Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

JamEs 1:17

“In order to have a strong relationship with God, we need to know who He is. We need to understand His true nature, because it’s impossible to be in a relationship with someone you don’t know” (Sharper Than a Two-Edged Sword, Chapter 5).

1. Can you recall a time in your life when someone got the wrong impression of you? How did it affect your relationship with that person?

2. Is the God in the Old Testament different from the God of the New Testament? Did He change?

3. What is the difference between the Old Covenant and the New Covenant?

4. Why did God give the Law to the Jews?

5. Doesn’t the Bible say somewhere that God uses hardship to teach us things and help us grow?

6. If God is good and all powerful, then why is there so much tragedy and suffering in the world?

7. Does God send disaster (terrorist attacks, war, hurricanes, natural disasters, etc.) as a judgment for sin?

The True Nature of GodLesson 5

Additional Resources:1. The True Nature of God is a five-part audio teaching available to listen to or download for free at www.awmi.net/extra/audio/1002.

2. The True Nature of God, the book by Andrew Wommack, traces God’s dealings with man all the way from the Garden of Eden to the present and shows one consistent nature of God through it all. This teaching will answer many questions and leave you with a much greater faith in the goodness of God. It is available through bookstores or the AWM online store at www.awmi.net/store/usa/books/308.

3. The Good Report: Why Bad Things Happen is a compilation of articles in booklet form on the topic of why bad things happen. It is available through the AWM online store at www.awmi.net/store/usa/books/101.

4. “The Sovereignty of God” is an audio teaching available to listen to or download for free at www.awmi.net/extra/audio/authority.