The Chemistry of a Christian 02: Base Elements

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Base Elements

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The Purpose of This Project: To rediscover our supernatural and spiritual makeup.

The governance of all things was supposed to be based on the divine elements of the heavenly courts and His character.

GENESIS 1:27 (NLT)

So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27 (NLT) 

THE TABLE OF DIVINE ELEMENTS

Our physical world intimately replicates the elements from which it was made. 

We have created a table to help us understand how these elements blend together to for every building block of our universe – and we will continue discovering – it’s called science.

We cannot find emotions, purpose, passion, identity, and desires on this table, and these are mentioned in scripture more prolifically than any element on the periodic table of elements.

There must be more. God has placed eternity in our hearts, not nitrogen. 

This is my first stab at the concept. It is not new theology but rather an attempt to provide a guide that can help us express God more completely in our lives.

The revelation of God’s character grows. 

Who Is God?

Elohim in the plural.

Including but not limited to God the Father, God The Son (The Word), and God the Holy Spirit.

Elohim is also used in GENESIS 1:1 (NLT)

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

God made the earth and us in their image… It was the culmination of an expression of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit…

Humanity was made in the composite image of the Father, The Word, and The Holy Spirit.

GOD THE FATHER, SON, AND HOLY SPIRIT WERE ALL INVOLVED IN THE CREATION OF MANKIND IN THEIR IMAGE. 

Each with their own expression and characteristics but at the same time in such complete unity, we sometimes struggle to tell them apart.

FATHER AND SON IN CREATION

1 Corinthians 8:6 (ESV)

Yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist. 1 Corinthians 8:6 (ESV)

HOLY SPIRIT IN CREATION

Genesis 1:2 (NLT)

The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.  Genesis 1:2 (NLT)

The unique characteristics of God the Father

The unique characteristics of God the Word (Son)

The fruit and empowering characteristics of God the Holy Spirit. 

LOVE EXAMPLE

The Father expresses it. The Son demonstrates it, and the Holy Spirit makes it ours.

TRUTH EXAMPLE  

Father can not lie He is the source of truth. He is truth itself.

Number2 23:19 (NLT)

“God is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not a human, so he does not change his mind. Has He ever spoken and failed to act? Has He ever promised and not carried it through?” Numbers 23:19 (NLT). 

The Son demonstrates truth (I am the way the truth and the life).

John 8:31,32 (NLT)

“You are truly My disciples if you keep obeying My teachings. And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31,32 (NLT)

The Holy Spirit prevails truth on us (He will be called the Spirit of Truth)

John 14:16-17 (NIV)

“I will ask the Father, and He will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever — the Spirit of truth” John 14:16-17 (NIV). 

TRUTH AS AN IMAGE BEARER

JOHN 8:31,32 (NLT)

“You are truly My disciples if you keep obeying My teachings. And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31,32 (NLT)

Freedom is a product of truth. Truth is a divine element. 

Strongholds are lies that trap us and keep us from freedom. Operating in the character of God will have us studying truth and not freedom. When we find ourselves trapped in a stronghold, habit, or addiction, we are t