The fundamental doctrines of the faith part-2 (The Godhead and Creation)
By Apostle Joshua Selman

In continuation of part 1

4 Non-exclusive/shared attributes of God

1. God is spirit - Man is also spirit 1 Corinthians 6:17
2. God is light - Jesus also said we are the light of the world Matthew 5:13-14&16
3. God is holy - The bible tells us that we were created in that image Genesis 1:27
4. God is love

The triune nature of God

No man can fully understand the triune nature of God intellectually.

The reason why the believers work is called the faith work because there are many aspects of the believer's work that will demand you believing and trusting that body of knowledge beyond the realm of explanation and beyond the grasp of intellect. If you would have to intellectualize everything to receive, then there are aspects of the God life and the believers work that you may reject. This is one of such areas.

Acts 17:29, Colossians 2:9, Romans 1:19 - 20

The word “triune” means 3 manifested in 1

Exodus 20:3, Deuteronomy 4:39, Ephesians 4:6, James 2:9

The word one in these scriptures comes from the hebrew word “Ecad” (meaning unity not singular)

Genesis 2:24

Ezra 3:1 - ..the people gathered themselves as one man… - The word “one” there is the word “Ecad”

1 Chronicles 12:38

Scriptures on the triune nature of God, the father, the son and the holy spirit

Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:26, Isaiah 6:8, Isaiah 61:1, Luke 4:15 - 21, Psalm 45:7, Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:6, Genesis 1:2, Isaiah 11:1-3, Isaiah 48:16, Matthew 3:16 - 17, John 17:1, Ephesians 2:18, Ephesians 4:4 - 6

2 Corinthians 13:14

This defines roles of the Godhead

Matthew 6:9

Worship primarily is to the Father

Revelation 5:9 -This scripture proves that it is not unscriptural to worship Jesus, but primarily based on their office and function, worship is directed to the Father

The Subject of Man

The study of man from the theological standpoint is called “Anthropology”

This is from the greek words

Antropos - man

Logos - Study or Discuss

What is man? Why did God create man?

Psalm 144:4, Job 7:17-18, Psalms 8:1-4

It is important that you know yourself, not just God alone.

It is wonderful to know God, but something happens to you when you know yourself - You understand the possibilities that were programmed in making, you understand the vulnerabilities that come with your person and it sponsors dependence on God.

5 things you should know about man

1. Man is a created being - Genesis 1:26 - 28, Genesis 2:7, Revelation 4:11

   Psalm 139:14-16(Man was not a mistake)

   Isaiah 45:11

   The bible says that man was both created and formed

   To create means to bring into existence that which is not visible here.

   To form means to frame, to bring shape or fashion.

   Genesis 1:26

   The image of God means His nature, His glory - classically speaking it means He created in the similitude of Christ, having the spiritual substance the very quality of God, that we call Glory.

   Then talking about likeness - Man has the features of God and functions like God.

2. Man was designed to be a dependent being, dependent on God, fellow man and his environment.

   Acts 17:23 - 28

   There is a space in your life that can never be filled until you are in connection with God almighty

3. Man is a being with intelligence - Man was designed with the ability to reason, imagine, express his thought in language and arts, and then to give material frame to his thoughts and imaginations.

   Man operates beyond genetics and instincts Genesis 2:15&19-20, Genesis 11:6, Romans 1:21, Ephesians 3:20

4. Man was created a moral being - having the ability to make choices distinguishing between right and wrong, having the ability to feel and to face consequences.

   If your destiny will happen, it is up to God and up to you, not either alone.

   Make reference to the path of the just, talking about choices and decision - “No has the ability to select consequences, you can only make choices and decision and automatically they have consequences attached to it”

   John 3:14 - 18, Romans 1:20

5. Man is a triune(consisting of 3 parts/aspect/operations) being

   Genesis 2:7, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, Hebrews 4:12

   Man is spirit.

   When you say man is a soul - A spirit in partnership with the will, emotions and the intellect)

   Psalm 103:1, Luke 16:24

Why did God create man - God’s purpose for man

1. The first reason God created man is for relationship

   John 20:17, Ephesians 3:17

2. To manifest His nature, virtue and character

   Galatians 5:27

3. Dominion - Demonstrating His wisdom and power

   Hebrew 2:6 - 9, Ephesians 3:10