‘Involved in the eternality of God is the infinity of God, and that again is a staggering mystery beyond our comprehension. Though the concept of eternity is beyond imagining, we can attempt a definition. God's Word For You acknowledges that God exists, that He loves us with an incredible love, and that He has spoken and continues to speak to us in the Bible, his written Word. I find the idea of eternity mind-boggling and emotionally overwhelming, but it doesn’t leave me trembling with fear, but with joy. Now imagine plastering it like a giant curtain to the side of a large skyscraper. All Knowing . Understanding the Bible’s message requires an appreciation of who God is and who He is not. God, by definition, must be infinitely great. At the same time, He exists at the time of His future kingdom. The confusion surrounding the concept of God in contemporary society is the result of several factors. 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." Many people claim to have a personal relationship with God, but do they really have it? And yet it does: for a generation has arisen that is well nigh universally ignorant of the important truth which this term connotes. 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. God's Word For You is a free Bible Study site committed to bringing you teaching and studies firmly grounded in the Bible, and the Bible's answers to your questions. 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). ‘God’ has been reduced to a relative human construct. That which is popular today in the colleges, in the pulpits, and in the press, is the dignity, the power, and the attainments of man. Of course, the illustration breaks down because the paper on the skyscraper has edges, and eternity does not. Our minds cannot grasp an expanse of paper that has no limits and extends indefinitely. Do we really believe this evidence of God’s existence and activity before the beginning? So “knowing God” is speaking of intimacy with Him. Nevertheless, the image of the tiny mark provides a tangible image for us to consider. All the floats are made from flowers and they are stunningly beautiful and colorful. According to Philippians 3:10, Paul’s deepest aspiration was to know God. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: “I AM has sent me to you.”’ [Exodus 3:14]. Turning Point is the Broadcast Ministry of Dr. David Jeremiah, The Attributes of God and the Power They Hold in Your Life, God's greatness is unsearchable—Psalm 145:3, His understanding is unsearchable—Isaiah 40:28, His judgments are unsearchable—Romans 11:33, His riches are unsearchable—Ephesians 3:8. More than just acknowledging the existence of God, though this is a good beginning, to know God means to understand and comprehend who He is and what He does. The Hebrew name Olam means “forever, perpetual, old, ancient” implying that there is an infinite future and past. Discuss and comment on the quotes from Schaeffer, Baxter and Pink. The eternal, infinite God, this God who calls himself ‘I AM’, is all-sufficient no matter what the circumstance, no matter what the need. So how do we know the Lord God Almighty?God created men and women, and through the free will that God gave to them, they of their own faults committed sins. What a great word for God: Based on the fact He is unsearchable and even meant to be unknowable by our finite human minds and hearts, I want to present to you two different aspects of His eternity. Employment & Volunteer Opportunities. (John 17:3) This statement by the Lord Jesus begins in a very profound manner: "And this is eternal life." The writers of the New Testament knew Christ. godswordforyou.com acknowledges that God exists, that He loves us with an incredible love, and that He has spoken and continues to speak to us in the Bible, his written Word. Singapore Conference 2018 Dates: 3, 4 & 5 November, 2018 Theme: God Has Something Better For You Venue: Salvation Army - Fellowship Halls, 500 Upp Bukit Timah Rd, Singapore-678106 Several writers have suggested a helpful idea about how to compare time with eternity. http://www.ccel.org/ccel/pink/godhood.ii.html. All Rights Reserved. Help Center, Return Policy  |  Knowing God. It also includes the constancy and consistency of his character, his Word, his attitude and his actions. Moses, an Israelite by birth, and doubtless taught about God by his mother, was also educated and brought up as an Egyptian prince, and doubtless schooled in the polytheistic religion of Egypt. Donor Privacy Policy  |  Because he is eternal and everlasting – outside of and beyond time and space – we can depend on him totally. That also means His qualities and attributes are infinite—His love will never end; His mercy will never cease; His truth will never expire; His holiness is as eternal as He Himself is. 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. Eternity is one of the most beautiful attributes of the God I worship. ‘I AM WHO I AM. More », Biography The Bible never addresses these questions. Verses in which Jesus is the giver or cause of everlasting life: John 3:16; 5:24; 10:28; Romans 5:21;  Hebrews 5:9; 1John 5:11-13, How is the eternality of the Holy Spirit indicated in these verses?Galatians 6:8. ... To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Jesus Christ did not begin with his human conception and birth. In the study of theology God is described in a series of words using the prefix ‘omni’ – all, every. Consider writing down the following statement and saying it out loud every morning for the next 7 days. Jesus was claiming to be eternal, just as His Father is eternal. That the ‘notion that everything began with an impersonal something, is the consensus of the Western world … it is also the consensus of almost all Eastern thinking.’ He points to two fundamental difficulties with the concept of impersonal beginning: the fact that everything that exists has specific form, and the problem of how to explain the personality of man from an impersonal beginning. This all-sufficiency of God is evidenced and explained on two different levels. They are seeking to explain the absolute in terms of the relative. [Note: the current interest in intelligent design focuses on this aspect of form to which Schaeffer referred several decades earlier.]. These descriptive double names reveal a God who is sufficient for any and every situation in which humans find themselves. Knowing God Eric Rank | February 22, 2015 ... February 22, 2015. Legal Disclaimer & Conditions  |  Dr. David Jeremiah is one of America's most trusted Bible teachers. He is, and he can be, whatever he needs to be in order to address our need and our situation. Maybe you’ve seen it on television. 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. That tiny thin line would represent time against the span of eternity.1. – and who created him? Eternal Life as Knowing God. Imagine taking hundreds of pieces of white paper and taping them together to form a huge, white backdrop. Study these verses referring to Jesus Christ. They are fundamentally non-questions, for they are seeking to explain the existence of the eternal and infinite God in categories of time and finitude. For more than 36 years he has helped millions deepen their understanding of the Bible through 8,761 daily Turning Point Radio releases and a weekly Turning Point Television program that reaches millions of people weekly. Eternal Life and Knowing God "And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent." Knowing God: The Eternal Self-Existence of God: Part 3. 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? You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra—which persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me. Before there was history, He existed. Eternal Life is "knowing Him" John 17:3 - "And THIS is eternal life, that they might KNOW You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. Now, take a pencil and make a dash in the middle of that vast expanse of paper. He could not have come from nothing. Knowing That, Knowing How, and Knowing to Do. In these names the core meaning of ‘Yahweh’ hits the road in the realities of God’s response to human need. 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). Yet if we do not believe that, what is the alternative? About these four possibilities he concludes: That no one has ever seriously believed ‘that all that now is has come out of such absolute nothing.’. Since God is eternal, it is essential to keep an eternal outlook in our everyday lives. It never grows dim, nor does it fade. I understand His eternity is difficult to understand, but perhaps because we are not meant to fully understand everything about Him I can satisfy a bit of your curiosity with a couple stories. Opening Word – Knowing Jehovah, the Eternal God, in His Lovingkindness, Compassions, and Faithfulness. That God existed before the beginning of the time-space world is obvious from the Bible. The Bible says, “The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms” (Deuteronomy 33:27). He filled His Word with information about it. His eternal nature is also unsearchable, yet the Bible lets us glimpse this glorious truth. Before creation, He was and is and will be the eternal I AM. They are seeking to explain the totally uncaused and independent from the perspective of the caused and dependent. Without a God who possesses an eternal nature, we would be condemned to true fear and forlorn despair. The end is the same as the beginning. Eternal God – From Everlasting to Everlasting The Eternal God of the Bible has always existed and will continue to exist in the future. Let’s take it a step further. As El Olam, He is known as the Everlasting God. Knowing our eternal God changes our daily lives—and He is well worth knowing, for He alone is worthy of all praise! He encompasses time. We will be looking at the concept of trinity in the next study. It is as if, … He is a “free agent” and therefore the regulator of his own life and the determiner of his own destiny. 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. If we have a God we can grasp, he ceases to be God. Isaiah 46:9, 10 C.2 By use of the name ‘Jehovah’ in conjunction with other words to create new names of God. 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. It tells us God existed before time began. … [p40, Majesty, the God You Should Know, Here’s Life Publishers, San Bernardino, 1984]. The apostle John also declared this truth regarding the nature of Christ: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1). The Bible says, “The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms” (Deuteronomy 33:27). Books Written It means that God is present at all times and all places. The word “know” is used in Scripture to describe the relationship between a man and his wife that produces a child (example: Gen. 4:1). BEFORE THE BEGINNING - THE ETERNAL EXISTENCE OF GOD. ‘However hard it is to grasp that God never began, it is even more so to believe that He ever did begin. Intimacy Privileges Life Through Christ Knowing God, Effects Of Relationships Goals Knowing Christ Personally Knowing God, Nature Of Revelation, Necessity Of Eternal life Eternal This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. January 4, 2017. Man, forsooth, is a “god” unto himself. “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. Sitting there in the stands, you watch each one as it comes by, along with horses, marching bands, and convertibles with waving politicians. It seems impossible for these finite minds of ours to imagine a being who never began, but always was, or rather, eternally is – absolutely unbeginning and never-ending. Give your answer in contemporary language. Psalm 90:2. Most of what we have considered so far in this study has focused on the existence of God before the beginning of time. Copyright 2000 - 2020 Dr. David Jeremiah | Turning Point for God. Take all the doctrines you choose to embrace, all the things you like in the Bible, and then tell me in the same breath you don’t believe in eternity. 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. Knowing the Eternal God. Yet if someone created Him, where did that earlier creator come from? For God, later is the same as earlier. Eternal Time, Eternal Secret: The Thesis of the Eternity of Time in Maimonides' Guide of the Perplexed. AW Pink [1886-1952] introduced his studies on The Godhood of God with this statement: ‘The Godhood of God! 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. This is the God of whom the Bible speaks. Amen. 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. And so on. The idea that God should be eternal in the sense of timeless is partially derived from the characteristic of God being omniscient even though we retain free will. If we don’t believe this – that God was there before the beginning, and that everything else that exists exists because of his decision and his action – then we need to honestly consider the alternatives. From our perspective, everything happens in a series of successions. We can only see a small amount of time in comparison to eternity. In fact, all our treasured biblical doctrines and truths would collapse without the reality of an everlasting God. The idea of eternity runs like a lofty mountain range through the Bible. Research and write a brief definition of each of the following adjectives as applied to God.Explain the significance of each concept for the daily life of the Christian believer. Everywhere you turn, you find it. This is the God who commands us to acknowledge him, and him alone, as God. To the twentieth-century mind God is little more than an abstraction, an impersonal “First Cause,” or if a Being at all, One far removed from this world and having little or nothing to do with mundane affairs. He is infinite as it relates to space, everywhere present at the same time. Suppose you had the opportunity to attend the Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena. Expand that idea beyond just the Rose Bowl Parade to include everything happening in the universe at this very moment and in every moment, and you have an idea of what it means for God to dwell in eternity. We call it history—the succession of events over time. Because God is unlimited by time and space he is unlimited in every aspect of his being. They were taught by Him or He appeared to them. Eternal God. At the same time, He exists at the time of Abraham. If God exists outside of time, then God can observe all events throughout the course of our history as if they were simultaneous. What other examples exist that can drive this reality home? Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people.And he said with a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water.” A God who is small enough to be understood isn’t big enough to be worshiped. 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. (John 17:3) Knowing God is strongly connected with the idea of spiritual life. The eternal God, Who LOVED you from the before time began.. the eternal God, Who KNEW you before the ages were formed.. the eternal God, Who CHOSE you to be the temple of His eternal presence.. for the rest of your time on earth and into the eternal ages that are to come. The alternative offered by atheism is absurd. To know God (who is Eternal) is to have eternal spiritual life. I believe the Bible teaches God exists in the past, present, and future at the same moment. [2] What human confidence is generated by the fact that God is eternal or everlasting? 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. God's Word For You is a free Bible Study site committed to bringing you teaching and studies firmly grounded in the Bible, and the Bible's answers to your questions. What is meant by this expression? He watches the parade from above, from the top of a building. Gods Word For You. He existed as God before the creation of the world. HWMR: The Crystallization-Study of Jeremiah and Lamentations – Week 7. That’s the problem, isn’t it? Lord’s Day, November 22, 2020. They pass by you, one by one, each in its turn. If you can do that, you end up with absolutely nothing, because eternity is woven into every truth in Scripture. By definition, God must be incomprehensible. I would answer: In the beginning of everything—of time, of space, of heaven, of earth, of the entire created order. He exists as much in this present moment as in the days of Abraham or at the moment of the return of Christ. Least credible of all is atheism; for if God is not, where did all other beings come from? He summarized his life’s purpose in one phrase: “That I may know Him.” He is infinite as it relates to time, existing in every time zone equally, and in the past, present, and future simultaneously. When Christian theologians (?) This site affirms that God has provided in and through Jesus Christ his eternal Son, a way of forgiveness in which we can live in his presence guilt free, acquitted and at peace. Yours, LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. 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. The word “know” is from the Greek verb γινώσκω (ginosko). Include biblical references in support of your statements of significance. Psalm 90:2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art god. But God sees the whole parade at once as if He were hovering in a helicopter high above. And this is life eternal, that they might know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent. In this study on God as the eternal One it is necessary to point out that both the Son and the Spirit are referred to as eternal. John 14:6 - "I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man comes unto the Father, but by me.. Jesus - John 8:24b - "...for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. know, eternal life. Do you know God? He sees the whole thing at one time, from the eternal now. accepted the Darwinian hypothesis, which excluded God from the realm of Creation, it was only to be expected that more and more God would be banished from the realm of human affairs. The days turn into months; the months to years; the years to decades; the decades to centuries; the centuries to millennia. This is the God who is there, before the beginning, now, and for ever. He sees and experiences all events at once since He sees eternity in a glance. Like everything else about God, this attribute—His eternity—is unfathomable, and yet He obviously wants us to think about it, to consider it, to ponder it, and to rejoice in it. But for God, there is no past, present, and future. About Us (1 Timothy 6:15-16) God the Father lives in unapproachable light which no man can see. What to pray: … But this is only the corrupt fruit that has issued from the Evolutionary teachings of fifty years ago. A brief introduction to the first section of the Knowing God study series - Knowing God as the eternal God. 2 Timothy 3:10-17 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful. God never had a beginning and will never have an ending. With us, events happen on a linear plane, one after the other. There never was a time when He was not, and there will never be a time when He ceases to be. Hence in the scripture we find: Jehovah-Elohim – the majestic, omnipotent GodJehovah-Hoskenu – the Lord our MakerJehovah-Jireh – the Lord will provide [the Lord will see to it]Jehovah-Rophe – The Lord the PhysicianJehovah-Nissi – The Lord our BannerJehovah-M’Kaddesh – The Lord sanctifiesJehovah-Shalom – The Lord our PeaceJehovah-Sabaoth – the Lord of HostsJehovah-Tsidkenu – the Lord our RighteousnessJehovah-Rohi – The Lord my ShepherdJehovah-Shammah – The Lord is there. Verses in which Jesus refers to God sending him: John 4:34; 5:34-37; 6:38-44; 7:28-33; 12:44,45. Thus it has proven. We know from the Bible that God is an eternal being and has an eternal nature, but these top 10 Bible verses about God’s eternal nature may help you better understand that. Before there was a clock or a calendar or a watch or a date book, there was God. Among them are secular humanism, which has denied the existence of any supernatural being; multiculturalism, which has brought people with a wide range of god concepts into our society; ease of global communication, which has brought the whole world and its beliefs into our homes; and evolution, which has redefined the origin of life, attributing it to natural, rather than supernatural, causes. 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). Posted on March 27, 2012 by rd734467. The reason? I know we can’t fully comprehend that truth, but that’s all right. Here at the burning bush he is confronted by the God who had spoken to the ancestors of Israel – 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. It is not without reason that Moses anticipated the scepticism of the Israelites: ‘Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, “The God of your fathers has sent me to you,” and they ask me, “What is his name?” Then what shall I tell them?’. He exists in the past and in the present and in the future, all in the same moment. Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba and called there on the name of the LORD, the Everlasting God. C.1 By the use of the prefix omni in human theological statements. God knows instantly with fullness of perfection and he knows every possible item of knowledge concerning everything that exists or that could exist anywhere in the universe at any time in the past or that may ever exist in the ages to come. “Only one life, will soon be past. To the Jews, declaring oneself to be the eternal God was blasphemy and worthy of death (Leviticus 24:16). Where did the whole stupendous, organized universe of mind and matter come from? Bible verses about God Is Eternal. Genesis 1:1 says, “In the beginning God.”. Without a God who possesses an eternal nature, we would be condemned to true fear and forlorn despair. He is the eternal God we worship. The eternity of God refers to His existence backward throughout time and beyond, further than we can imagine, and forward into the future, as far as we can imagine and beyond. Knowing God And Eternal Life Singapore Conference - 2018 Speaker : Zac Poonen. "I never knew you." Knowing God (eternal life) is something we can have right now (John 3:36). 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. 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. What do they teach or infer about his eternality?Isaiah 9:6, Verses in which Jesus refers to himself as the ‘I AM’:John 8:24,28,58, Verses in which Jesus claims to have come down from heaven or from God the Father: John 3:13; 6:38-58; 8:42; 16:27,28; 17:8. One thing relates to another, like links in a chain. [1] What actions, attributes or attitudes of God are related to the fact he is eternal or everlasting? Refeng Tang - 2011 - Frontiers of Philosophy in China 6 (3):426-442. Every bit of God's knowledge is always fully present in his mind. © 2001 - 2020 Copyright God's Word For You - Rosemary Bardsley. This eternality and infinity of God is expressed in the name ‘I AM’ by which God identified himself in response to Moses’ question in Exodus 3:12-15. Studd – English Missionary to China Over and above all, this site affirms that God, in a manner totally contrary to how we would think and act, has provided in and through Jesus Christ his eternal Son, a way of forgiveness in which we can live in his presence guilt free, acquitted and at peace. And so we might go further and further back ad infinitum, never solving but only compounding the difficulty. He transcends time. Governance Information  |  Speaking Schedule You can even see them for a few moments before they arrive and after they pass. Through Jesus Christ, believers have salvation, and when we get to heaven, we can look forward to learning more from an all-knowing, all-powerful, and eternal God! Stream Week 7 - Knowing Jehovah, the Eternal God, in His Lovingkindness, Compassions, and Faithfulness by Amen the Word of God from desktop or your mobile device There are so many events we can’t keep track of them all. Or, have we succumbed to the pressure of the mentality of our age that dares not look at reality in anything more than a superficial, non-confrontational way? One event triggers another, and we can’t foresee what’s to come. The Bible begins with the words ‘In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.’ [Genesis 1:1]. Later, when Moses had returned to Egypt, God said: ‘I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name the LORD I did not make myself known’ [Exodus 6:3]. It’s often said that time is what keeps everything from happening at once. At this very moment, God exists. Knowing the Eternal God: Creation The unavoidable first step to understanding biblical truth is to accept that God is Eternal. 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). Today’s big idea: Jesus Christ is the all-powerful and eternal God. Verse 28, "And I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. Francis Schaeffer, in Genesis in space and time, lists what he believes are the only four possibilities for describing the beginning: ‘[1] Once there was absolutely nothing and now there is something, [2] Everything began with an impersonal something,  [3] Everything began with a personal something, and  [4] There is and always has been a dualism.’ [p19, Genesis in space and time]. Such was the Devil’s lie at the beginning—“Ye shall be as God” (Gen. 3:5)’ [From: http://www.ccel.org/ccel/pink/godhood.ii.html ]. Eternal life is knowing God. Turning Point for God is a tax-exempt, not-for-profit, religious corporation as defined under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. 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. We did not create ‘god’; rather, God created us. Do not simply re-write the verses. What he was yesterday, he is today, and he will still be tomorrow. A. [Note that in some English translations ‘LORD’ is used to translate ‘Jehovah’ (‘Yahweh’) – ‘I AM’.]. Posted on November 21, 2020 in Media Tagged Opening Word. Only what’s done for Christ will last!” ~C.T. His knowledge and understanding, his presence, his power to act and succeed in his purpose, are each unlimited. The words ‘in the beginning’ are a reference to the beginning of space and time, the beginning of existence separate from the existence of God. Knowing God Posted on May 4th, 2020. John 17 (specifically verses 3, 6, 25-26) Eternal life is something so misunderstood in mainstream American culture. Question: What do these references teach or infer about the existence and activity of God before the beginning of time and space? Knowing god King James Version assignment 1 KNOWING GOD AS ETERNAL Job 36:26 Behold, god is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out. Ah, sad it is that such a question needs to be asked and answered. “Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting … 10. If God had a beginning, then what or who was before Him? But God dwells in eternity. In these words the meaning of ‘omni’ – all, in the categories of omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient, transcends the theoretical and becomes real in our lives. Perhaps you’re asking, “In the beginning of what?” Truly, ask yourself this question—the beginning of what? Now is the same as then. God’s terms are different. – and his predecessor? Such knowledge makes clear the principles and precepts God gave for all mankind to live by. If we could unravel the mysteries of His Person, we would elevate ourselves to His level, which we cannot. Knowing God And Eternal Life Singapore Conference - 2018 . In the beginning as far back as we can reason it, wherever we can point our pencil on the paper and calculate the beginning of time. That the ‘notion of an eternal dualism … has never stood under close analysis’. 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.) Your donation gift(s) are very much appreciated and may qualify as a charitable deduction for federal income tax purposes. Our days are strung together like pearls on a thread. Does God know you? It is speaking of intimacy. 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