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God the Father is ...
Real and present everywhere (Pss 139:7-12)		Jonah runs from God (Jonah 1:2)
Eternal. He always was; He always will be ( Pss 90:2 )		Moses and the burning bush (Exod 3:2-20)
Spirit. He cannot be seen (John 4:24).		Samuel listens carefully (1Sam 3:1-18)
Holy. He is separate from all sin; He hates sin (Exod 15:11; Hab 1:13a).		Achan disobeys (Josh 7:19-26)
All-powerful. He used His great power in creation (Acts 4:24).		Creation (Gen 1-2)
All-wise. He knows and understands everything (Pss 139:1-6)		Joseph in Egypt (Gen 37-50)
Sovereign. He rules over all (Pss 93:1-2).		Nebuchadnezzar's madness (Dan 4)
Faithftil. He always keeps His word (Pss 119:90)		The message of the rainbow ( Gen 9:13-16 ); God gives Abraham and Sarah a son ( Gen 21:1-2 )
Love. He loves everyone (John 3:16).		Jonah's bad attitude (Jonah)
Just. He rewards and punishes ( Eccl 12:14 )		Rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16)

Jesus Christ, God the Son is . . .
Eternal. He existed with God the Father from eternity past and He will live forever (John 1:1; John 8:58)		Pharisees try to stone Jesus (John 8:13-59)
The Creator and Controller of all things John 1:1-3;Col 1:16-17) . . . . . . . . . . . . .		Control of nature; Jesus feeds the multitudes (Mark 6:35-44), stills the storm (Mat 8:23-27 )- Control over death: Jesus raises Lazarus (John 11:38-44)
God in a human body (Luke 1:35; John 1:1-12)		Birth of Christ (Mat 1; Luke 2)
Perfect. He never sinned (1Pet 2:22)		Temptation (Luke 4:2-13)
Loving. He loves children as well as grown-ups (Mat 19:14)		Jesus blesses children (Mark 10:13-16)
Our Sacrifice. He died for our sins (1Cor 15:3)		Crucifixion (Mat 27:31-50)

Alive. Re rose from the dead (Eph 1:20).		Resurrection (Mat 28:1-15; Luke 24)
Living in heaven today (Heb 1:3).		Ascension (Acts 1:1-11); Stephen sees Jesus (Acts 6:8, 7:55-60)
Is the right Lord of each believer and deserves our service ( John 20:28; Acts 9:6; Col 3:24; 1Tim 6:15 ).		Jesus sends Peter (John 21:15-19); Jesus appears to Saul (Acts 9:1-22)
Corning again to take Christians to be with Him (1Thess 4:13-17).		Jesus answers Thomas' question ( John 14:1-6 )

The promised Helper (John 14:16).		The promised Spirit comes (Acts 2:1-41)
Convicting people of sin, right and wrong, and coming judgment (John 16:7-11).		Philippian jailer is saved (Acts 16:16-34)
The One who opens God's Word (1Cor 2:12,13 1Cor 12:3).		Ethiopian eunuch understands (Acts 3:26-26:1)
The One who seals believers (Eph 1:13).		Cornelius learns of Christ (Acts 10)

God's down payment, the guarantee that God will take us to heaven ().		Onesimus becomes a brother ( Philemon )
Living permanently in believers since Jesus ascended (Rom 8:11).		Paul teaches the Corinthians (1Cor 6:19-20)
A Guide to each Christian (John 16:13).		The Spirit chooses Paul and Barnabas (Acts I directs Paul (Acts 16:6-7)
Grieved when we sin (Eph 1:13, 4:30).		Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1-11)

Man was created in the image of God: Just as God is
        an intelligent being, has a will, and can express
        emotions, so are we. We possess intelligence
        (we think); we have like emotions (love,
        jealousy, anger); we have a will (make
        decisions to obey or not obey) (Gen 1:26).

Man is body, soul, and spirit (1Thess 5:23).

The body is the house in which our soul and spirit
       lives. Through our bodies we experience the
       world around us, seeing, hearing, touching,
       tasting, smelling. With our bodies we interact
       with others.

Creation of man (Gen 1:26-31)

The soul is the unseen part that includes personality,
mind, will, and emotions.

The spirit is our unseen part through which we can
know God.

Man disobeyed God (Rom 5:12).
Man's disobedience brought all under sin
( Rom 3:23, 5:12 ) ( 1Cor 15:21-22 ).

The Fall (Gen 3)
Cain and Abel (Gen 4)

Sin is refusing to accept what the Lord Jesus has done as the only way of salvation (John 3:16-18).		Festus, Agrippa (Acts 26:1-28)
Sin must be punished; it brings death (Rom 6:23a; Ezek 18:4b). This death is eternal separation from God in a place of punishment - hell.		Achan (Josh 7:19-26)
Every person is born with a sin nature and cannot keep from doing wrong (Rom 3:23).		Nicodemus (John 3:1-16)

Salvation is possible because Jesus gave His life on the cross to pay for all sin (Heb 7:27 1Pet 2:24 ).		Crucifixion (Luke 23)
His resurrection proved that He had conquered death and Satan ( Gen 3:15; 1Cor 15:56; Eph 1:20).		Resurrection (Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:1-11)
Salvation is available to everyone willing to call on Christ (John 1:7, 12; Rom 10:13).		Conversion of Saul (Acts 9:1-22)
Jesus gives eternal life to all who believe and accept His forgiveness (John 3:36).		Thief on the cross (Luke 23:39-43)

Eternal life means Jesus will never leave you ( John 10:27-28; Heb 13:5-6 ).		Peter denies the Lord but is still His (John 18:15-27, 21:1-19)
Jesus wants us to be baptized to announce to others that we have received Him as Savior ( Acts 2:41 ).		Baptism of Christ (Mat 3:13-17), of Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8:36-37), of Philippian jailer (Acts 16:33)
Once you have eternal life, your body may die, but the real you will live forever with Jesus ( John 14:1-6; 1Cor 15:19-22; 2Cor 5:1-6 1Thess 4:17 ).		Jesus comforts His disciples (John 14:1-6); Resurrection (John 20:1-20; Acts 1:11)

The Bible is God's Word (2Tim 3:16)		Jeremiah and Baruch (Jer 36)
The Bible is true (Pss 119:160).		Fulfilled prophecies: Jesus' birth ( Mic 5:2 ) ( Luke 2:4 ) triumphal entry ( Zech 9:9 ) ( Mat 21:1-9 ) thirty pieces of silver ( Zech 11:12-13; Mat 26:15, 27:3-10 ) crucifixion ( Pss 22:16,18; Mat 27:35 )

What God wants us to know ( Deut 2, 4:1 Deut 29:29 ).
What God is like (1John 1:5; "God the Father").		Isaiah in the temple (Isa 6); John on Patmos ( Rev 1 )
What we are like ( Isa 53:6; Jer 17:9; Rom 3:23)		Gehazi lies (2Kgs 5:25-26); Achan steals (Josh 7)
How to be saved (John 1:12; Acts 16:31).		Philippian jailer (Acts 16:25-34)

The church is made up of all who receive the Lord Jesus as Savior from sin ( 1Cor 12:13; Eph 1:22 Col 1:18).		The church is formed (Acts 2)
God wants believers to become part of a local church body (a).		The believers band together (Acts 2:41-47)
God wants believers to gather faithfblly to worship and fellowship as a church (Heb 10:25).		Paul at Troas Acts 20:7-12)
The church sends missionaries and gives to meet needs (Acts 13:1-3; 1Cor 16:1-4).		(Paul and Barnabas (Acts 13); Macedonian churches give (Rom 15:26; 2Cor 8:1-5)

Angels are God's helpers ().		Daniel's prayer answered (Dan 10:2-14)
Angels are God's messengers (Luke 1:26).		Zechariah and Mary (Luke 1)
Angels watch over God's children (Mat 18:10; Heb 1:13-14).		Daniel in lions' den (Dan 6)
Angels appeared like men in Bible times (Gen 18; Heb 13:2 5:13-15).		Abraham intercedes (Gen 18); Joshua( Josh 5:13-15 )

Satan was a beautiftil and special angel (Isa 14:12)		Satan's story (Isa 14; Ezek 28:12-19)
Satan disobeyed God (Isa 14:13-15)		Temptation in Eden (Gen 3)
Satan was cast out of heaven and is now active on earth (Ezek 28:16; Luke 10:18).		Job and Satan (Job 1-2)
Satan tempts us to do wrong, but Jesus is stronger; He has defeated Satan. We must simply claim the victory He gives us to do right (1Pet 5:8; 1John 4:4).		Jesus' temptation (Mat 4:1-11)

The Lord Jesus may come back at any time ( 1Thess 4:13-18 ).		Servants, be watching (Luke 12:35-40)
Believers will receive new bodies (1Cor 15:46-54).		Previewed by the Lord's resurrected body ( John 20:24-30 )
Believers will be rewarded for obedience and service (1Cor 3:11-15).		Parable of the minas - money (Luke 19:12-27)
Believers will live with the Lord forever ( 1Thess 4:17-18 ).		Jesus comforts His disciples (John 14:1-6)

God the Holy Spirit is ...
The One who gave special power and understanding to Old Testament believers.		Bezalel and the tabernacle (Exod 31:1-11)

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