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“Godhead”
2 Thess. 1:7-8
2 Thess. 1:7-8
7. And
to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed
from heaven with his mighty angels,
8. In flaming fire taking
vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our
Lord Jesus Christ
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“Godhead”- 3 appearances in scripture:
(The word “Godhead” not in original language)
(The word “Godhead” not in original language)
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1) Acts 17: 29. Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we
ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or
stone, graven by art and man's device.
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Strong's Ref. # 2304 Romanized theios Pronounced thi'-os from
GSN2316; godlike (neuter as noun, divinity): - divine, godhead.
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2) Rom. 1: 20. For the invisible things of him from the creation
of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made,
even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
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Strong's Ref. # 2305 Romanized theiotes Pronounced thi-ot'-ace
from GSN2304; divinity (abstractly): KJV--godhead.
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3) Col.2: 9. For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead
bodily.
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Strong's Ref. # 2320 Romanized theotes Pronounced theh-ot'-ace
from GSN2316; divinity (abstractly): KJV--godhead.
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God is: Holy
1 Pet. 1: 15. But as he
which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
16. Because it is written,
Be ye holy; for I am holy. (Rev.4:8-Holy, Holy, Holy)
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God is: Spirit
John 4: 24. God is a
Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Slide 6
God is:
Eternal-WITHOUT A BEGINNING,
WITHOUT AN END.
Omnipotent- ALL POWERFUL
Omniscient- ALL KNOWING
Omnipresent- EVERYWHERE AT ONCE-ALL
SPACE AND TIME AT THE SAME TIME
Slide 7
Gen.1:
1. In the
beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
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What was before the beginning? Only eternity, and the God who
filled it
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What was the beginning of
the creation of God?
Gen.1:
3. And God said, Let there
be light: and there was light.
4. And God saw the light,
that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5. And God called the light
Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the
first day.
That Light wasn’t the sun:
Gen.1:
14. And God said, Let there
be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and
let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
15. And let them be for
lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was
so.
16. And God made two great
lights; the greater light to rule the day (the sun), and the lesser light to
rule the night (the moon): he made the stars also.
17. And God set them in the
firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18. And to rule over the
day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw
that it was good.
19. And the evening and the
morning were the fourth day.
John 1: The Logos
John 1:
1. In the beginning was the
Word (logos), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2. The same was in the
beginning with God.
3. All things were made by
him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4. In him was life; and the
life was the light of men.
5. And the light shineth in
darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
6. There was a man sent
from God, whose name was John.
7. The same came for a
witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
8. He was not that Light,
but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
9. That was the true Light,
which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
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11
John1:
10. He
was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him
not.
11. He came unto his own,
and his own received him not.
12. But as many as received
him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe
on his name:
13. Which were born, not of
blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14. And the Word was
made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the
only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
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12
Logos-Word
Strong's
Ref. # 3056 Romanized logos, from GSN3004; something said (including the
thought); by implication a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning
(the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specifically
(with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ):
What was the beginning of the creation of God?
Rev.3: 14. And unto the angel of the
church of the Laodiceans write; these things saith the Amen, the faithful and
true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
The Pre-incarnate Jesus was the beginning of the creation!
Colossians 1:
14. In whom we have redemption
through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
15. Who is the image
of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
16. For by him were all
things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and
invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers:
all things were created by him, and for him:
17. And he is before all
things, and by him all things consist.
18. And he is the head of
the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead;
that in all things he might have the preeminence.
19. For it pleased the
Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
Hebrews 1
1. God,
who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers
by the prophets,
2. Hath in these last days
spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by
whom also he made the worlds;
3. Who being the brightness
of his glory, and the express image of his person, and
upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged
our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Revelation
1:
8. I am Alpha and Omega, the
beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and
which is to come, the Almighty.
Isaiah 9
6. For
unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be
upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The
mighty God, the everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
7. Of the increase of
his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David,
and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with
justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts
will perform this.
King James Interpreters:
lord: HSN #113-adon (aw-done’), sovereign, i.e. controller
(human or divine),-lord, master, owner
Lord: HSN #136-Adonay (ad-o-nay’)-an emphatic form of 113; the Lord, (used as a prop. Name
of God only):- (my) Lord.
LORD: HSN #3068- Yehovah- the
self Existent or Eternal: the Jewish national name of God- Jehovah, the
LORD
Isaiah 43
10. Ye are
my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye
may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there
was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
11. I, even I, am
the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.
12. I have declared, and
have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you:
therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am
God.
13. Yea, before the day was
I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I
will work, and who shall let it?
14. Thus saith the LORD,
your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon,
and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is
in the ships.
15. I am the LORD,
your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.
Isaiah 44
6. Thus
saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of
hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there
is no God.
8. Fear ye not, neither be
afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are
even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I
know not any.
Zech.12
1. The
burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which
stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and
formeth the spirit of man within him.
10. And I will pour upon
the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace
and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they
have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his
only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in
bitterness for his firstborn.
Jehovah of the Old Testament is Jesus of the New Testament
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That’s why when Matt.28:19 says to baptize “in the name of the lord”, the apostles always baptized in the name of the Lord, Jesus.
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Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every
one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall
receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
