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DISCIPLESHIP BIBLE STUDIES
THE NATURE OF GOD
One of the most important revelations we can receive from the Bible is the disclosure of the knowledge and
nature of God. The Bible gives us insight about and what God is like, that is, His attributes, his ways in
dealing with mankind, about His Will for man and also about His heart. Our traditions, preconceptions,
cultural influences, experiences and reasonings do not always tell us the truth about God, but the Bible
does. In order to have a positive relationship with the Lord, we must know His nature and His real character.
Is He an angry God up there with a big stick ready to strike at the moment we sin, or is He a merciful God who
wants to impart to us (His children), His life and blessing, independent of our performance? The real fact and
truth is, that God wants us to worship Him and know Him in a very personal and real way. This can only
happen through the power and working of the Holy Spirit in an earnest believers life. It can happen no other
way. "Not by power, not by might, but my Spirit says the Lord" (Zechariah 4:6). Without the Holy Spirit, we
may know about God, but we will not know Him and experience relationship with Him.
The Holy Spirit will never reveal God as being different to what the Scriptures reveal. We must not believe
every spirit, but test the spirits. (1 John 4:1) The Bible declares over and over about the goodness of God
and all that He does is good. God is good! Psalms 136:1 O GIVE thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His
mercy and loving-kindness endure forever. The Nature of God is to do good. He has given good things for us
to enjoy. 1 Tim 6:17-18 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in
uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. Another thing we must know in
the revelation of the nature of God, through His Word to us, is that He is a God of Love. 1 John 4:8 He who
does not love does not know God, for God is love. God's thoughts and plans for us are plans for good, not for
evil. (Jeremiah 29:11)
Concerning the Nature of God, there is no way we could sum up all that there is to know about His character
and put Him in a box and feel satisfied that we have a handle on the knowledge of His Person. He allows us
scripturally to know about Him, but He affords us the honor and privilege to know Him personally by
experience, in a tangible reality and way, by the presence of His power in the interior kingdom of our hearts
where His Spirit dwells. This was the desire of King David and he spoke this so well in Psalms 21:1-6
THE KING [David] shall joy in Your strength, O Lord; and in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
2 You have given him his heart's desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. 4 He asked life of You,
and You gave it to him — long life forever and evermore. 5 His glory is great because of Your aid; splendor
and majesty You bestow upon him. 6 For You make him to be blessed and a blessing forever; You make him
exceedingly glad with the joy of Your presence.
God tells us in the Word, that His ways are higher than our ways and He lets us know that He is Supreme and
holds all power, glory, knowledge, truth and righteousness in His the dominion of His sphere and realm of
authority. Isaiah 55:8-9 For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways , says the
Lord. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts
than your thoughts.
Concerning the "Attributes of God", which are the qualities or perfections of His Divine Nature.
We first learn that God is omnipotent. A big word which says, that God has and holds all power to do
whatever He chooses. Jeremiah 32:17 Alas, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by
Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! There is nothing too hard or too wonderful for You. And also
in the New Testament we see this: Revelations 19:6 After that I heard what sounded like the shout of a vast
throng, like the boom of many pounding waves, and like the roar of terrific and mighty peals of thunder,
exclaiming, Hallelujah (praise the Lord)! For now the Lord our God the Omnipotent (the All-Ruler) reigns! And
secondly we learn that God is omniscient. This means that God knows everything! Psalms 147:5 Great is
our Lord and of great power; His understanding is inexhaustible and boundless.
Thirdly, God is omnipresent. He fills heaven and earth and there is no place where He is not there watching.
Not only that, but as Creator God, He also stands outside the heavens and the earth. Gen 1:1 IN THE
beginning God (prepared, formed, fashioned, and) created the heavens and the earth. A scripture in the New
Testament speaks this so beautifully as well: Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the worlds [during
the successive ages] were framed (fashioned, put in order, and equipped for their intended purpose) by the
word of God, so that what we see was not made out of things which are visible. God is not, as the doctrine of
Pantheism says in simply summing God up, "it supposes God and nature, or God and the whole universe, to
be one and the same substance — one universal being; insomuch that men's souls are only modifications of
the divine substance". This understanding is atheistic and should be treated under the subject of atheism.
(Pantheism definition taken from McClintock and Strong Encyclopedia). Our fourth Attribute of God,
declares that God is Eternal, before all things and without end. Colossians 1:17 And He Himself existed
before all things, and in Him all things consist (cohere, are held together). Psalms 102:27 But You remain the
same, and Your years shall have no end. We see in this verse as well that God never changes, he remains
the same. This is His fifth Attribute which describes His qualities or perfections. God never changes.
Malachi 3:6 For I am the Lord, I do not change; that is why you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.
Heb 13:8 Jesus Christ (the Messiah) is [always] the same, yesterday, today, [yes] and forever (to the ages).
The next part of our introduction into the Nature of God, will be to investigate and
learn of "His Characteristics". We had previously discussed first that God is Love and this was seen
in 1 John 4:8. God is the greatest lover of His people. There is no greater than this. This love includes people
who have been corrupted by sin. He cares about us, He is patient and kind with us, and He has good plans for
us. Jeremiah 29:13-14 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. 14 I
will be found by you, says the LORD, and I will bring you back from your captivity" (from the bondage of sin).
The second characteristic of God revealed to us, is that God is Holy. 1 Samuel 2:2 There is none holy like
the Lord, there is none besides You". Holiness is spiritual beauty. It is also total moral uprightness and
separation from all that is unclean or evil. Like a diamond in the light with many faces, each of God's
attributes shines out in perfect balance. There is no defect in God's character or nature. He is perfect.
Our third characteristic of God is that He is righteous (honest, impartial, fair, upright). Psalms 116:5
Gracious is the Lord, and [rigidly] righteous; yes, our God is merciful. Everything that God does is always fair
and right from a moral point of view. As judge of all the earth, God is a just judge. He judges with fairness,
knowing all the facts and all the intentions of men's heart. Romans 2:16 On that day when, as my Gospel
proclaims, God by Jesus Christ will judge men in regard to the things which they conceal (their hidden
thoughts). We have also seen in the opening of this introduction, that God is good. This is our fourth
characteristic revealing the nature of God, God is good. (Psalms 136:1) He wants good things for people
and for the universe which He has created. Jesus did the will of the Father, doing good and healing those
who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him. Acts 10:38-39 how God anointed Jesus of
Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were
oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. We must understand that God does not force people to be
good. It is because of the evil within people, that there is so much suffering in the world. This is why God has
sent His Son, Jesus. He came to deliver us from all evil and give us His very nature and character, but He
does not force us.
A fifth characteristic of God is that He is truthful and is as integral as His Word. Numbers 23:19 "God is not
a man, that He should lie". And in the New Testament in the Gospel of John 17:17 Sanctify them [purify,
consecrate, separate them for Yourself, make them holy] by the Truth; Your Word is Truth. God hates lying
because it opposes His very nature! A sixth characteristic is that God is faithful. This means that He keeps
His promises. He never forgets what He promises to us his Word. 2 Timothy 2:13 If we are faithless [do not
believe and are untrue to Him], He remains true (faithful to His Word and His righteous character), for He
cannot deny Himself. A seventh characteristic of God's nature is that He alone is wise IN Himself.
Romans 16:27 To [the] only wise God be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ (the Anointed One)! God
knows what He is doing and He is doing all things that He sees fit for the universe and for all of creation. Any
wisdom we may have received comes from God, not from our own independent creativity. Wisdom is
knowledge that is correctly applied to achieve the right purpose.
The eighth of God's characteristics is that God is forgiving and kind by nature. 1 John 1:9 If we [freely]
admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just (true to His own nature and promises)
and will forgive our sins [dismiss our lawlessness] and [continuously] cleanse us from all unrighteousness
[everything not in conformity to His will in purpose, thought, and action]. He even blesses His enemies at
times and longs that His loving kindness might lead them into repentance so that He can forgive them.
Romans 2:4 Or are you [so blind as to] trifle with and presume upon and despise and underestimate the
wealth of His kindness and forbearance and long-suffering patience? Are you unmindful or actually ignorant
[of the fact] that God's kindness is intended to lead you to repent ( to change your mind and inner man to
accept God's will)?
As we have seen and it has been stated, God is good. He acts for the good of the entire universe according
to His infinite knowledge and wisdom. Yet He leaves room for the free will choices of men and the activity of
Satan's kingdom so that He can have as a final result, truly tried, tested and mature sons and daughters who
love Him from the very depths of their hearts. This is God's purpose. This explains why God permits evil to
exist for the time being. God's love for us caused and motivated Him to give us His Son, Jesus Christ, as an
atoning sacrifice upon the Cross of Calvary, to take away the guilt of our sins, and make it possible for us to
become transformed as adopted son of God.
Being a God of love, it is not surprising then to know that God is also very compassionate. Mark 6:34 As
Jesus landed, He saw a great crowd waiting, and He was moved with compassion for them, because they
were like sheep without a shepherd; and He began to teach them many things. He is moved by our
sufferings and wants to help us. We may have been evil, but God is also forgiving and merciful to those who
confess and forsake their sins, by trusting In Him. John 3:16 For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the
world that He [even] gave up His only begotten ( unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to,
relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life.
nature of God. The Bible gives us insight about and what God is like, that is, His attributes, his ways in
dealing with mankind, about His Will for man and also about His heart. Our traditions, preconceptions,
cultural influences, experiences and reasonings do not always tell us the truth about God, but the Bible
does. In order to have a positive relationship with the Lord, we must know His nature and His real character.
Is He an angry God up there with a big stick ready to strike at the moment we sin, or is He a merciful God who
wants to impart to us (His children), His life and blessing, independent of our performance? The real fact and
truth is, that God wants us to worship Him and know Him in a very personal and real way. This can only
happen through the power and working of the Holy Spirit in an earnest believers life. It can happen no other
way. "Not by power, not by might, but my Spirit says the Lord" (Zechariah 4:6). Without the Holy Spirit, we
may know about God, but we will not know Him and experience relationship with Him.
The Holy Spirit will never reveal God as being different to what the Scriptures reveal. We must not believe
every spirit, but test the spirits. (1 John 4:1) The Bible declares over and over about the goodness of God
and all that He does is good. God is good! Psalms 136:1 O GIVE thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His
mercy and loving-kindness endure forever. The Nature of God is to do good. He has given good things for us
to enjoy. 1 Tim 6:17-18 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in
uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. Another thing we must know in
the revelation of the nature of God, through His Word to us, is that He is a God of Love. 1 John 4:8 He who
does not love does not know God, for God is love. God's thoughts and plans for us are plans for good, not for
evil. (Jeremiah 29:11)
Concerning the Nature of God, there is no way we could sum up all that there is to know about His character
and put Him in a box and feel satisfied that we have a handle on the knowledge of His Person. He allows us
scripturally to know about Him, but He affords us the honor and privilege to know Him personally by
experience, in a tangible reality and way, by the presence of His power in the interior kingdom of our hearts
where His Spirit dwells. This was the desire of King David and he spoke this so well in Psalms 21:1-6
THE KING [David] shall joy in Your strength, O Lord; and in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
2 You have given him his heart's desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. 4 He asked life of You,
and You gave it to him — long life forever and evermore. 5 His glory is great because of Your aid; splendor
and majesty You bestow upon him. 6 For You make him to be blessed and a blessing forever; You make him
exceedingly glad with the joy of Your presence.
God tells us in the Word, that His ways are higher than our ways and He lets us know that He is Supreme and
holds all power, glory, knowledge, truth and righteousness in His the dominion of His sphere and realm of
authority. Isaiah 55:8-9 For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways , says the
Lord. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts
than your thoughts.
Concerning the "Attributes of God", which are the qualities or perfections of His Divine Nature.
We first learn that God is omnipotent. A big word which says, that God has and holds all power to do
whatever He chooses. Jeremiah 32:17 Alas, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by
Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! There is nothing too hard or too wonderful for You. And also
in the New Testament we see this: Revelations 19:6 After that I heard what sounded like the shout of a vast
throng, like the boom of many pounding waves, and like the roar of terrific and mighty peals of thunder,
exclaiming, Hallelujah (praise the Lord)! For now the Lord our God the Omnipotent (the All-Ruler) reigns! And
secondly we learn that God is omniscient. This means that God knows everything! Psalms 147:5 Great is
our Lord and of great power; His understanding is inexhaustible and boundless.
Thirdly, God is omnipresent. He fills heaven and earth and there is no place where He is not there watching.
Not only that, but as Creator God, He also stands outside the heavens and the earth. Gen 1:1 IN THE
beginning God (prepared, formed, fashioned, and) created the heavens and the earth. A scripture in the New
Testament speaks this so beautifully as well: Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the worlds [during
the successive ages] were framed (fashioned, put in order, and equipped for their intended purpose) by the
word of God, so that what we see was not made out of things which are visible. God is not, as the doctrine of
Pantheism says in simply summing God up, "it supposes God and nature, or God and the whole universe, to
be one and the same substance — one universal being; insomuch that men's souls are only modifications of
the divine substance". This understanding is atheistic and should be treated under the subject of atheism.
(Pantheism definition taken from McClintock and Strong Encyclopedia). Our fourth Attribute of God,
declares that God is Eternal, before all things and without end. Colossians 1:17 And He Himself existed
before all things, and in Him all things consist (cohere, are held together). Psalms 102:27 But You remain the
same, and Your years shall have no end. We see in this verse as well that God never changes, he remains
the same. This is His fifth Attribute which describes His qualities or perfections. God never changes.
Malachi 3:6 For I am the Lord, I do not change; that is why you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.
Heb 13:8 Jesus Christ (the Messiah) is [always] the same, yesterday, today, [yes] and forever (to the ages).
The next part of our introduction into the Nature of God, will be to investigate and
learn of "His Characteristics". We had previously discussed first that God is Love and this was seen
in 1 John 4:8. God is the greatest lover of His people. There is no greater than this. This love includes people
who have been corrupted by sin. He cares about us, He is patient and kind with us, and He has good plans for
us. Jeremiah 29:13-14 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. 14 I
will be found by you, says the LORD, and I will bring you back from your captivity" (from the bondage of sin).
The second characteristic of God revealed to us, is that God is Holy. 1 Samuel 2:2 There is none holy like
the Lord, there is none besides You". Holiness is spiritual beauty. It is also total moral uprightness and
separation from all that is unclean or evil. Like a diamond in the light with many faces, each of God's
attributes shines out in perfect balance. There is no defect in God's character or nature. He is perfect.
Our third characteristic of God is that He is righteous (honest, impartial, fair, upright). Psalms 116:5
Gracious is the Lord, and [rigidly] righteous; yes, our God is merciful. Everything that God does is always fair
and right from a moral point of view. As judge of all the earth, God is a just judge. He judges with fairness,
knowing all the facts and all the intentions of men's heart. Romans 2:16 On that day when, as my Gospel
proclaims, God by Jesus Christ will judge men in regard to the things which they conceal (their hidden
thoughts). We have also seen in the opening of this introduction, that God is good. This is our fourth
characteristic revealing the nature of God, God is good. (Psalms 136:1) He wants good things for people
and for the universe which He has created. Jesus did the will of the Father, doing good and healing those
who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him. Acts 10:38-39 how God anointed Jesus of
Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were
oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. We must understand that God does not force people to be
good. It is because of the evil within people, that there is so much suffering in the world. This is why God has
sent His Son, Jesus. He came to deliver us from all evil and give us His very nature and character, but He
does not force us.
A fifth characteristic of God is that He is truthful and is as integral as His Word. Numbers 23:19 "God is not
a man, that He should lie". And in the New Testament in the Gospel of John 17:17 Sanctify them [purify,
consecrate, separate them for Yourself, make them holy] by the Truth; Your Word is Truth. God hates lying
because it opposes His very nature! A sixth characteristic is that God is faithful. This means that He keeps
His promises. He never forgets what He promises to us his Word. 2 Timothy 2:13 If we are faithless [do not
believe and are untrue to Him], He remains true (faithful to His Word and His righteous character), for He
cannot deny Himself. A seventh characteristic of God's nature is that He alone is wise IN Himself.
Romans 16:27 To [the] only wise God be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ (the Anointed One)! God
knows what He is doing and He is doing all things that He sees fit for the universe and for all of creation. Any
wisdom we may have received comes from God, not from our own independent creativity. Wisdom is
knowledge that is correctly applied to achieve the right purpose.
The eighth of God's characteristics is that God is forgiving and kind by nature. 1 John 1:9 If we [freely]
admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just (true to His own nature and promises)
and will forgive our sins [dismiss our lawlessness] and [continuously] cleanse us from all unrighteousness
[everything not in conformity to His will in purpose, thought, and action]. He even blesses His enemies at
times and longs that His loving kindness might lead them into repentance so that He can forgive them.
Romans 2:4 Or are you [so blind as to] trifle with and presume upon and despise and underestimate the
wealth of His kindness and forbearance and long-suffering patience? Are you unmindful or actually ignorant
[of the fact] that God's kindness is intended to lead you to repent ( to change your mind and inner man to
accept God's will)?
As we have seen and it has been stated, God is good. He acts for the good of the entire universe according
to His infinite knowledge and wisdom. Yet He leaves room for the free will choices of men and the activity of
Satan's kingdom so that He can have as a final result, truly tried, tested and mature sons and daughters who
love Him from the very depths of their hearts. This is God's purpose. This explains why God permits evil to
exist for the time being. God's love for us caused and motivated Him to give us His Son, Jesus Christ, as an
atoning sacrifice upon the Cross of Calvary, to take away the guilt of our sins, and make it possible for us to
become transformed as adopted son of God.
Being a God of love, it is not surprising then to know that God is also very compassionate. Mark 6:34 As
Jesus landed, He saw a great crowd waiting, and He was moved with compassion for them, because they
were like sheep without a shepherd; and He began to teach them many things. He is moved by our
sufferings and wants to help us. We may have been evil, but God is also forgiving and merciful to those who
confess and forsake their sins, by trusting In Him. John 3:16 For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the
world that He [even] gave up His only begotten ( unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to,
relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life.
| Questions To Ask In Your Growing Relationship As A Disciple Of Jesus Christ |
1. Read Romans 5:13. What does the word "impute" mean?
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2. Read Romans 7:7. What was the purpose of the Law?
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3. Read Galatians 3:24. According to this verse, what was the purpose of the Law?
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4. Read John 8:1-11. How did Jesus deal with the woman caught in adultery?
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5. Read John 8:11. What did Jesus tell the woman she should do?________________________________
6. Read John 3:17-21. Did God send His Son into the world to condemn the world?
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7. Why did God send His Son into the world? Vs 17____________________________________________
8. How might we be saved and not condemned? Vs 18 _________________________________________
9. Since sin (darkness) opposes God's Nature (light and truth) and He hates it with a passion because it is
evil, what does He tell us we should do in John 3:20-21? _________________________________________
10. Is this what happened to the adulterous women when she came into the light (truth) and presence of
Jesus ? _______________________________________________________________________________
11. Read 1 John 4:8. According to this verse, what is the true nature of God? ________________________
12. Read Romans 5:6. God's love was directed towards us when we were what?
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13. Read Romans 5:8. God loved us while we were what? _____________________________________
14. Read Romans 5:10. God loved us while we were still what? ___________________________________
15. If you asked Jesus Christ to forgive you and be your Savior and Lord, trusting in His sacrifice as
payment for your sins, would God show you His true nature and character of mercy, love, grace and
faithfulness? __________________________________________________________________________
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2. Read Romans 7:7. What was the purpose of the Law?
______________________________________________________________________________________
3. Read Galatians 3:24. According to this verse, what was the purpose of the Law?
______________________________________________________________________________________
4. Read John 8:1-11. How did Jesus deal with the woman caught in adultery?
______________________________________________________________________________________
5. Read John 8:11. What did Jesus tell the woman she should do?________________________________
6. Read John 3:17-21. Did God send His Son into the world to condemn the world?
______________________________________________________________________________________
7. Why did God send His Son into the world? Vs 17____________________________________________
8. How might we be saved and not condemned? Vs 18 _________________________________________
9. Since sin (darkness) opposes God's Nature (light and truth) and He hates it with a passion because it is
evil, what does He tell us we should do in John 3:20-21? _________________________________________
10. Is this what happened to the adulterous women when she came into the light (truth) and presence of
Jesus ? _______________________________________________________________________________
11. Read 1 John 4:8. According to this verse, what is the true nature of God? ________________________
12. Read Romans 5:6. God's love was directed towards us when we were what?
______________________________________________________________________________________
13. Read Romans 5:8. God loved us while we were what? _____________________________________
14. Read Romans 5:10. God loved us while we were still what? ___________________________________
15. If you asked Jesus Christ to forgive you and be your Savior and Lord, trusting in His sacrifice as
payment for your sins, would God show you His true nature and character of mercy, love, grace and
faithfulness? __________________________________________________________________________
Scriptures Provided To Use With Questions
| Romans 5:13 (For until the law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law. |
| Romans 7:7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. |
| Galatians 3:24-25 24 Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. |
| John 8:1-11 BUT JESUS went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Early in the morning (at dawn), He came back into the temple [court], and the people came to Him in crowds. He sat down and was teaching them, 3 When the scribes and Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery. They made her stand in the middle of the court and put the case before Him. 4 Teacher, they said, This woman has been caught in the very act of adultery. 5 Now Moses in the Law commanded us that such [women — offenders] shall be stoned to death. But what do You say [to do with her — what is Your sentence]?6 This they said to try (test) Him, hoping they might find a charge on which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger. 7 However, when they persisted with their question, He raised Himself up and said, Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her. 8 Then He bent down and went on writing on the ground with His finger. 9 They listened to Him, and then they began going out, conscience-stricken, one by one, from the oldest down to the last one of them, till Jesus was left alone, with the woman standing there before Him in the center of the court. 10 When Jesus raised Himself up, He said to her, Woman, where are your accusers? Has no man condemned you? 11 She answered, No one, Lord! And Jesus said, I do not condemn you either. Go on your way and from now on sin no more. |
| John 3:17-21 For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject, to condemn, to pass sentence on) the world, but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him. 18 He who believes in Him [who clings to, trusts in, relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment; for him there is no rejection, no condemnation — he incurs no damnation]; but he who does not believe (cleave to, rely on, trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God. [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ's name.] 19 The [basis of the] judgment (indictment, the test by which men are judged, the ground for the sentence) lies in this: the Light has come into the world, and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light, for their works (deeds) were evil. [Isa 5:20.] 20 For every wrongdoer hates (loathes, detests) the Light, and will not come out into the Light but shrinks from it, lest his works (his deeds, his activities, his conduct) be exposed and reproved. 21 But he who practices truth [who does what is right] comes out into the Light; so that his works may be plainly shown to be what they are — wrought with God [divinely prompted, done with God's help, in dependence upon Him]. |
| 1 John 4:8 He who does not love has not become acquainted with God [does not and never did know Him], for God is love. |
| Romans 5:6 While we were yet in weakness [powerless to help ourselves], at the fitting time Christ died for (in behalf of) the ungodly. |
| Romans 5:8 But God shows and clearly proves His [own] love for us by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One) died for us. |
| Romans 5:10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, it is much more [certain], now that we are reconciled, that we shall be saved (daily delivered from sin's dominion) through His [resurrection] life. |
Answers to Questions
1. Read Romans 5:13. What does the word "impute" mean? To charge to one's account.
2. Read Romans 7:7. What was the purpose of the Law? To make sin known.
3. Read Galatians 3:24. According to this verse, what was the purpose of the Law? To show mankind
their need of the Savior, Jesus Christ.
4. Read John 8:1-11. How did Jesus deal with the woman caught in adultery? In mercy and grace.
5. Read John 8:11. What did Jesus tell the woman she should do? Stop sinning.
6. Read John 3:17-21. Did God send His Son into the world to condemn the world? No.
7. Why did God send His Son into the world? Vs 17 To save the world.
8. How might we be saved and not condemned? Vs 18 By believing In Jesus.
9. Since sin (darkness) opposes God's Nature (light and truth) and He hates it with a passion because it is
evil, what does He tell us we should do in John 3:20-21? Come into the light so that our sins may be
exposed.
10. Is this what happened to the adulterous women when she came into the light (truth) and presence of
Jesus ? Yes.
11. Read 1 John 4:8. According to this verse, what is the true nature of God? Love.
12. Read Romans 5:6. God's love was directed towards us when we were what? Without strength; i.e.
helpless and ungodly.
13. Read Romans 5:8. God loved us while we were what? Sinners.
14. Read Romans 5:10. God loved us while we were still what? Enemies.
15. If you asked Jesus Christ to forgive you and be your Savior and Lord, trusting in His sacrifice as
payment for your sins, would God show you His true nature and character of mercy, love, grace and
faithfulness? Yes.
2. Read Romans 7:7. What was the purpose of the Law? To make sin known.
3. Read Galatians 3:24. According to this verse, what was the purpose of the Law? To show mankind
their need of the Savior, Jesus Christ.
4. Read John 8:1-11. How did Jesus deal with the woman caught in adultery? In mercy and grace.
5. Read John 8:11. What did Jesus tell the woman she should do? Stop sinning.
6. Read John 3:17-21. Did God send His Son into the world to condemn the world? No.
7. Why did God send His Son into the world? Vs 17 To save the world.
8. How might we be saved and not condemned? Vs 18 By believing In Jesus.
9. Since sin (darkness) opposes God's Nature (light and truth) and He hates it with a passion because it is
evil, what does He tell us we should do in John 3:20-21? Come into the light so that our sins may be
exposed.
10. Is this what happened to the adulterous women when she came into the light (truth) and presence of
Jesus ? Yes.
11. Read 1 John 4:8. According to this verse, what is the true nature of God? Love.
12. Read Romans 5:6. God's love was directed towards us when we were what? Without strength; i.e.
helpless and ungodly.
13. Read Romans 5:8. God loved us while we were what? Sinners.
14. Read Romans 5:10. God loved us while we were still what? Enemies.
15. If you asked Jesus Christ to forgive you and be your Savior and Lord, trusting in His sacrifice as
payment for your sins, would God show you His true nature and character of mercy, love, grace and
faithfulness? Yes.
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