Introduction:

Introduction:• Doctrine

Introduction:• Doctrine– A set of beliefs / principles / instructions

Introduction:• Doctrine– A set of beliefs / principles / instructions– Doctrines have 3 definite impacts: Shapes, Sifts,

Saves

TITUS 2:9-10 (NKJV)9 Exhort bondservants to be obedient to their own masters, to be well pleasing in all things, not answering back, 10 not pilfering, but showing all good fidelity, that they may ADORN the DOCTRINE of GOD our Savior in ALL THINGS

2 shades of meaning:

2 shades of meaning:• Makes you look good / beautiful

2 shades of meaning:• Makes you look good / beautiful• Makes you attract people to our Savior

The 3 key players of Life:

The 3 key players of Life:• God

The 3 key players of Life:• God• Devil

The 3 key players of Life:• God• Devil• Man

Matthew 1613 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” 14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

Matthew 1616 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” 17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you are Peter,[b] and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades[c] will not overcome it.

Matthew 1619 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” 20 Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah. 21 From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.

Matthew 1622 Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. “Never, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to you!” 23 Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”

Doctrine of God

Doctrine of God• The Names of God

Doctrine of God• The Nature/ Attributes of God

Doctrine of God• The Nature/ Attributes of God

– God is Powerful

Doctrine of God• The Nature/ Attributes of God

– God is Powerfuli. God is Eternal

Doctrine of God• The Nature/ Attributes of God

– God is Powerfuli. God is Eternalii. God is Omnipresent (Everywhere)

Doctrine of God• The Nature/ Attributes of God

– God is Powerfuli. God is Eternalii. God is Omnipresent (Everywhere) iii. God is Omniscience (All Knowing)

Doctrine of God• The Nature/ Attributes of God

– God is Powerfuliv. God is Omnipotent (All Powerful)

Doctrine of God• The Nature/ Attributes of God

– God is Powerfuliv. God is Omnipotent (All Powerful)

Gen 18:14 Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return to you at the

appointed time next year, and Sarah will have a son.”

Doctrine of God• The Nature/ Attributes of God

– God is Powerfulv. God is Infinite/ Incomprehensible

Doctrine of God• The Nature/ Attributes of God

– God is Powerfulv. God is Infinite/ Incomprehensible

The capacity of our brains cannot handle the wonder and greatness of heaven and God. It would be like trying to describe the Internet to an ant." --Rick Warren

Doctrine of God• The Nature/ Attributes of God

– God is Powerfulvi. God is Sovereign

Doctrine of God• The Nature/ Attributes of God

– God is Powerfulvi. God is Sovereign

“That which should distinguish the suffering of believers from unbelievers is the confidence that our suffering is under the control of an all-powerful and all-loving God. Our suffering has meaning and purpose in God's eternal plan, and He brings or allows to come into our lives only that which is for His glory and our good.”

Doctrine of God• The Nature/ Attributes of God

– God is Holy

Doctrine of God• The Nature/ Attributes of God

– God is Holy i. God is Truth

Doctrine of God• The Nature/ Attributes of God

– God is Holy i. God is Truthii. God is Light

Doctrine of God• The Nature/ Attributes of God

– God is Holy i. God is Truthii. God is Light iii. God is Righteous

Doctrine of God• The Nature/ Attributes of God

– God is Holy i. God is Truthii. God is Light iii. God is Righteous

This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all

(1 John 1:5)

Doctrine of God• The Nature/ Attributes of God

– God is Just

Doctrine of God• The Nature/ Attributes of God

– God is Love

Doctrine of God• The Nature/ Attributes of God

– God is Lovei. God is gracious

Doctrine of God• The Nature/ Attributes of God

– God is Lovei. God is graciousii. God is merciful

Doctrine of God• The Nature/ Attributes of God

– God is Lovei. God is graciousii. God is mercifuliii. God is good

These 4 attributes / nature of God defines every move / decision of God in Salvation:

These 4 attributes / nature of God defines every move / decision of God in Salvation:– His Power is revealed

These 4 attributes / nature of God defines every move / decision of God in Salvation:– His Power is revealed – His Justice is upheld

These 4 attributes / nature of God defines every move / decision of God in Salvation:– His Power is revealed – His Justice is upheld – His Holiness is upright

These 4 attributes / nature of God defines every move / decision of God in Salvation:– His Power is revealed – His Justice is upheld – His Holiness is upright – His Love is lavished

Adorning the Doctrine of God

Adorning the Doctrine of GodRomans 831 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33 Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies.

Adorning the Doctrine of GodRomans 834 Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

Adorning the Doctrine of GodRomans 836 As it is written:“For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered. 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

Adorning the Doctrine of GodRomans 838 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[b] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

“To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God. It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.”

Tim Keller