Creed - God

"God helps those who first show themselves willing to help themselves,"

Scripture commends diligence and responsibility, but God's saving help is grace—not something earned by self-sufficiency.

2 Thessalonians 3:10; Ephesians 2:8—9

"Blessed are the patient, for peace shall follow them."

Jesus actually says, “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth." Matthew 5:5

"Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

Jesus says this, "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." John 8:32

"With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

Jesus says this, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26

1. God is the creator of all.

• Every created thing has a creator.

For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. Romans 1:20

• Every design has a designer.

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1

Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. Psalm 90:2

2. God is omnipresent and omniscient.

Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I fl ee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,” even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you. Psalm 139:7-12

The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. Proverbs 15:3

God is saying to you today, “I saw it. Every word, every lie, and every quiet plan against you. Nothing was hidden from Me. Not the gossip. Not the sabotage. Not what they tried to do behind your back. You may not have seen it, but I did. And I have not ignored it. What they meant for harm will not work. Your name is covered. Your reputation is protected. I am your defender. I will speak for you in rooms you are not in. I will move on your behalf in ways you cannot. Do not lower yourself. Do not respond in anger. Stay in integrity because truth will outlast every lie.”

3. God is omnipotent.

He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth over nothing. Job 26:7

4. God is sovereign.

Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him. Psalm 115:3

“All the people of the earth are nothing compared to him. He does as he pleases among the angels of heaven and among the people of the earth. No one can stop him or say to him, ‘What do you mean by doing these things?’” Daniel 4:35

5. God is holy.

I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe fi lled the temple. Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were fl ying. And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.” At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was fi lled with smoke. Isaiah 6:1-4

Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; you cannot tolerate wrongdoing. Habakkuk 1:13

6. God is love.

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8