Study One

Knowing God

Prayer:

“As a deer longs for flowing streams, so longs my soul for Thee, O Lord” (Psalm 42:1). O God, Lord of the Universe and Creator of all things, we come now before You to learn more about You. Give us the Holy Spirit to teach us all things about You. Thank You for making it possible for us to know You. We pray in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

The God we worship is a real Person. He created everything, from the multiple universes to the smallest sub-atomic particles. He also created you and me. Yet this Great Creator is not a God who created his creation and distanced Himself from His creation and watched it from afar. God wants to live with His creation especially us. We are very special because God loves us. In this study, we shall learn about the ways in which we can get to know God and what God is like. Read chapter one, “Christ Our Life”: A Communicant’s Manual.

HOW CAN I KNOW GOD?

1. You have a special friend that you like very much. What are some of the ways you can get to know him/her better?

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2. What are some of the ways you can know God?

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3. God helps us to know Him by revealing Himself. How does the Bible help us to know God? Read Psalm 19:7-9

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4. How does the historical record of God’s dealing with the Israelites in the Old Testament help us to know Him? Read Psalm 103:7

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5. How does knowing about Jesus Christ help us to know God? Read John 14:9

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6. How can God’s people in the church help us to know God? Read Acts 2:42-47

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7. How can enjoying Nature help us to know God?

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8. God wants to reveal Himself to us. Who does He send to help us to know Him? Read John 14:26

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Jesus was God spelling Himself out in language humanity could understand.

S.D.Gordon

WHAT IS GOD LIKE?

9. What is God like? From your reading of “Christ Our Life”, list down some of God’s attributes/characteristics.

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10. What did God create? Read Genesis 1:1

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11. God is ONE. The great mystery of Christianity is that God is one yet three (God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit). This is known as the Trinity. What do you understand by the Trinity?

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12. What does the following statement mean?

(a) God is a Person.

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(b) God is Spirit.

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(d) God is Sovereign.

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(e) God is Love.

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The most perfect way of seeking God, and the most suitable order, is not for us to attempt with bold curiosity to penetrate the investigation of His essence, which we ought to adore than meticulously to search out, but for us to contemplate Him in His works, whereby He renders Himself near and familiar to us, and in some manner communicates Himself.

John Calvin

Prayer:

Dear God, I want to know You. Thank you for revealing Yourself to us in so many ways. Help me to know You as a personal God, a God who loves me. Amen.