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your needs.” For that reason, don’t be exasperated if you can’t fully understand
who God is or why he does certain things. One day, Scripture promises, everything
about God and his character will be made perfectly clear to us (1 Corinthians 13:12).
But until then, we will find everything we need to know about him in his Word.
Look up the following notes and passages to find out who God is.
• God exists and is the creator of the universe see Genesis 1:1, page 4
• God works all things together for good see Genesis 50:20, page 52
• God is righteous see Deuteronomy 32:4, page 200
• God cares about every lost soul see Joshua 6:25, page 209
• God won’t forget his promises see 1 Samuel 21:12-15, page 276
• God is in control see Ezra 7:27, page 441, and Habakkuk 3:2-19, page 866
• God is good see Psalm 34:8, page 516
• God is all-knowing, ever present, and all-powerful see Psalm 139:1-24, page 573
• God is holy see Isaiah 6:1-8, page 629, and Habakkuk 1:12-13, page 864
• The God of the Bible is the one true God see Isaiah 45:9-23, page 665
• God is truth see Jeremiah 10:10, page 700
• God is sovereign see Daniel 4:35, page 807
• God hates sin, but loves sinners see Micah 2:12-13, page 853
• God rejoices over us with joyful songs see Zephaniah 3:17, page 870
• The beginning of it all see John 1:1-5, page 996
• God is personal see Acts 17:22-34, page 1052
• God is all-powerful see 2 Timothy 2:13, page 1168
• God is love see 1 John 4:8, page 1212
Who Is Jesus?
Throughout history many people have attempted to answer this question.
Some have done so accurately, but many have not. Our best source for answering this question is—once again—God’s own Word. The Bible presents us with
some inescapable truths about Jesus that demand a response. Anyone who
seriously studies Scripture to learn more about Jesus must answer two probing
questions: (1) What do you think of Jesus Christ? and (2) Who is he? The writer
C. S. Lewis made this observation:
You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God:
or else a madman or something worse. You can shut Him up for a fool, you
can spit at Him and kill Him as a demon; or you can fall at His feet and call
Him Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronising nonsense about
