God the Father, Mentor's Guide, MG06

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

c. Ps. 36.9

d. Ps. 90.2

B. Implications of God’s life

1. God derives nothing externally for his own being.

2. God is dependent on nothing (i.e., he needs nothing outside of himself), Acts 17.24-25.

3. Although God is independent of external necessities, he is neither isolated, aloof, nor disinterested in creation and human affairs.

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III. God the Father Almighty Is a Person.

A. Aspects of God’s personhood

1. God is self-conscious (he has a will, is capable of knowing, feeling, and choosing).

a. Exod. 3.14

b. Exod. 6.3

c. Isa. 44.6