The Basics #1 The Attributes of God
Understanding God’s nature goes far beyond knowing He exists and loves us. This exploration of 19 essential truths reveals God’s character including His omnipresence, omniscience, and omnipotence. God is eternal, unchangeable, holy, and perfect, yet He desires a personal relationship with finite beings like us. His independence means He doesn’t need us, but His love means He chooses to value us. These aren’t abstract theological concepts but foundational truths that strengthen our faith and deepen our relationship with Him.
Basics #2 Understanding Jesus
Jesus Christ was both fully human and fully God, a truth essential to understanding salvation. His humanity was necessary so He could represent us, serve as our substitute sacrifice, and be our mediator. Through the virgin birth, Jesus became fully human while remaining sinless, experiencing all human weaknesses, emotions, and temptations. His deity was equally necessary because only God could bear the penalty for all sin and accomplish salvation. Jesus demonstrated His divine nature through His power, knowledge, and sovereignty. Even after His resurrection, Jesus remains human forever, continuing to relate to our experiences while interceding for us in heaven.
The Basics # The Holy Spirit & The Trinity
The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, fully God and essential to Christian life. He serves four primary purposes in believers’ lives: purifying us from sin through conviction and sanctification, unifying the church through spiritual gifts and godly community, revealing God through Scripture and daily guidance, and empowering us with spiritual life and strength for service. The Trinity consists of three distinct persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – who are each fully God yet unified as one. Understanding the Holy Spirit’s role helps believers develop a deeper relationship with Him and live more effectively for God’s kingdom.
Basics #4 Creation, Man, & the Church
God created the universe not out of loneliness but as an expression of His love and for His glory. Humans are uniquely special as God’s pinnacle creation, formed in His image with the breath of life. Our primary purpose is to glorify God through our work, relationships, and daily living. The church serves as God’s community of believers, ministering to God through worship, to members through nurturing growth, and to the world through sharing the gospel. These three elements create a beautiful cycle where creation, humanity, and the church all work together to bring glory to God.