MAN'S GREATEST NEED - RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

OVERVIEW OF 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

Matthew 22:37-40

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

Matthew 22:37-40

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

John 4:24

Ephesians 2:10

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

John 10:10

WHY: Those not believing in God:

Psalms 14:1

Sin leads to death:

Genesis 2:17 Adam & Eve sinned leading to death for man.

Hebrews 9:27 Everyone will die and be judged.

Romans 5:12

WAY: How then shall man live?:

Believe in Jesus & confess Him as savior:

John 3:16 Believe, have faith, in God.

Romans 10:9-10 Confess Him to others with your faith.

Do God's works:

Ephesians 2:10 Seek His will for your life & do His works.

Sins forgiven:

1 John 1:9

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 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' commandments:

Matthew 22:37-40

John 13:34

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.

John 4:24

John 10:10

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

A) GOD IS:

Genesis 1:1 He created for His glory. He is complete within Himself.

John 1:1-3 The Word = Jesus (Eternal God)

Exodus 3:14 God describes Himself as I AM = always exists (eternal).

B) THOSE NOT BELIEVING IN GOD:

Psalms 14:1

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

A) GOD IS SPIRIT:

John 4:24

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

Deuteronomy 6:4

Isaiah 48:16

Hebrews 9:14

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:

Genesis 1:26-27 God's image.

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

Genesis 2:7

1 Corinthians 6:20

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

Ecclesiastes 12:7

2 Corinthians 5:8

James 2:26

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

A) FOLLOW JESUS'S COMMANDMENTS:

Matthew 22:37-40

John 13:34

Romans 13:10

VI) WHAT IS MAN'S FUTURE?:

A) SIN LEADS TO DEATH:

Genesis 2:17 Adam & Eve sinned leading to death for man.

Hebrews 9:27 Everyone will die and be judged.

Romans 5:12

B) RECEIVE JESUS FOR LIFE:

John 1:12

VII) WHAT DOES GOD DEMAND OF US?:

A) LAW'S PURPOSE:

Romans 3:20 See that we all are sinners & that we need a savior Jesus.

B) FAITH PRINCIPLE:

Hebrews 11:6

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 Faith in God is God's request.

D) LAW REPLACED BY LOVE:

Romans 13:8 Love others as self

VIII) WHAT DID GOD DO FOR US?:

A) ALL SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS:

Ephesians 1:3 Joy, peace, hope, health, needs, love

B) BARE OUR SIN AND SICKNESSES:

1 Peter 2:24 Jesus paid for sin.

C) PROVIDE ETERNAL LIFE:

John 17:3

IX) HOW THEN SHALL MAN LIVE?:

A) BELIEVE IN JESUS & CONFESS HIM AS SAVIOR:

John 3:16 Believe, have faith, in God.

Romans 10:9-10 Confess Him to others with your faith.

B) DO GOD'S WORKS:

Ephesians 2:10 Seek His will for your life & do His works.

C) SINS FORGIVEN:

1 John 1:9

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