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<div class="SSN_title">"NATURE OF GOD"</div>
<div class="SSN_rnum">I. CHARACTERISTIC OF GOD.</div>
<div class="SSN_level2">A. How God Gives.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">1. Three types of givers.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">a. Impresses, influenced, convinced.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">b. Waits to hear how much needed.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">c. Looks for places to invest.</div>
<div class="SSN_level5">1. China Island Missions.</div>
<div class="SSN_level5">2. Y.M.C.A.</div>
<div class="SSN_level2">B. How some think God gives.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3"><i>1st</i></div>
<div class="SSN_level3">1. Try to impress God with need.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">2. Show God how He will advantage.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">3. Convince Him of worth.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3"><i>2nd</i></div>
<div class="SSN_level3">1. All we have to do is tell Him.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">2. As soon as He finds out He will give.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3"><i>3rd</i></div>
<div class="SSN_level3">1. Christ said "Your Father knows what you have need of before you ask."</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">2. "The eyes of the Lord run to and fro."</div>
<div class="SSN_level3"><i>Con-</i></div>
<div class="SSN_level3">3. Every right thing that we pray for God has already intended to give conclusion even before we ask.</div>
<div class="SSN_level2">C. Does this then eliminate necessity of prayer.</div>
<div class="SSN_rnum">II. SECOND CHARACTERISTIC OF GOD.</div>
<div class="SSN_level2">A. God respects our free moral agency.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">1. Purpose of allowing.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">a. Created for His praise "To praise of the glory of His grace"</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">b. Only as free moral agents can we bring Him praise.</div>
<div class="SSN_level5">1. Illustrate -- Tying son.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">2. Result of allowing free moral agency.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">a. Our lives bring true glory of God.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">3. His respect of free moral agency seen in word.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">a. Balaam.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">b. Jacob.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">c. Jonah.</div>
<div class="SSN_level2">B. God will not force anything upon us -- without our permission.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">1. Therefore, we are required to ask.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">a. "Ask and ye shall receive."</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">b. "If we ask anything in my name."</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">c. "If we ask according to His will."</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">d. Never told to plead or beg. Prayer is to just open the door for God to move.</div>
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