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The Back Page God manifested Himself in many ways in the Old Testament. His Divine power is seen in creation (Gen. 1,2), the flood (Gen. 6-8), the deliverance of Israel from Egyptian bondage (Ex. 1-15), the confusion of language (Gen. 11), and many other acts which were beyond the power of man. Man has never been expected to do such wonders. God used several methods in communicating His will to men. “God who at sundry times and in divers manners (directly, vision, angels, gm) spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets...” (Heb. 1:1). Many of the characteristics of God mentioned below are to be found in the OT.
“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect” (Mt. 5:48). God the Father is our standard; we must imitate Him. He is our example in patience (Rom. 15:5), love (Mt. 5:43-48), judgments (Ps. 19:9; Rev. 16:7), forgiveness (Jer. 31:31), promise keeping (II Pet. 3:9), when tempted (I Cor. 10:9; Heb. 13:9), good to men (Isa. 5:1-4, Tit. 2:4,5, Micah 6:8; Heb. 13:6; James 4:17), and thoughts (Ps. 139:17; Phil. 4:8).
Our Father in heaven is not our example in (1) obedience for there is none above Him to whom He owes obedience, nor (2) repentance of sin, seeing it is impossible for a Divine being to sin (Heb. 6:18). But, we have an example of perfect obedience in His Son (Heb. 5:8,9) and in the Holy Spirit (John 14:26; 15:26; 16:13).
The Father was manifest through His Son: “No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him” (John 1:18). When we imitate the Son of God, we are imitating the Father. Study Carefully. - Editor
Is Our Father In Heaven An Example To Us?
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