Song
And I believe in miracles
Something sacred burning
In every bush and tree
We can all learn to sing
The songs the angels sing
Yeah I believe in God
And God ain't me
I've traveled around the world
Stood on mighty mountains
And gazed across the wilderness
Never seen a line in the sand
Or a diamond in the dust
And as our fate unfurls
Every day that passes
I'm sure about a little bit less
Even my money keeps telling me
It's God I need to trust
And I believe in God
But God ain't us
God of my little understanding
Don't care what name I call
Whether or not I believe
Doesn't matter at all
I receive the blessings
That every day on earth's
another chance to get it right
Let this little light of mine
Shine and rage against the night
Just another lesson
Maybe someone's watching
And wondering what I got
Maybe this is why I'm here on earth
And maybe not
But I believe in God
And God is God
© Exile on Jones Street Music, administered by Primary Wave Music (ASCAP)
Joan Baez
GOD: Aslan: God is not safe, but he is good.-CS Lewis. God is a just judge. God is not needed/we are not heroic…it is a
privilege for us to participate with Him.
Remeber Who Your Father Is by Marc Goodwin, June 17, 2012 James 1:12-18
GODS-GODNESS- god’s judgement-rape? Isaiah 13:15-16 15 Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is
joined unto them shall fall by the sword. 16 Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled,
and their wives ravished.
50% will live without a father for an extended period of time. Twice as likely to be arrested. 2/3 of teen suicide. 75% of high school
dropouts.
Remember what our Father is like will equip us to face life’s trials.
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 He keeps his promises such as blessing. Blessing means you are fortunate. Marc talked about people that seem to be naive and are
in bad situations and seem to only focus on the good when things are really bad. (ie. An abused wife, a renter who is being
mistreated by a landlord, etc.) Some may things of Christians this way, but our optimism is founded on our knowledge of who God
is and the crown of life.
 God has not promised you a boyfriend or girlfriend, health, air conditioning in your car….he did promise us eternal life. This makes
it worthwhile to preserver.
 A promise is only as good as the one who gives it.
 We are all going through trials, from large to small, we must
 Paternity Test-morrie povitch, do a paternity test for yourself…is it truly God or Satan. How you go through trials prove who your
father is.
 -We believe that once we are saved nothing maters after the point of salvation. James made it clear you must preserver to the end, if
you claim to be a follower of Christ.
 Our Father does not tempt us. We must take responsibility.
 Greek perosmos n. testing. Used as a person who was going to show their obedience. But the word could also be used to show
someone putting a pie on the table to tempt someone on a diet. Vs 13. πειράζω peirazo {pi-rad'-zo} Meaning: 1) to try whether a
thing can be done 1a) to attempt, endeavour 2) to try, make trial of, test: for the purpose of ascertaining his quantity, or what he
thinks, or how he will behave himself 2a) in a good sense 2b) in a bad sense, to test one maliciously, craftily to put to the proof his
feelings or judgments 2c) to try or test one's faith, virtue, character, by enticement to sin 2c1) to solicit to sin, to tempt 1c1a) of the
temptations of the devil 2d) after the OT usage 2d1) of God: to inflict evils upon one in order to prove his character and the
steadfastness of his faith 2d2) men are said to tempt God by exhibitions of distrust, as though they wished to try whether he is not
justly distrusted 2d3) by impious or wicked conduct to test God's justice and patience, and to challenge him, as it were to give proof
of his perfections.
 We often want to blame-shift. Blame others, satan, etc.
 Temptation is always pulling from a desire from within yourself. 13 Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by
God," for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. 14 But each person is tempted when he is lured and
enticed by his own desire. 15 Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.
(Jam 1:1 ESV)
 We always sin because we believe it will be desirable. We always have a choice on how we respond to temptation. How do we
dodge responsibility * he made me so made * they guy cut me off * my hormones are raging * I couldn’t help myself * it’s just so
boring * that’s just my personality *
 Temptation is a chance for you to honor Christ as much as an opportunity for you to disobey. Practice denying yourself. God will
always provide a way for escape. The Holy Spirit will always give you a way.
 Descartes used a sharp burred belt to practice obedience.
 God gives us amazing gives. 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with
whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. 18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a
kind of firstfruits of his creatures. (Jam 1:1 ESV).
 We left Him. God wanted to bring us back to himself. The Father punished his Son and then gave Him new life. “How deep the
Father’s love for us…(song)”
 Many kid’s in our culture don’t know who their father is. But we all can know our heavenly father.
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GOD: God shows himself in Deuteronomy 32: 5-26 (1) Heaven and earth (2) The law itself (3) This song itself
(made easier to memorize) * verse 2,3,4 God as the rock in contrast to foreign gods. The name was to capture its
essents. * How is Israel to deal with God.
Keith ward -god is *
Dr. William j. muray “My life without God”
J.I Packer “Knowing God”
My life without God” by Dr. William j. muray.
is god a moral monster by paul copan
God Henry Blackaby “Experience God: Knowing and doing his will”
God –evidence for. Agnostic says you must start at agnosticism and look for evidence * Don Johnson says “I don’t think that is our
starting point..open-mindedness is the starting point * alivin planting says belief in god is propertly basic …its part of being human *
we start building our world view with some sort of faith claim >atheistic =not god (or) deistic= a god. * People are primarily
theistic>our shared communal experience says there is a god> opposing all god claims can’t be true> which is most reasonable
evidence.
God, Enigmatic: ▲ Slice says, “Life doesn’t function the way I would have designed it. So, I will study rhetoric in attempt to
disprove god’s existence. ▲ Grim says, If god existed, it would be easy to understand. Like a simple myth. Mystical: see through
glass darkly. Phil 3:8. living in a fog.
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A.W. Tozer noted, “Much of our difficulty as seeking Christians stems from our unwillingness to take God as he is and adjust our
lives accordingly.” I also feel a spiritual longing for other realities when I find the Christian walk difficult.
Omnipotence An attribute of God alone. It is the quality of having all power (Psalm 115:3). He can do all things that do not conflict
with His holy nature. God has the power to do anything He wants to. Omnipotent –
Omnipresence An attribute of God alone. It is the quality of being present in all places at all times (Jer. 23:23.4). He is not bound by
time and space. This does not mean that nature is a part of God and is, therefore, to be worshiped. Creation is separate from God, but
not independent of Him.
Omniscience – An attribute of God alone. It is the quality of having all knowledge (Isaiah 40:14). Omnipotence, Omnipresence, and
Omniscience represent the nature of God concerning His relation to the creation.
Infinite – Infinity with respect to space – Infinity with respect to time – Infinity The state or quality of being infinite, unlimited
by space or time, without end, without beginning or end. God is infinite in that He is not limited by space or time. He is without
beginning and without end (Psalm 90:2).
Immutability – Immutability does not mean that God does not vary. The incarnation is just such an example of variation. Also, God's
attitude toward a person is changed when the person becomes a Christian. For example, the enmity between God and man is removed
(Rom. 5:10). Mormonism denies the immutability of God. It says that God was not always God, that He was a man on another planet
who became a God (Mormon Doctrine, by Bruce McConkie, p. 321.). The divine attribute of unchangeableness. God said in Exodus
3:14, "I AM that I AM," signifying His eternal sameness and His sovereignty. He cannot change His moral character, His love, His
omniscience, omnipresence, omnipotence, etc. God is "From everlasting to everlasting," (Psalm 90:2).
Foreknow, Foreknowledge It is God's knowledge about things that will happen. Past, present, and future are all "present" in the mind
of God. He inhabits eternity (Isaiah 57:15). God has infinite knowledge (Isaiah 41:22,23) and knows all things in advance. In the N.T.
it does not always mean "to know beforehand" but also to cause to be. See 1 Pet. 1:2,20.
Deity-That quality possessed by God alone that distinguishes Him from every other thing. It is the essential nature that makes God
what He is.
Tetragrammaton (YHWH) This is a term applied to the four Hebrew letters that make up the name of God as revealed to Moses
in Exodus 3:14. God said to Moses, "And God said to Moses, I AM WHO I AM; and He said, Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel,
I AM has sent me to you." YHWH makes up the base of the verb "to be" from which God designated His own name as "I AM." In
English the letters are basically equivalent to YHWH. It is from these four letters that the name of God is derived and has been
rendered as Yahweh and Jehovah. The true pronunciation of God's name has been lost through lack of use, because the Jews, who
were first given the name of God, would not pronounce it out of their awe and respect for God.
Sovereignty The right of God to do as He wishes (Psalm 50:1; Isaiah 40:15; 1 Tim. 6:15) with His creation. This implies that there is
no external influence upon Him and that He also has the ability to exercise His power and control according to His will.
God: Invisibility ▲ Slice says, There is no deity. It would make a colossal appearance that would negate the necessitation of
devotees’ obedience through faith. God would manifest to squelch my skepticism. ▲ Grim says, Science and human intellect has
debunked spiritual myth. Life has no metaphysical meanings outside of self preservation. While Grim (1) Makes comment (2) He
burns his arm off (3) Reaches down into his body-harvesting bag (4) Pulls out a long thin replacement arm (5) Pops it on (6) Uses it
for more tricks ▲ Slice says, No. We are advanced primates that evolved into spiritual beings. Morality is not religious; it is
adaptation for the good of the herd. It’s as if God wanted us to fall in love with his song, before we saw the actual musician play a
concert. God controls how much he reveals of himself to each person and tribe. Some come to Him with little revelation, and some
come with much revelation. Creation itself is sufficient enough to hold everyone accountable that there is a God -2 cor 2:6. Mathew
11. II Cor. 2:6-8 He even has hidden wisdom that he has chosen to not reveal.
God’s visibility: I’ve never met Socrates, but I believe he lived. I’ve never seen the wind but I feel its effect. My answer lies
somewhere between. -some will always doubt. Even before the risen lord. They had Moses and the prophets
Jehovah An anglicized pronunciation of the Hebrew tetragrammaton, YHWH, which are the four consonant letters used to spell
Gods name in the Old Testament (Exodus 3:14). The Hebrews considered the name of God too holy to pronounce and substituted the
word Lord (adonai) when the text was read. The vowels of the word adonai was combined with YHWH to get the word Jehovah
which was first used in the 12th century. A more accurate pronunciation of YHWH would be Yahweh. However, the exact and proper
pronunciation has been lost.
God The supreme being of the universe. He is the creator of all things (Isaiah 44:24). He alone is God (Isaiah 45:21,22; 46:9; 47:8).
There have never been any Gods before Him nor will there be any after Him (Isaiah 43:10). God is God from all eternity (Psalm 90:2).
In Exodus 3:14, God revealed His name to His people. The name commonly known in English is Jehovah. This comes from the four
Hebrew consonants that spell the name of God. (See Tetragrammaton.) God is a Trinity, knows all things (1 John 3:20), can do all
things (Jer. 32:17,27 - except those things against His nature like lie, break His word, cheat, steal, etc.), and is everywhere all the time
(Psalm 119:7-12).
Decrees, of God-The Decrees of God is His eternal purpose, according to His will, whereby He has foreordained whatever comes to
pass. His Decrees do not negate the responsibility of people for their sins nor does it mean that God is responsible for sin. But, it
necessarily is true that God knows all things actual as well as potential, and that that which exists, exists due to His creative effort. It
also follows that God has eternally known all events that have occurred, are occurring, and will occur in this creation including the
fall, redemption, glorification, etc. Yet, God is not the one responsible for the sin in the world but has decreed, by His permission, that
it be allowed to exist. Isaiah 46:9-10 says, "Remember the former things long past, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and
there is no one like Me, 10Declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things which have not been done, saying, ‘My
purpose will be established, and I will accomplish all My good pleasure." God's efficacious decrees are those decrees which God has
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purposed and determined to occur, i.e., Acts 2:23 "this Man, delivered up by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you
nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put Him to death." God's permissive decrees are those decrees where He permits
things to occur such as evil.
Free Knowledge The free act of God’s will where, after His free act of creation, He knows all things that are going to happen and
that this knowledge is contingent upon His free creative will. Therefore, the free knowledge of God would be different if He had
chosen a different creative fiat. In other words, because God created one possible existence instead of another, the range of His
knowledge regarding actual existence would have been different had He created something different in the first place. (See also
Natural knowledge and Middle Knowledge.)
Middle Knowledge That knowledge of God dealing with what individuals will do in a given set of circumstances. God has an infinite
set of potential circumstances that could exist and knows all actual choices that would be made by individuals in each set. (See also
Free Knowledge and Natural knowledge.)
Transcendence A theological term referring to the relation of God to creation. God is "other," "different" from His creation. He is
independent and different from His creatures (Isaiah 55:8-9). He transcends His creation. He is beyond it and not limited by it or to it.
Transcendent –
Theopneustia: Breath of God
Theology Proper: The Doctrine of God –
GOD IS GOD
(Steve Earle)
I believe in prophecy
Some folks see things
Not everybody can see
And once in a while
They pass the secret along
To you and me
And I believe in miracles
Something sacred burning
In every bush and tree
We can all learn to sing
The songs the angels sing
Yeah I believe in God
And God ain't me
I've traveled around the world
Stood on mighty mountains
And gazed across the wilderness
Never seen a line in the sand
Or a diamond in the dust
And as our fate unfurls
Every day that passes
I'm sure about a little bit less
Even my money keeps telling me
It's God I need to trust
And I believe in God
But God ain't us
God of my little understanding
Don't care what name I call
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Whether or not I believe
Doesn't matter at all
I receive the blessings
That every day on earth's
another chance to get it right
Let this little light of mine
Shine and rage against the night
Just another lesson
Maybe someone's watching
And wondering what I got
Maybe this is why I'm here on earth
And maybe not
But I believe in God
And God is God
© Exile on Jones Street Music, administered by Primary Wave Music (ASCAP)
Joan Baez
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