God the Father, Mentor's Guide, MG06

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

d. Rev. 1.8

2. God is relational (he can understand and relate to other persons and social beings).

a. Deut. 7.6-9

b. 1 John 4.7-9

B. Implications of God’s personality

1. Relationship is intrinsic to the nature of God the Father, John 17.25.

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2. God is not an object or a force (like a meteor or electricity); to be made in God’s image is to be both personal and relational (cf. Gen. 1.26-27).

3. God is an end in himself; we relate to him not for what we get out of him but because of who he is.

4. Eternal life is not merely an ethic or a religion, but a new relationship with God through Jesus Christ, John 17.3.

IV. God the Father Almighty Is Infinite.

A. Aspects of God’s infinitude

1. In regards to space (omnipresent)