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One God existing eternally as three distinct Persons — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. From the plural Hebrew name Elohim to the baptism of Christ, Scripture reveals this foundational truth.…
GodBefore creation, the Father and Son dwelt in infinite mutual delight. God was forming eternal counsels — planning to bring a people into the joy He shared with His Son.…
GodThe Hebrew name Elohim is plural — pointing to at least three Persons. When God says 'Let us make man,' the divine Persons take counsel together for the crowning work of creation.…
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The statement "God is love" (1 John 4:8, 16) is one of the most profound declarations in all of Scripture. It does not merely say that God *has* love or *s…
GodScripture reveals two great declarations about what God is in His essential nature: (1 John 1:5) and (1 John 4:8). These are not merely things God does b…
GodThe phrase "our God is a consuming fire" (Hebrews 12:29, quoting Deuteronomy 4:24) is one of the most searching statements in Scripture. Several things sta…
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Scripture never sets out to *prove* that God exists. It begins with Him. opens his notes on Genesis with this observation: There is no elaborate argumen…
GodScripture does not argue for the existence of God — it assumes it. The very first sentence of the Bible, "In the beginning, God created the heavens and t…
GodScripture reveals that God does not have merely one name — He has progressively revealed Himself under many names, each suited to the relationship He was…
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Psalm 139 is the great Scripture on this subject, and it has drawn rich comment from many writers. ## God's Knowledge Reaches to Our Innermost Thoughts …
GodScripture declares plainly: (John 1:18; 1 John 4:12). And yet Moses saw God's glory, Stephen saw the glory of God, and the Lord Jesus Himself said, "He th…
GodThe answer is ready — here it is: # Is God Sovereign, or Do We Have a Free Will? This is one of the great questions of Scripture, and the writers who …
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The word "volcano" does not appear in Scripture itself, but several passages describe phenomena strikingly similar to volcanic activity — and the comment…
GodScripture reveals several distinct purposes behind God's allowing sickness and physical affliction. Far from being random or purposeless, sickness in the h…
GodThis question touches on one of the deepest mysteries of God's ways — why He permits suffering that has no apparent connection to personal wrongdoing. Sc…
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The picture of God as distant, imposing, or angry is one of the most common — and most damaging — misunderstandings a person can carry. Yet the whole t…
GodThe word "favour" in Scripture is closely linked to the word "grace" — in fact, they are the same word. The favour of God is not something earned by mora…
Godaddresses this question most directly in his paper *The Mystery of God's Will*. He begins by defining what Scripture means when it speaks of God's will: …