and Rewarder of all that is good. The majority of Americans have this belief. 2)Those who think that man and the universe are accidents, that we did not come from anywhere and are not going anywhere, that we are tiny specks on the window-pane of time. The minority of Americans take this view. Not many people will ever be Atheists declaring, “There is no God” (Psalms 14:1). Before one could logically declare, “There is no God,” he should have made extensive explorations in time and eternity, in the material world and the spiritual world else he might have overlooked God. He should be everywhere at the same time or the place he is not might be God’s dwelling place. He should know everything or the one thing he did not know might be God. Something cannot come from nothing. Something is, therefore something always existed. There are but two things in existence– mind (spirit) and matter. Mind is superior to matter. Mind knows, matter is known. Mind moves and modifies matter. The pilot is greater than his plane. The chemist is greater than his chemicals. A watch tells us that there is a watchmaker, a house that there is a house-builder (Hebrews 3:4). The earth and the other planets, the sun, moon and starts prove the existence of God. “The heaven declare the glory of God and the firmament showeth his handiwork” (Psalms 19:1). If the universe exhibits design, there must be a Great Designer; if it operates with mathematical precision, there must be a Great Mathematician. Back of the universe there is a Cause. Christians say, “God exists.”
Questions:
1. There are two classes of people in the world. They are:
1)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2. Why cannot Atheism be proved? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3. Is mind superior to matter? _ _ _ _ _ How? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4. The existence of the universe proves what? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Scripture? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _)
5.What does a watch and a house prove? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Hebrews ___:___ ) 6.Name three things one must believe to be an atheist:
1) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7.God is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Deuteronomy 6:4) 8.God is manifested in three persons: 1) The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and 3) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9.God is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (John 4:24; Luke 24:39) 10.Is God omniscient? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What does that mean?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Is God omnipotent? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What does that men?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11.Is God omnipresent? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What does that men?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Is God omnivisual? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What does that mean?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Can you give scripture to support your answer.) 12.God is _ _ _ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
13.God is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 Timothy 1:17. He had no beginning and will have no end.
14. God is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ James 1:17.
15. God is not a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
16. What does 1 Samuel 16:7 say about God? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
WORDS to Know:
(What is the difference between these? ) Atheists Infidel Agnostic Modernists SOME BASIC ARGUMENTS (These are just a few of the arguments apologists give for the existence of God.
The Cosmological Argument Cause and effect; God is the first cause The Teological Argument Design in the universe is evidence of a Designer. The Moral Argument Who determines what is right or wrong? All cultures have some moral principles or codes by which they live. The Ontological Argument The ability to conceive of God, for all knowledge consists of sensory images.