Seventh-day Adventist Fun-da-Mentals 2

One god: Three Persons

How do you know God is there? Here is some evidence:

LLY • Something or Someone made the world. “In the begin-

THE GODHEAD’S
CHARACTERISTICS
E A ning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1).

D R
R E? • Even in a sin-filled, evil world, we see awesome things
designed by God. “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies
God the Father, God the Son,
and God the Holy Spirit are like this:
G O H E
IS T proclaim the work of his hands” (Psalm 19:1).
• The world is built with design, pattern, and order.
• Immortal – never born, have always existed,
will never die. “From everlasting to everlasting
An Intelligent Mind created it. “The living God . . . you are God” (Psalm 90:2).

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made the heavens and the earth and the sea and
everything in them” (Acts 14:15).
• We can think about what is true, good, beautiful,
C E R T I F I C ATE
BIRTH
and loving, which comes from Someone who is
good, true, beautiful, and loving. “Love comes from
God. . . . God is love” (1 John 5:7, 16).
Name: God
: None
Date of birth
• People have a built-in sense of right and wrong—a
conscience. “[Non-Christians] who do not have the
law, do by nature things required by the law” (Romans
2:14).
• “The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God’ ”
(Psalm 14:1). • Infinite – have no limits. “ ‘I am the Alpha and
the Omega,’ says the Lord God, ‘who is, and
who was, and who is to come, the Almighty’ ”

WE CAN KNOW GOD (Revelation 1:8).

• All powerful – can do anything. “With God all
things are possible” (Matthew 19:26).
We can’t understand God said, “Let us make man in our image” (Gen. 1:26).
• All knowing – know everything happening in
Who is “us”? The three Persons of God.
everything about God the universe. “The eyes of the LORD are every-
n, and the Holy Spirit
because we’re not smart God is the Father, Jesus the So where, keeping watch on the wicked and the
good” (Proverbs 15:3).
enough. But we can know • In charge of everything – rule the universe.
who the Three Persons are. “To the LORD your God belong the heavens, even
the highest heavens, the earth and everything in
it” (Deuteronomy 10:14).
You can find out who God is:
• Always present – are everywhere all the time.
“ ‘Do not I fill heaven and earth?’ declares the
• Learn from the Bible • Look at nature LORD” (Jeremiah 23:24).
“Beginning with Moses and all “Since the creation of the world God’s • Listen to the Holy Spirit • Never change – all three are perfect. “ ‘I the
the Prophets, Jesus explained invisible qualities—his eternal power “The Holy Spirit, whom LORD do not change’ ” (Malachi 3:6).
to them what was said in all and divine nature—have been clearly the Father will send in my • Source of life – can put life into anything they
the Scriptures concerning seen, being understood from what has name, will teach you all choose. “The LORD God formed a man from the
himself” (Luke 24:27). been made” (Romans 1:20). things” (John 14:26). dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils
the breath of life” (Genesis 2:7).

WHAT ARE THEY LIKE?

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are:
Holy Righteous Just Merciful Kind Gracious Truthful Pure Loving
Psalm 99:9 Ezra 9:15 Revelation 22:12 Isaiah 55:7 Jeremiah 31:3 Titus 2:11 1 John 5:20 Habakkuk 1:13 1 John 4:8

HOW DO WE KNOW FOR SURE? WHAT ARE

When Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River, all three members of
the Godhead were there:
“As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that mo-
THEY DOING?
ment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a God the Father gave us Jesus to save us from
dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my Son, sin and eternal death:
whom I love; with him I am well pleased’ ” (Matthew 3:16–17). “God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the
world, but to save the world through him” (John 3:17).
Jesus gave instructions to the disciples about baptizing new believers:
“ ‘Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Jesus promised the help of the Father and the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Holy Spirit for His disciples:
Spirit’ ” (Matthew 28:19). “ ‘I will ask the Father, and he will give you another
advocate to help you and be with you forever— the
The Bible preacher named Spirit of truth’ ” (John 14:16–17).
Paul often finished his
letters this way: Jude wrote down what all three Beings in the
“May the grace of the Godhead will do for us:
Lord Jesus Christ, and “Dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith
the love of God, and and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love as
the fellowship of the you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to
Holy Spirit be with you eternal life” (Jude 1:20, 21). Text: Tim Lale, Design: Wendy Hunt, Illustrations: Randy Fishell
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all” (1 Corinthians 13:14). Photos from Wikimedia Commons: smiling baby, Ayes, CC-SA 2.0,
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