In describing Divinity in terms of who God is, God is Divine because He has perfect power, perfect knowledge, and perfect goodness. He is without flaws.
Who is the Divine God? In the next section, the lesson will cover that God is the Maker of heaven and earth. He is described in Genesis 1:1 as the Creator, in Genesis 18:25 as the Judge, and in Psalms 23:1 as the Shepherd. What this means is that the Divine God is the Maker of all, the Judge of all, and the Shepherd of all. For a believer, a Divine God serves dual roles in one's life the Judge of His creation, but also as the One who leads and protects them when they seek Him. Ravi Zacharias's comment from the previous section also illustrates the Divinity of God. For example, it supports that a lack of God's divinity in someone's life, because he is represents essential components of a person's existence, will leave a void that must be filled by something else.
3. The Maker of Heaven and Earth
The concept of Ex-Nihilo helps to explain the Nicene Creed doctrine that God is the Maker of Heaven and Earth. The concept of Ex-Nihlio establishes that God is the Creator of all that was made. In the Book of Genesis it says that, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void…and God saw that it was good" (New King James Version, Genesis 1:1, 9). Throughout this study, keep in mind that based on the Nicene Creed God is sovereign, the Creator of everything, and that everything created by God is good. Zacharias's comment that a lack of belief in God must necessarily be...
Richard Dawkins, who was noted for his skepticism earlier in this essay wrote, we can safely conclude that living bodies are billions of times too complicated -- too statistically improbable -- to have come into being by sheer chance." This argument, that the miracle of creation as described in the Bible is impossible, fails to take into account that God's creations, because His is perfect, are such that the human mind is unable to comprehend.
5. Conclusion: What This Means for Teens Today
As teens, peer pressure is a powerful phenomenon and moreover today's world especially for teens and youth, glamorizes many of the actions that the Bible warns against. If confronted with the "Richard Dawkins" of the world who believe that there is no reason for believing that God exists, keep in mind that God is Divine perfection while the world is not. A world that does not know Him and believe in Him cannot know and believe in His Power.
Works Cited
Dawkins, Richard. "The Improbability of God." Free Inquiry" (2010): 18.3, n. pag. Web.
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New King James Bible. T.D. Jakes, ed. Shippensburg: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 1998.
Zacharias, Ravi. "Atheism, Feminism, and the Bible." Ravi Zacharias Ministries," 2010. Web.
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