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The Examination of Divine Power: A Scriptural Test

A comprehensive study guide formatted as a series of questions and answers exploring the absolute power and singular nature of God.

1. The Identity of the Almighty

1.1 Is there any power existing alongside the Creator?

Verses: Isaiah 44:24; Isaiah 45:5
  • God stretched forth the heavens alone and spread abroad the earth by Himself.
  • There is no God beside Him, and He knows not any other divine being.
  • His power is absolute and indivisible, originating from a single source.

1.2 Does God share His glory with another?

Verses: Isaiah 42:8; Isaiah 48:11
  • The Lord will not give His glory to another nor His praise to graven images.
  • Divine power is concentrated in the one true God who does not delegate His essence.

2. The Manifestation of Power in the Flesh

2.1 Who is the child born who is called the Mighty God?

Verses: Isaiah 9:6; John 14:9
  • The promised Son is identified as the Everlasting Father and the Prince of Peace.
  • To see the Son is to see the Father, as they are not separate persons but one Spirit.
  • The power of the Father is fully present and visible in the person of Jesus Christ.

2.2 How much of the Godhead dwells in Jesus?

Verses: Colossians 2:9; 2 Corinthians 5:19
  • All the fullness of the Godhead dwells in Him bodily, leaving nothing of God outside of Him.
  • God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself through His own power.

3. The Authority of the Singular Name

3.1 What is the name that carries all authority?

Verses: Matthew 28:18-19; Acts 2:38
  • Jesus claimed all power in heaven and in earth was given unto Him.
  • The singular 'name' of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost is revealed and applied as Jesus.
  • The apostles fulfilled the command to baptize by using the name of Jesus Christ.

3.2 Is there salvation or power in any other name?

Verses: Acts 4:12; Philippians 2:9-10
  • There is no other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved.
  • God has highly exalted this name above every name, demanding every knee to bow.

4. The Power of the Spirit in the Believer

4.1 What is the evidence of receiving the Spirit's power?

Verses: Acts 1:8; Acts 2:4
  • Believers receive power to be witnesses only after the Holy Ghost comes upon them.
  • The initial physical sign of this power is speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance.

4.2 How does the Spirit demonstrate God's power in the New Birth?

Verses: John 3:5; Titus 3:5
  • The power of God effects a total transformation through the washing of regeneration.
  • Being born of water and of the Spirit is the only scriptural entrance into the kingdom of God.
  • The Holy Ghost is the same Spirit of the Father dwelling within the believer.