MAN'S GREATEST NEED - RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

INDUCTIVE BIBLE TOPIC STUDY

MAN'S GREATEST NEED - RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

By Dennis Schmidt 3/2007

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This paper discusses the Bible's answers to questions about God and His relationships to people. All scriptures are from the King James' version Bible.

INDUCTIVE COMMENTS:

THEME: What is man's greatest need?: God created man to have fellowship with Him. If man does not have that fellowship, he does not meet his reason for being created. Man will have an abundant life when he worships God in spirit and in truth. This will occurs when man enjoys God's love, mercy, and grace in an everlasting relationship with his heavenly Father.

Man is the only creature of God to be given a spiritual and moral nature made in God's own image. Animals can only think, but man can think and reason. We have self awareness & can have fellowship with God and enjoy His love forever.

Matthew 6:33 "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."

Matthew 22:37-40 "Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. {38} This is the first and great commandment. {39} And the second <is> like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. {40} On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."

PURPOSE: What is man's greatest need?: God created man to have fellowship with Him. If man does not have that fellowship, he does not meet his reason for being created. Man will have an abundant life when he worships God in spirit and in truth. This will occurs when man enjoys God's love, mercy, and grace in an everlasting relationship with his heavenly Father.

Matthew 6:33 "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."

KEY VERSE: Seek His will for your life & do His works.

John 4:24 "God <is> a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship <him> in spirit and in truth."

Ephesians 2:10 "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them."

WHO: God mainly by Bible authors Moses, John, Peter, and Paul

TO WHOM: Elected Christians

WHAT: What is man's greatest need?: God created man to have fellowship with Him. If man does not have that fellowship, he does not meet his reason for being created. Man will have an abundant life when he worships God in spirit and in truth. This will occurs when man enjoys God's love, mercy, and grace in an everlasting relationship with his heavenly Father.

John 4:24 "God <is> a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship <him> in spirit and in truth."

John 10:10 "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have <it> more abundantly."

WHY: Those not believing in God:

Psalms 14:1 "To the chief Musician, <A Psalm> of David. The fool hath said in his heart, <There is> no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, <there is> none that doeth good."

Sin leads to death:

Genesis 2:17 "But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." Adam & Eve sinned leading to death for man.

Hebrews 9:27 "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:" Everyone will die and be judged.

Romans 5:12 "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:"

WAY: How then shall man live?:

Believe in Jesus & confess Him as savior:

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Believe, have faith, in God.

Romans 10:9-10 "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. {10} For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." Confess Him to others with your faith.

Do God's works:

Ephesians 2:10 "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." Seek His will for your life & do His works.

Sins forgiven:

1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us <our> sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

WHEREAS: Man is the only creature of God to be given a spiritual and moral nature made in God's own image. Animals can only think, but man can think and reason. We have self awareness & can have fellowship with God and enjoy His love forever.

Genesis 1:26-27 "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. {27} So God created man in his <own> image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." God's image.

WHERE: Earth

WHEN: All Times

WHILE: God is a quantitative one & a tri-unity manifestation of spirit:

Deuteronomy 6:4 "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God <is> one LORD:"

Isaiah 48:16 "Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there <am> I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me."

Hebrews 9:14 "How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?"

Immutability/unchangeable: Hebrews 13:8 Eternal: Psalms 145:13 “Omnipotent/all powerful: Psalms 115:3 Truthful: Hebrews 6:18

Omnipresent/everywhere: Psalms 139:8 Holy: Psalms 99:9

Omniscient/all knowing: Hebrews 4:13 Love: 1 John 4:16 Just/righteous: Psalms 145:17 Merciful: Psalms 103:17

WANT: Follow Jesus's commandments:

John 13:34 "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another."

Romans 13:10 "Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love <is> the fulfilling of the law."

PAPER OUTLINE:

I) WHAT IS MAN'S GREATEST NEED?:

II) WHO GOD IS:

A) GOD IS:

B) THOSE NOT BELIEVING IN GOD:

III) WHAT IS GOD LIKE?:

A) GOD IS SPIRIT:

B) GOD IS A QUANTITATIVE ONE & A TRI-UNITY MANIFESTATION OF SPIRIT:

IV) WHO AM I?:

A) PERSON CREATED IN GOD'S IMAGE:

B) MAN IS A SOUL (BODY + SPIRIT):

C) MAN'S SPIRIT AT DEATH RETURNS TO GOD:

V) WHAT IS MAN'S PURPOSE?

A) FOLLOW JESUS'S COMMANDMENTS:

VI) WHAT IS MAN'S FUTURE?:

A) SIN LEADS TO DEATH:

B) RECEIVE JESUS FOR LIFE:

VII) WHAT DOES GOD DEMAND OF US?:

A) LAW'S PURPOSE:

B) FAITH PRINCIPLE:

C) LAW REPLACED BY FAITH:

D) LAW REPLACED BY LOVE:

VIII) WHAT DID GOD DO FOR US?:

A) ALL SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS:

B) BARE OUR SIN AND SICKNESSES:

C) PROVIDE ETERNAL LIFE:

IX) HOW THEN SHALL MAN LIVE?:

A) BELIEVE IN JESUS & CONFESS HIM AS SAVIOR:

B) DO GOD'S WORKS:

C) SINS FORGIVEN:

I) WHAT IS MAN'S GREATEST NEED?: God created man to have fellowship with Him. If man does not have that fellowship, he does not meet his reason for being created. Man will have an abundant life when he worships God in spirit and in truth. This will occurs when man enjoys God's love, mercy, and grace in an everlasting relationship with his heavenly Father.

See my paper: "What is a Born-Again & How to Become One?" for more information on this subject.

John 4:24 "God <is> a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship <him> in spirit and in truth."

John 10:10 "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have <it> more abundantly."

II) WHO GOD IS: The scriptures start with the assumed existence of God. The Bible doesn't try to prove God.

See my paper: "Just who is God?" for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Names of God" for more information on this subject.

A) GOD IS:

Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." He created for His glory. He is complete within Himself.

John 1:1-3 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. {2} The same was in the beginning with God. {3} All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. The Word = Jesus (Eternal God)

Exodus 3:14 "And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you." God describes Himself as I AM = always exists (eternal).

B) THOSE NOT BELIEVING IN GOD:

Psalms 14:1 "To the chief Musician, <A Psalm> of David. The fool hath said in his heart, <There is> no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, <there is> none that doeth good."

III) WHAT IS GOD LIKE?: One God undivided shown as Father, Son, & Spirit

A) GOD IS SPIRIT:

See my paper: "Triunity - Father, Son, & Holy Spirit" for more information on this subject.

John 4:24 "God <is> a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship <him> in spirit and in truth."

B) GOD IS A QUANTITATIVE ONE & A TRI-UNITY MANIFESTATION OF SPIRIT:

See my paper: "Godhead Relationship" for more information on this subject.

Deuteronomy 6:4 "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God <is> one LORD:"

Isaiah 48:16 "Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there <am> I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me."

Hebrews 9:14 "How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?"

IMMUTABILITY/UNCHANGEABLE: Hebrews 13:8 ETERNAL: Psalms 145:13 OMNIPOTENT/ALL POWERFUL: Psalms 115:3 TRUTHFUL: Hebrews 6:18

OMNIPRESENT/EVERYWHERE: Psalms 139:8 HOLY: Psalms 99:9

OMNISCIENT/ALL KNOWING: Hebrews 4:13 LOVE: 1 John 4:16 JUST/RIGHTEOUS: Psalms 145:17 MERCIFUL: Psalms 103:17

IV) WHO AM I?:

A) PERSON CREATED IN GOD'S IMAGE:

B) MAN IS A SOUL (BODY + SPIRIT):

See my paper: "Body, Soul, & Spirit" for more information on this subject.

Genesis 2:7 "And the LORD God formed man <of> the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul."

1 Corinthians 6:20 "For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's."

C) MAN'S SPIRIT AT DEATH RETURNS TO GOD:

Ecclesiastes 12:7 "Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it."

2 Corinthians 5:8 "We are confident, <I say>, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord."

James 2:26 "For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also."

V) WHAT IS MAN'S PURPOSE?: To love God enjoy His fellowship forever.

A) FOLLOW JESUS'S COMMANDMENTS:

John 13:34 "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another."

Romans 13:10 "Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love <is> the fulfilling of the law."

VI) WHAT IS MAN'S FUTURE?:

See my paper: "Born with sin/father is devil (prior to re-birth)" for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "God's Plan and Purpose for the Ages" for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Israel & Jewish People in God's Plan" for more information on this subject.

A) SIN LEADS TO DEATH:

See my paper: "Original Sin & Its Results" for more information on this subject.

Hebrews 9:27 "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:" Everyone will die and be judged.

Romans 5:12 "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:"

B) RECEIVE JESUS FOR LIFE:

See my paper: "True Gospel for Salvation by the Imputed Righteousness of Jesus" for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Imputed/Reckoned/Counted Righteousness of Jesus" for more information on this subject.

John 1:12 "But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, <even> to them that believe on his name:"

VII) WHAT DOES GOD DEMAND OF US?:

See my paper: "What does God really want? for more information on this subject.

A) LAW'S PURPOSE:

See my paper: "Questions & Answers on Law, Faith, & Liberty" for more information on this subject.

Romans 3:20 "Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law <is> the knowledge of sin." See that we all are sinners & that we need a savior Jesus.

B) FAITH PRINCIPLE:

See my paper: "Faith" for more information on this subject.

Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith <it is> impossible to please <him>: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and <that> he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."

C) LAW REPLACED BY FAITH: Law was purpose, but sinful man could not keep it. God planned for the 2nd Adam, Jesus, to live a perfectly.

Romans 4:13 "For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, <was> not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith." Faith in God is God's request.

D) LAW REPLACED BY LOVE:

See my paper: "Love" for more information on this subject.

Romans 13:8 "Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law." Love others as self

VIII) WHAT DID GOD DO FOR US?:

A) ALL SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS:

See my paper: "Justification" for more information on this subject.

Ephesians 1:3 "Blessed <be> the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly <places> in Christ:" Joy, peace, hope, health, needs, love

B) BARE OUR SIN AND SICKNESSES:

See my paper: "Prayer" for more information on this subject.

1 Peter 2:24 "Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed."Jesus paid for sin.

C) PROVIDE ETERNAL LIFE:

John 17:3 "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent."

IX) HOW THEN SHALL MAN LIVE?:

A) BELIEVE IN JESUS & CONFESS HIM AS SAVIOR:

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Believe, have faith, in God.

B) DO GOD'S WORKS:

Ephesians 2:10 "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." Seek His will for your life & do His works.

C) SINS FORGIVEN:

1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us <our> sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

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