Saturday, March 24, 2007

We know God plays many roles in our lives. We go to church and know that He's our king and our master, our father, our high priest, etc, etc, but how often do we actually think about the definitions of these words and how they relate God to us?

If you have anything to add, please do.















King

commander of troops

legislator, executive, judge

majestic, noble

collector of taxes

responsible for his subjects' mass well-being

Ephians 6:11-12

"You Are My King" Audio Adrenaline

Psalm 8:1

Luke 20:23-25

God

object of worship

center of life

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Master

"so poor that I sold myself into slavery"

duty and committment to serve him

do as He commands to deserve punishment

don't ask questions of

responsible for care of servants, even in menial matters

Romans 6:16-18

Creator

source of life

creative

master of physics and all natural laws

Genesis 1:25

"God of Wonders"

Savior

rescuer

"life-debt"

Romans 3:21-26

Sustainerconstant providerExodus 16:4
Healer

comforting physician for the soul

Great Physician

able to cure/heal anything

Matthew 17:14-21

John 11:1-45

Friend

intimate

share secrets

appreciate his company

help each other

support each other

agape & phileo

John 15:15

John 21:15-17

Father

agape

provides the best he can for his children

wants his children to excel

wants his children to learn

wants his children to be happy/contented

wants his children to love, especially each other

Matthew 21:28-32

"Big House" Audio Adrenaline

Brother

intimate/close/familiar/less distant than parent

protective of siblings

friend

Mark 3:35
Spirit

noncorporeal

mind/minset of an entity (God)

able to inhabit humans & demonstrate its own traits

John 14:16-17

Galatians 5:22-26

Alpha

start of life/giver of life

catalyst (for missions, for words that need to be spoken)

Revelation 1:8
Omega

end of life

one who ends things

Messiah

Him on whom they waited

revolutionary

Immanuel

God with us

missionary/ambassador from heaven

Matthew 1:20-23
High Priest

our representative to the most holy being

head/president/overseer of all activities in the church body

Hebrews 2:16-17

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