Basic Spiritual Fitness

WHO IS GOD?

God is a trinity – there is only one God, but He reveals Himself in three “persons”:

• God the Father – Isaiah 64:8; John 6:27
• God the Son: Jesus Christ – Isaiah 9:6; John 20:26-28
• God the Holy Spirit – Genesis 1:2; 1 Corinthians 3:16

WHO IS GOD THE FATHER?

• God is love. John 3:16; Jer. 31:3; Romans 8:38, 39
• God is righteous and just. Gen. 18:25; Deut. 32:4; Rev. 15:3
• God is the Creator. Genesis 1:1-31; Isaiah 42:5; John 1:3
• God is eternal. Psalm 90:1-4; Isaiah 44:6; 1 Timothy 1:17
• God is everywhere. Psalm 139:7-12; Jer. 23:24; Acts 7:48-50
• God is all-powerful. Isaiah 14:27; Jer. 32:27; Matt. 19:26
• God is our protector. Exodus 15:26; Psalm 3:3; Phil. 4:13
• God is sovereign. Psalm 33:9-11; Jer. 32:17; Romans 8:28
• God is forgiving. Psalm 103:8-12; Isaiah 1:18; 1 John 1:9
• God is knowable. Psalm 145:18; John 17:3; 1 John 5:20
• God is unique. 1 Chron. 16:26; Isaiah 43:10-13; Isaiah 45:22

WHO IS GOD THE SON? – JESUS CHRIST

Two thousand years ago, God sent His Son to become a man and walk among us. The relationship between the “everywhere-present” God and the “contained-in-a-body” God is more like a father and a son relationship than anything else we humans can conceive of:

• Jesus claimed to be equal to God. His message was, “God exists, and you’re looking at Him.”
• He healed the sick, raised the dead, drove out demons, foretold the future, forgave people for their sins and
  performed other miracles.
• He spent a lot of time among the ungodly and unsavory.
• He reached out to the poor, oppressed and humble.
• His life fulfilled over 200 Old Testament prophesies.
• Three days after His betrayal and crucifixion He rose from the dead proving His claim to be God the Son.