Showing posts with label Almighty. Show all posts
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Friday 29 May 2015

Bible sayings about God

To get to know who God is and what exactly is being said about Him, we may well depend on what is written in the Holy Scriptures or the Bible.

If we are talking here about God, we mean the Creator God who is the God of gods and may be called as One True God we all must recognise as such. The works of creation provide evidence of the existence of an intelligent God Who created everything and directs everything. The Elohim Hashem Jehovah, the True God, is Almighty and All-Knowing. It is important to know his name and use it. According to the Holy Scriptures or the Bible there are other creatures, including angels and people called god. Among those gods there are people in high positions [like Pharaoh, men of God (like Moses), "gods"] (John 10:34) but also false gods (1 Corinthians 8: 5; Jeremiah 10: 14-15) or creatures that are wrongly considered to be highly regarded and worshipped (like idols). However worship belongs to the One True God. Worthless or false gods are powerless to help worshippers. This only the Supreme God is capable of doing so. (Habakkuk 2:18; Jeremiah 14:22)

Jehovah Himself is Justice and not the cause of wickedness. (Psalm 145: 17; Revelation of the Apostles 15: 3). The Created human being is made in the image of God and endowed with freedom of choice. (Genesis 1: 26-27; Genesis 4: 6-7; Genesis 5: 3; Genesis 9: 6; Joshua 25:15; Acts 13:48)



“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1 NHEB)

 “When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said to him, "I am El Shaddai. Walk before me, and be blameless.” (Genesis 17:1 NHEB)

 “2 God spoke to Moses, and said to him, "I am the LORD; 3 and I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as El Shaddai; but by my name the LORD I was not known to them.” (Exodus 6:2-3 NHEB)

 “Who is like you, LORD, among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?” (Exodus 15:11 NHEB)

 “Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods because of the thing in which they dealt arrogantly against them."” (Exodus 18:11 NHEB)

 “He said, "You cannot see my face, for man may not see me and live."” (Exodus 33:20 NHEB)

 “4  Hear, Israel: the LORD is our God, the LORD is one. 5 And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. 6 These words, which I command you this day, shall be on your heart; 7 and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up. 8 You shall bind them for a sign on your hand, and they shall be for symbols between your eyes. 9 You shall write them on the door posts of your house, and on your gates.” (Deuteronomy 6:4-9 NHEB)

 “For I will proclaim the name of the LORD. Ascribe greatness to our God!” (Deuteronomy 32:3 NHEB)

 “Yours, LORD, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty! For all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, LORD, and you are exalted as head above all.” (1 Chronicles 29:11 NHEB)

 “The house which I build is great; for our God is great above all gods.” (2 Chronicles 2:5 NHEB)

 “Behold, God is great, and we do not know him. The number of his years is unsearchable.” (Job 36:26 NHEB)

 “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth."” (Psalms 46:10 NHEB)

 “« a Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. » Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.” (Psalms 48:1 NHEB)

 “Your righteousness also, God, reaches to the heavens; you have done great things. God, who is like you?” (Psalms 71:19 NHEB)

 “Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.” (Psalms 72:18 NHEB)

 “that they may know that you alone, whose name is the LORD, are the Most High over all the earth.” (Psalms 83:18 NHEB)

 “There is no one like you among the gods, Lord, nor any deeds like your deeds.” (Psalms 86:8 NHEB)

 “For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD? Who among the sons of God is like the LORD,” (Psalms 89:6 NHEB)

 “How great are your works, LORD! Your thoughts are very deep.” (Psalms 92:5 NHEB)

 “3 For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods. 4 In his hand are the deep places of the earth. The heights of the mountains are also his. 5 The sea is his, and he made it. His hands formed the dry land. 6 Oh come, let’s worship and bow down. Let’s kneel before the LORD, our Maker, 7  for he is our God. We are the people of his pasture, and the sheep in his care. Today, oh that you would hear his voice! 8 Do not harden your heart, as at Meribah, as in the day of Massah in the wilderness, 9 when your fathers tempted me, tested me, and saw my work.” (Psalms 95:3-9 NHEB)

 “For you, LORD, are most high above all the earth. You are exalted far above all gods.” (Psalms 97:9 NHEB)

 “He has sent redemption to his people. He has ordained his covenant forever. His name is holy and awesome!” (Psalms 111:9 NHEB)

 “For I know that the LORD is great, that our Lord is above all gods.” (Psalms 135:5 NHEB)

 “Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised! His greatness is unsearchable.” (Psalms 145:3 NHEB)

 “but the LORD of hosts is exalted in justice, and God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness.” (Isaiah 5:16 NHEB)

 “One called to another, and said, "Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts! The whole earth is full of his glory!"” (Isaiah 6:3 NHEB)

 “The LORD of hosts is who you must regard as holy. He is the one you must fear. He is the one you must dread.” (Isaiah 8:13 NHEB)

 “To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare to him?” (Isaiah 40:18 NHEB)

 “I myself am the LORD; and besides me there is no savior.” (Isaiah 43:11 NHEB)

 “Do not fear, neither be afraid. Haven’t I declared it to you long ago, and shown it? You are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? Indeed, there is not. I do not know any other Rock."” (Isaiah 44:8 NHEB)

 “For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.” (Isaiah 57:15 NHEB)

 “Who should not fear you, King of the nations? For it appertains to you; because among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is none like you.” (Jeremiah 10:7 NHEB)

 “As a pleasant aroma will I accept you, when I bring you out from the peoples, and gather you out of the countries in which you have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you in the sight of the nations.” (Ezekiel 20:41 NHEB)

 “I will sanctify my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst; and the nations shall know that I am the LORD," says the Lord GOD, "when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.” (Ezekiel 36:23 NHEB)

 “I will magnify myself, and sanctify myself, and I will make myself known in the eyes of many nations; and they shall know that I am the LORD.’” (Ezekiel 38:23 NHEB)

 “The king answered to Daniel, and said, "Surely your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing you have been able to reveal this secret."” (Daniel 2:47 NHEB)

 “It will happen that whoever will call on the name of the LORD shall be saved; for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who escape, as the LORD has said, and among the remnant, those whom the LORD calls.” (Joel 2:32 NHEB)

 “For then I will purify the lips of the peoples, that they may all call on the name of the LORD, to serve him shoulder to shoulder.” (Zephaniah 3:9 NHEB)

 “Pray like this: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.” (Matthew 6:9 NHEB)

 “Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except one — God.” (Mark 10:18 NHEB)

 “For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.” (Luke 1:49 NHEB)

 “God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."” (John 4:24 NHEB)

 “1  Jesus said these things, and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, "Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may also glorify you; 2 even as you gave him authority over all flesh, he will give eternal life to all whom you have given him. 3 This is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.” (John 17:1-3 NHEB)

 “I revealed your name to the people whom you have given me out of the world. They were yours, and you have given them to me. They have kept your word.” (John 17:6 NHEB)

 “25 Righteous Father, the world hasn’t known you, but I knew you; and these knew that you sent me. 26 I made known to them your name, and will make it known; that the love with which you loved me may be in them, and I in them."” (John 17:25-26 NHEB)

 “It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.’” (Acts 2:21 NHEB)

 “For since the creation of the world his invisible attributes, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made. So they are without excuse.” (Romans 1:20 NHEB)

 “For, "Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved."” (Romans 10:13 NHEB)

 “Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out!” (Romans 11:33 NHEB)

 “4 Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no God but one. 5 For though there are things that are called "gods," whether in the heavens or on earth; as there are many "gods" and many "lords"; 6 yet to us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we live through him.” (1 Corinthians 8:4-6 NHEB)

 “according to the Good News of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.” (1 Timothy 1:11 NHEB)

 “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,” (1 Timothy 2:5 NHEB)

 “For Christ hasn’t entered into holy places made with hands, which are representations of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;” (Hebrews 9:24 NHEB)

 “We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.” (1 John 4:16 NHEB)

 “The four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within. They have no rest day and night, saying, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come!"” (Revelation 4:8 NHEB)

 “saying: "We give you thanks, Lord God, the Almighty, the one who is and who was; because you have taken your great power, and reigned.” (Revelation 11:17 NHEB)

 “I heard the altar saying, "Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments."” (Revelation 16:7 NHEB)



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  7. Attributes to and titles of God
  8. Titles of God beginning with the Aleph in Hebrew
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  10. God of gods 
  11. God is One  
  12. The Trinity - the Truth 
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  14. History of the acceptance of a three-in-one God
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  17. Trusting, Faith, calling and Ascribing to Jehovah #2 Calling upon the Name of God
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  19. Trusting, Faith, Calling and Ascribing to Jehovah #5 Prayer #1 Listening Sovereign Maker
  20. Reasons that Jesus is not God
  21. Some one or something to fear #7 Not afraid for Gods Name
  22. The Divine name of the Creator 
  23. I Will Cause Your Name To Be Remembered 
  24. יהוה , YHWH and Love: Four-letter words
  25. I am that I am Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh אהיה אשר אהיה
  26. Hashem השם, Hebrew for “the Name”
  27. Lord or Yahuwah, Yeshua or Yahushua
  28. Use of /Gebruik van Jehovah or/of Yahweh in Bible Translations/Bijbel vertalingen
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  31. God who knows the heart
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  33. Praise the God with His Name
  34. For Jehovah is greatly to be praised
  35. Song of Praise for the Elohim Set-Apart
  36. Full authority belongs to God 
  37. Look for your Refuge by God
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  48. Trusting, Faith, calling and Ascribing to Jehovah #3 Voice of God #5 To meditate and Transform
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  57. No prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation
  58. Eternal Word that tells everything
  59. Hearing words to accept
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  61. Looking for wisdom not departing from God’s Word
  62. The holy spirit will bring back to your minds all the things told
  63. True God giving His Word for getting wisdom
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Wednesday 1 September 2010

Without God no purpose, no goal, no hope

"Without God there is for mankind no purpose, no goal, no hope,
only a wavering future, an eternal dread of every darkness."
— Jean Paul, a German Romantic writer (1763-1825)


"Naught but GOD can satisfy the soul."
Philip James Bailey, English poet, author of Festus


"It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God,
to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits,
and humbly to implore His protection and favor."
— George Washington


"Only he who can say "the LORD is the strength of my life,"
can say, "of whom shall I be afraid?"
Alexander Maclaren, a merchant and Baptist preacher (1826-1910)
"This was the purpose of the whole creation,
that man should recognize and know Him and give praise to His Name."
— Nachmanides, a Catalan rabbi, philosopher, physician, kabbalist, and biblical commentator (1194-1270)


“... that you may know that the earth is Jehovah’s.”
Exodus 9:29


 “For Jehovah your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords,
the great God, the mighty, and the terrible,
who regards not persons, nor takes reward.”
Deuteronomium 10:17


 “You shall have no other gods before me.”
Exodus 20:3


 “That they may know that You alone, whose name is Jehovah,
Are the Most High over all the earth.”
Psalm 83:18


 “Jesus answered, The first (commandment) is,
Hear, O Israel; The Lord
(Jehovah/Yahweh) our God,the Lord is one:”
Marcus 12:29



Dutch version / Nederlandse versie: Zonder God geen reden, geen doel, geen hoop

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Wednesday 19 August 2009

A great man does not lose his self-possession when he is afflicted


"A great man does not lose his self-possession when he is afflicted."
- Unknown

"Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen trouble. He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty."
Psalm 90:14,15; 91:1

Lord God, our Father,
give that I can resist the problems.
Dutch version / Nederlandse versie > Een groot man verliest zijn zelf-bezit niet wanneer hij is getroffen

English: Photo of David Elm afflicted by Dutch...
English: Photo of David Elm afflicted by Dutch elm disease taken at Great Fontley, UK. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Saturday 16 May 2009

A Living Faith #9 Our Manner of Life

A LIVING FAITH
Our Manner of Life

When we consider the great price that has been paid for us and the great love extended towards us, really it is very reasonable matter that we are asked to respond to that love. If we truly do love the Lord our God, then we will strive to obey His Word and put the Commandments into practice day by day. In addition we will earnestly desire the return of the Lord Jesus and strive to diligently prepare for that great and glorious day.  By way of exhortation Peter asks:

“What manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God” 2 Peter 3:11-12

That word ‘ought’ means: ‘it is necessary’, or ‘there is need of’, or ‘it is right and proper’. It is indeed only right and proper, that as children of the Almighty, we live our lives striving to be holy, separate and undefiled to the best of our abilities. There is a great need for personal conduct to be upright and to be ‘Christ like’ in our way of life and behaviour. Indeed Paul speaks of this as being our ‘reasonable service’. So we read:

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.” Romans 12:1 

That word reasonable means, logical or rational. Reflecting upon the great price paid for our redemption, the great mercy extended towards us and the divine love shown towards us surely must inspire a willing, wholehearted response. The rational response is to demonstrate loving appreciation by obedience to His Word. Our manner of life must change as we grow in the Lord Jesus Christ. Faith and love will be shown not merely by our words, but by our actions.

Yet as always being so prone to forgetfulness we need constantly reminding about the true values in life. We must maintain the right perspective, thus Jesus commands us to remain in his love lest we stray:

"As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in my love.”If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in His love.  John 15:9-10

Now the Commandments of Christ booklet is a loved and valued reminder of the principle teachings of Christ.  Our manner of life must manifest obedience to those commandments, if faith is to be something that is living, vibrant and active in our daily lives. Ask yourself the following questions:

Ø What do those commandments mean to me personally? 
Ø What effect do they have upon my daily life?
Ø How am I as an individual, personally putting them into practice?

These questions are very pertinent for Jesus must come first and above all else in our lives. Indeed he is our life! Did not Jesus say:

"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. And whoever does not bear his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.” Luke 14:26-27

What does bearing a cross daily mean? Clearly, it means a sacrifice of self, a crucifying or putting to death the ‘old man’ and following Christ daily. In other words, not our will, but doing the will of Yahweh as expressed in the commandments so clearly laid out in scripture.

So then what do I mean by suggesting that the commandments of Christ are personalised? Well, firstly consider the greatest commandment of all, Jesus said:

“You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. This is the first commandment.” Mark 12:30

What does this mean in practical terms?

Personalising this commandment might go something like this:

Ø  Service to God must be first in my life: Matthew 6:33

Ø  I must work in the Lords service faithfully and diligently to the best of my abilities: Isaiah 66:1-2; Matthew 24:45-47; 1Tim 2:15

To give another example of personalising the commandments of Christ we can recall that Jesus provided the means by which in his absence his disciples would be reminded about his ministry and resurrection. We read:

“And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me. Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you.” Luke 22:19-20

What does this mean in practical terms?

Well, if we honestly desire to remember Jesus and all that he represents, then again personalising this commandment might go something like this:

Ø  Jesus must be my example in everything and I will try to be like him. 1Peter 2:21-23; John 13:15-16
Ø  Only through Jesus can my sin be covered, therefore I must remain in him.  John 15:5-7; Heb 2:1-3
Ø  My aim must be to prepare diligently for when Jesus Christ returns. Because of this, I will not get too engrossed with the work and interests of this life. Matt 24:44; Luke 12:35-38, 40; 2Peter 3:10-14

For a third example of personalising the commandments of Christ consider these words of John:

“If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.” 1John 1:6-7

What does this mean in practical terms?

Well before answering that question let us first reflect upon some more scripture:

“The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple.” Psalm 119:130

“Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.” Psalm 119:105

“There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.” Ephesians 4:4-6

Without the Word of Yahweh there is only utter spiritual darkness. Therefore our manner of life must be subjected to the scrutiny of His Word which alone can illuminate and guide our feet in the way of life. There can only ever be one Truth, any other gospel is a lie and will not save. Therefore personalising this commandment to “walk in the light” might go something like this:

Ø  I cannot have fellowship with those who live in darkness, but must set an example to others: Eph 5:11
Ø  I cannot have fellowship with those who turn away from sound doctrine and/or practice: Gal 1:6-9; 2Thess 3:6,14; 2John 8-10


 Andy Peel




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Friday 23 January 2009

Revelation 1:8 - Who is Speaking?

Mural painting from the catacomb of Commodilla...
Mural painting from the catacomb of Commodilla. One of the first bearded images of Jesus, late 4th century. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
 ““I am the Alpha and the Omega, ”says YHWH The God, the One who is and the One who was and the One who is coming–the Almighty!” (Re 1:8 MHM)Revelation 1:8 has been traditionally applied to Jesus, even by many Bible Students. Charles Taze Russell probably applied these words as being spoken by Jesus, partly because of the trinitarian tradition of doing so, and also because of the way it reads in the traditional King James Version.
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The scripture itself, the context, as well as other scriptures, show that it is the God of Jesus who is being quoted as speaking in Revelation 1:8, not Jesus himself. The Revelation is from the God and Father of Jesus, who, in turn gives the message to his angel, who in turn gives the message to John. There are four persons involved in the transmission of the Revelation, and sometimes it is Jesus who is being quoted, and sometimes it is John who is speaking, and sometimes it is the angel who is quoted, and sometimes it is the God and Father of Jesus who is quoted.
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Revelation 1:8 tells us who is speaking, that is, the Almighty Lord [Yahweh] God, the God of Jesus. Hebrews 1:1,2 agrees with this, showing that the God of Israel speaks through his Son. It should not be considered anything extraordinary for Jesus to be quoting his God and Father in the Revelation, since the Revelation came to Jesus from his God and Father. — Revelation 1:1.
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“The Lord God” in this verse is Yahweh (Jehovah), the God of Jesus spoken of in verses one, two, four, and addressed in verse six as “his [Jesus'] God and Father”. (World English) Verse Four, in speaking of the God and Father of Jesus, applies this expression to the Jesus’ God, not to Jesus.

Restoration Light study >Who is Speaking?

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