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2. Foundations 1
Who is God?
Don’t all religions just call God by different names?
A lot of religions claim their way is the only way
A lot of religions contradict each other
God is defined by the world’s religions in 1 of 2 ways
Polytheistic-Hinduism, Buddhism, New Age religions
Monotheistic-Christianity, Judaism & Islam
Does it make a difference what you or a nation believes about God?
Would you describe God as personal or impersonal?

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Who is God?
Christianity believes in one God but that He exists as three separate persons (Father, Son & Holy Spirit)
All three are God, but they are one God
This is not 1+1+1=1 but 1X1X1=1
Deuteronomy 6:4, the ‘Shema’-the Lord our God is one!
Yachid-the Hebrew word for one as in only one
Echod-the Hebrew word for one as in a unity
In Deuteronomy 6:4, the Hebrew word for one is ‘Echod’, not ‘Yachid’

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Who is God?
The Bible says there is one God…Isa 44:4-8…45:5,6,18,21…46:9
The Bible says that the Father is God…Titus 1:4…Philippians 1:2
The Bible says that Jesus is God…we’ll see this in mtg#3&4
The Bible says that the Holy Spirit is God…Acts 5:3,4
The Holy Spirit is a person, not an impersonal force like electricity or the ‘Force’ in Star Wars…
See the handout for His personal characteristics
Do you know that God has a name?...Ex 3:14…’I AM’,
in Hebrew it’s YHWH…pronounced Yahweh