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Q.6. What does the Bible make known about God?
A. The Bible makes known what God is,[1] the persons in the Godhead,[2] his decrees,[3] and how his decrees are carried out.[4]
| 1. | John 4:24 | [24] God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” |
| Exodus 34:6-7 | [6] The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, [7] keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children’s children, to the third and the fourth generation.” | |
| Hebrews 11:6 | [6] And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. | |
| 2. | Matthew 28:19 | [19] Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, |
| 2 Corinthians 13:14 | [14] The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. | |
| 1 John 5:17 | [17] All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death. | |
| 3. | Ephesians 1:11 | [11] In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, |
| Acts 15:14-15 | [14] Simeon has related how God first visited the Gentiles, to take from them a people for his name. [15] And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written, | |
| Acts 15:18 | [18] known from of old.’ | |
| 4. | Acts 4:27-28 | [27] for truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, [28] to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place. |
| Isaiah 42:9 | [9] Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.” |
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