What other examples exist that can drive this reality home? Yet if we do not believe that, what is the alternative? How wonderful to be able to pray to and worship a God who exceeds our understanding, to say: “Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and His greatness is unsearchable” (Psalm 145:3). The reason? That the Judeo-Christian tradition, affirming that everything began with a personal something, the Trinity, is the only option that explains the existence and meaning of love and communication. Romans 1:20 speaks of “His eternal power and Godhead.” Romans 9:5 calls Him “the eternally blessed God.” Ephesians 3:11 speaks of His eternal purpose, and 1 Timothy 1:17 calls Him “the King eternal, immortal, invisible.” Genesis 21:33 says He is the “Everlasting God.” Psalm 100 says, “The Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations” (verse 5). Our minds cannot grasp an expanse of paper that has no limits and extends indefinitely. God’s terms are different. Only what’s done for Christ will last!” ~C.T. He summarized his life’s purpose in one phrase: “That I may know Him.” That tiny thin line would represent time against the span of eternity.1. They pass by you, one by one, each in its turn. ‘However hard it is to grasp that God never began, it is even more so to believe that He ever did begin. – and his predecessor? Eternal God – From Everlasting to Everlasting The Eternal God of the Bible has always existed and will continue to exist in the future. Rather than ‘god’ being a human ideological construct, the bible affirms that humans, and all else that exists, are the creation of an eternal, personal God. Everywhere you turn, you find it. The eternality and infinity of God transcends time and space not only prior to the existence of time and space but also during and beyond the existence of time and space. Thus it has proven. 10. The Eternal God Print STUDY TWO: THE ETERNAL GOD ... Abraham [who called God ‘the eternal God’ – Genesis 21:33], Isaac and Jacob, and had covenanted with them, promising to them a nation and a land, and through them blessing to all the nations of the earth. Ah, sad it is that such a question needs to be asked and answered. In Genesis 21:33, we are also told that one of God's names is the Everlasting God: "Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba and called there on the name of the Lord, the Everlasting God." Do not simply re-write the verses. We call it history—the succession of events over time. Yet if someone created Him, where did that earlier creator come from? We can only see a small amount of time in comparison to eternity. His eternal nature is also unsearchable, yet the Bible lets us glimpse this glorious truth. I know we can’t fully comprehend that truth, but that’s all right. Eternity is one of the most beautiful attributes of the God I worship. There is an eternal dwelling for God's people with the Lord, revealing the Bible's clear teaching regarding eternity future (Luke 16:9; 2 Corinthians 5:1). And this is life eternal, that they might know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent. Christ explained “eternal life” as knowing Him: “And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.” (John 17:3.) By definition, God must be incomprehensible. Nevertheless, the image of the tiny mark provides a tangible image for us to consider. Knowing God Posted on May 4th, 2020. Eternal God. Knowing God Eric Rank | February 22, 2015 ... February 22, 2015. Before creation, He was and is and will be the eternal I AM. It is speaking of intimacy. Copyright 2000 - 2020 Dr. David Jeremiah | Turning Point for God. Knowing God – an Introduction And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. ‘God’ has been reduced to a relative human construct. If all our knowledge about God is to be oriented around the cross, as I argue in many places (see this post for instance), what does this mean for how we reflect on God’s transcendence? The prophet Isaiah wrote, “Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: ‘I am the First and I am the Last; besides Me there is no God’” (Isaiah 44:6). About Us For God, later is the same as earlier. Bible verses about God Is Eternal. "I never knew you." He filled His Word with information about it. Knowing God And Eternal Life Singapore Conference - 2018 Speaker : Zac Poonen. We did not create ‘god’; rather, God created us. Let’s take it a step further. One event triggers another, and we can’t foresee what’s to come. The questions ‘Where did God come from?’ and ‘Who made God?’ are questions that arise from our existence within space and time, and are asked from the perspective of people who know nothing of an existence unlimited and undetermined by space and time. These descriptive double names reveal a God who is sufficient for any and every situation in which humans find themselves. Most of what we have considered so far in this study has focused on the existence of God before the beginning of time. According to Philippians 3:10, Paul’s deepest aspiration was to know God. Where did the whole stupendous, organized universe of mind and matter come from? Knowing God. They were taught by Him or He appeared to them. The eternal, infinite God, this God who calls himself ‘I AM’, is all-sufficient no matter what the circumstance, no matter what the need. But this God of their fathers, this covenant God, had been, it seemed, silent and inactive for four hundred and thirty years, years during which the plight of the Israelites deteriorated from being honoured in the land of Egypt because of Joseph to a despairing degradation and bondage. (1 Timothy 6:15-16) God the Father lives in unapproachable light which no man can see. Sitting there in the stands, you watch each one as it comes by, along with horses, marching bands, and convertibles with waving politicians. Gods Word For You. Part of how you can be confident knowing that you're one of God's sheep is that you hear his voice, and his voice we hear primarily in his word, and then we follow him. All God's Word For You Bible Studies are written from a reformed, conservative, evangelical perspective that upholds the historic fundamentals of the Christian faith. He exists in the past and in the present and in the future, all in the same moment. The idea of eternity runs like a lofty mountain range through the Bible. If God had a beginning, then what or who was before Him? In distinction from these denials and lack of clarity the Bible gives a confident and clear affirmation and definition of God that directly challenges and confronts all other definitions. For example, the God who is ‘omnipresent’ is personally known as Jehovah-Shammah ‘the Lord is there’, or, as expressed in Psalm 23, the Lord who is not only there ‘with me’, but is there with me, as my Shepherd, Jehovah-Rohi. The Bible says, “The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms” (Deuteronomy 33:27). ‘Involved in the eternality of God is the infinity of God, and that again is a staggering mystery beyond our comprehension. All the floats are made from flowers and they are stunningly beautiful and colorful. Knowing That, Knowing How, and Knowing to Do. He encompasses time. To the Jews, declaring oneself to be the eternal God was blasphemy and worthy of death (Leviticus 24:16). Before there was a clock or a calendar or a watch or a date book, there was God. Because he is eternal and everlasting – outside of and beyond time and space – we can depend on him totally. Today’s big idea: Jesus Christ is the all-powerful and eternal God. Employment & Volunteer Opportunities. You can even see them for a few moments before they arrive and after they pass. At the same time, He exists at the time of His future kingdom. Before the beginning of time and space this personal God – eternal and infinite, unlimited by time and space, and indefinable by time and space categories – existed. Verses in which Jesus refers to God sending him: John 4:34; 5:34-37; 6:38-44; 7:28-33; 12:44,45. I find the idea of eternity mind-boggling and emotionally overwhelming, but it doesn’t leave me trembling with fear, but with joy. I believe the Bible teaches God exists in the past, present, and future at the same moment. God knowing that he is eternal does not imply either of the two listed alternatives, because both apparently presuppose the non-relativistic idea of absolute time, for example. Include biblical references in support of your statements of significance. Perhaps you’re asking, “In the beginning of what?” Truly, ask yourself this question—the beginning of what? This all-sufficiency of God is evidenced and explained on two different levels. Imagine taking hundreds of pieces of white paper and taping them together to form a huge, white backdrop. As we read the Old Testament we frequently come upon names of God that have been constructed by using ‘Jehovah/Yahweh’ [‘LORD’] in conjunction with an action or characteristic. It also includes the constancy and consistency of his character, his Word, his attitude and his actions. He sees the whole thing at one time, from the eternal now. 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