The Bible Reveals God´s Personality

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God created the world and everything in it, including humans made like Himself in Genesis 1. The Bible reveals God’s personality, His character, and His plan for His creation. It also reveals God’s deepest desire to relate to and fellowship with people. God took the ultimate step toward fellowship with us by coming to earth in the person of His Son, Jesus. God chose to create the universe because He is love, and love can best be expressed toward people. God made humans to be reflections of His glory. People can never be totally like God because He is the supreme Creator, but He did give us the ability to reflect His character through our love, kindness, faithfulness, patience, and forgiveness. Knowing that we are made in God’s image and are capable of sharing many of His characteristics provides a solid foundation for self-worth. Understanding human worth helps people love God, know Him personally, and make a valuable contribution to so society.
God has ultimate rule over the earth and He exercises His authority with loving care. When God delegated some of His authority to the human race, He expected people to take responsibility for the environment and the other creatures that share the planet. People must not be careless and wasteful as we fulfill this charge. God was careful how He made this earth and humans must not be careless about how we take care of it. God saw that all He had created was excellent in every way. People need to realize that they are part of God’s creation, and He is pleased with how He made us. Humans are valuable to God because He made us for a good reason.
Since I was a very young child I have wanted to be a doctor or pursue a careen in the medical field. After I became a Christian, I re...

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...od’s will. The life of Jesus, as chronicled in the Gospels demonstrates how committed He was to healing disease. His three years of public ministry were largely spent either in teaching or in healing.
We are to glorify God with our bodies as emphasized in 1 Corinthians 6:19-20. We should employ the technology God has allowed us to preserve and honor life as much as possible. However, rather than simply honoring life, our end-of-life decisions must honor God. Life is an eternal relationship with God who created us for Himself and for His glory. For this reason, there has to be an appropriate time to cease fighting death and simply go to rest in Jesus. Understanding a Biblical worldview, the character of God, and the role of medicine in the Bible can transform my daily medical practice and allow God to be increasingly honored in my daily service to patients.

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