Preface

THE GODHEAD Lesson 29Memory TextActs 17:29The very heartbeat of the covenant that God made with Israel isDeuteronomy 6:4: “Hear, 0 Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord.” Thisis the greatest single truth that Israel has given us.It is obvious that there is a God who is the mastermind behind thegenius of the universe.a. The heavens reveal God’s handiwork. Psalm 19:1-4; Romans2:14b. The Bible is proof itself of God. Psalm 19:6-9; Romans 3:2c. The morals of man prove God. Psalm 19:12-14; Romans 2:15d. Biological life proves there is a God. Genesis 1:21, 24-25e. Prophecy proves there is a God. II Peter 1:19-21f. Jesus Christ is our greatest proof of God. II Corinthians 4:6;I John 1:1-2; II Peter 1:16-18Truly only the fool could say, “There is no God.” Psalm 14:1There is no such thing as an honest, intelligent atheist. The diagramon page 154 shows why.The atheist says there is no God and, by this declaration, sets himselfup as a god. The agnostic says that he cannot know if God exists and,by this, makes willful ignorance his god.WHAT IS GOD LIKE?Listen to God’s own testimony.God is love. I John 4:8 God is gracious. Psalm 145:8God is patient. Numbers 14:18 God is true. Revelation 19:11God is faithful. Deuteronomy 7:9 God is righteous. Psalm 11:7God is good. Psalm 34:8 God is holy. Revelation 4:8God is merciful. Exodus 34:6 God is wise. I Timothy 1:17Look at God’s handiwork.a. The heavens declare the glory of God. Psalm 19:1, 6b. The creation speaks of the Creator. Romans 1:19-20Learn a lesson from mankind.a. Mankind was made in the likeness of God. Genesis 1:26b. Our conscience speaks to us about God. Romans 2:14-15148 F O U N D A T I O N T R U T H