Prof Zebulon No E22

B) The Trinity (The Attributes of God)

An attribute is something that belongs to someone either by nature or by right. In other words, something that is intrinsic. God's attributes are many and our comprehesion of them is limited to our finite understanding of an infinite Being. For example, when say that God is GOOD, we understand good only from our perspective; therefore, good in God's eyes could be perceived differently by us and we might even say that it is bad; but God knows what is best for us. The Bible Says in Romans 8:28: "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose". We must trust God in all areas of our lives.

Another attribute of God is that He is JUST and everything He does is just. It is not that something is just, therefore, God does it; God does it, therefore it is just.

Also, His attributes work in harmony with one another. What God's holiness does not embrace (our sin), His love cannot embrace either. This is why only God could've provided a way for us to be holy in His sight; He sees is through Jesus Christ; therefore we are holy.

God is merciful, long-suffering, loving, kind, omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent and many, many others.

The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; the God that created the heavens and the earth and the God that provided us a way to be with Him for eternity is the God who has all these attributes.

K) Christian Virtues (Patience)

The dictionary defines patience as bearing pains or trials calmly or without complaint; manifesting forbearance under provocation or strain. For a Christian, patience is learning how to wait to fulfill personal goals and learning to accept difficult situations as from God and not giving Him a deadline to remove them. We ask the Lord for patience and want it right away; yes?

The standard we have as Christians is the Lord Himself who has always been and always will be patient with us. He waits for us to catch up to Him in a circumstance in our life and graciously gives what is best for us, in His time; heh, that's a hymn, isn't it?

When we sing that hymn, we pray "Lord please show me every day, as You're teaching me Your way that You do just what You say, In Your time”. So starting today, let's all be more patient with each other and let's accept God's will for our lives and memorize the following verse: Romans 15:5 "Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus". The Body of Christ will not only benefit, but it will be built up because patience brings on many, many other Christian virtues that we will see in future studies.