This document discusses the true nature of God as revealed through creation, scripture, and Jesus Christ. It explores several names for God that reflect different aspects of His character like provider, healer, and shepherd. The document examines God's goodness and how He demonstrated His love through sending Jesus, who performed works of power to forgive, show compassion, and accomplish salvation. While bad things sometimes occur due to sin, corruption, and Satan, the document expresses hope that God is for us and wants to do good.

2. God-Image Matters

3. True Nature of God
1. Creation
(Romans 1:20–23, Psalms 19:1-3)
2. The Word of God (2 Tim 3:16)
3. Jesus Christ is the exact representation of
the nature of God (Hebrews 1:3)

4. True Nature of God
Jehovah Jireh: The Lord will provide
Jehovah Rapha: The Lord my healer
Jehovah Shalom: The Lord is my peace
Jehovah Tsidkenu: The Lord our
righteousness

5. True Nature of God
Jehovah Rohi: The Lord is my shepherd
Jehovah Sabaoth: The Lord of hosts
Jehovah Shammah: The Lord is there
Jehovah Elohim: Supreme God
Jehovah Nissi: The Lord is my banner

6. The Prayer of Moses
Exodus 33:18-19
18 And he said, “Please, show me Your glory.”
19 Then He said, “I will make all My goodness
pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of
the LORD before you. I will be gracious to whom I
will be gracious, and I will have compassion on
whom I will have compassion.”

7. The Prayer of Moses
Glory (Hebrew, kâbôd), means weighty,
splendor or copiousness, honor
Good (Hebrew, toob) means beauty,
gladness, welfare

8. God is a good God!

9. There is no evil in Him. He is good entirely
He cannot sin (James 1:13), lie (Titus 1:2),
or deny Himself (2 Timothy 2:13)
God’s works are good (Gen 1:4, 10, 12, 21,
25, 31, Gen 2:9)

10. God’s gifts are good (James 1:17)
God is good to all (Matthew 5:45)
His dealings with Israel (Isaiah 1:16-20)
We enjoy His blessings daily (Psalm 68:19)

11. Greatest expression of the
goodness of God is
Jesus

12. In Jesus, we see the love of God
1 John 4:8 – God is love
John 3:16 – God demonstrated sacrificial
love, because He gave His only Son
Gal 4:4 – Jesus came to redeem

13. God became man:
He is the great, lofty and Holy one (Isaiah
57:15)
He is Almighty, he spoke the world into
existence (Genesis 1:3)

14. God became man:
Everything belongs to Him and He is head
over all things (1 Chronicles 29:11)
It’s hard to fully understand the greatness
of God and His existence (Job 36:26)

15. God became man:
Hebrews 2:17
17 Therefore, in all things He had to be made
like His brethren, that He might be a merciful
and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to
God, to make propitiation for the sins of the
people.

16. He is a great God!
He is a good God!

17. Jesus
The exact representation of the Father
(Hebrews 1:3)
He went about doing the good which was in
the Father’s heart
(Hebrews 1:3, Acts 10:38, Mathew 4:23, John
14:9)

18. 1. Forgiveness
Woman caught in adultery (John 8:1-11)
Paralyzed man forgiven and healed (Mathew 9:
1-7)

19. 2. Compassion
Jesus was moved with compassion toward the
crowds (Mathew 9:35-39)
A leper healed (Mark 1:41)
Two blind men healed (Mat 20:29-34)
A young man raised from the dead (Luke 7:11-
16)

20. 3. Father’s Works (John 5:17)
Jesus did the works of the Father, which are
works of power
Jesus Healed (Mathew 4:23-25, Luke 5)
Jesus Delivered (Mark 1:21-28, Luke 8:26-39)
Jesus performed Miracles (John 2:1-11, Luke
5:1-11, Mathew 15:29-39)

21. 3. Father’s Works (John 5:17)
Jesus changed water into wine – He
demonstrated power over time.
Peter’s great haul of fishes (Luke 5:1-11) – He
demonstrated power over lack.
Feeding the 5000 (Mathew 15:29-39) – He
demonstrated supernatural multiplication of
little.

22. Jesus Accomplished:
• Salvation (great salvation, Hebrews 2:11)
• God accepts us (Romans 2:4, Titus 2:14)
• We can overcome (Gal 3:13, 1 John 4:18)
• Our lives can be restored and renewed
(Romans 8:28, Hebrews 7:25, John 10:10)

23. God is for us
Romans 8:31
31 What then shall we say to these
things? If God is for us, who can be against
us?

24. When bad things happen
• Sin is destructive (Romans 6:23)
• The world is corrupted by sin (Romans 8:21,
2 Peter 1:4)
• Satan is actively engaged in destruction
(Revelation 12:12, Matthew 8:29, Luke 8:22–
25, Revelation 20:10, 14)

25. When bad things happen
• When we walk outside the boundary of
God’s Word, consequences follow
• God brings loving correction for our benefit
God does not put evil on us.
We must resist the devil (James 4:7)

26. Express Hope in God
God is for us
He has good plans for us
God wants to do good to us and bring us
out of any evil that you and I may be
facing.
He wants to save, forgive, heal, deliver and
protect us!