God the Father, Mentor's Guide, MG06

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G O D T H E F A T H E R

Prolegomena The Doctrine of God and the Advance of the Kingdom

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Welcome in the strong name of Jesus Christ! After your reading, study, discussion, and application of the materials in this lesson, you will be able to: • Recite the first things, the prolegomena , associated with the formal study of the doctrine of God the Father, or theology proper . • Give reasons why is it critically important for God to reveal himself to us before we can know him. • Highlight the truths connected to general revelation , the means by which God reveals himself to all people everywhere, and special revelation where God reveals himself to particular human beings at particular times and places. • Show how the Nicene Creed provides a clear statement of the greatness of the one true God, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. • Give evidence of God’s immanence (i.e., God’s present and active involvement in creation) and his transcendence (God’s infinite nature and unknowableness). • Provide an explanation of the meaning of the attributes of God , their problem and purpose, as well as their nature and classification. Rom. 1.18-20 - For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. [19] For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. [20] For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. The Nicene Creed begins with a clear statement of the greatness of the one true God, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It begins with the phrase “We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth and of all No Excuses Allowed

Lesson Objectives

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Devotion

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