With the preceeding post in mind, here is my attempt at formulating the basis of what I believe (faithwise).
i. God is three-in-one ~ Abba Father, Son/Jesus and Holy Spirit in eternal community/relationship
ii. God contains all the characteristics of both male and female, and is neither/both/all. However, for me it is most comfortable to refer to God using the pronoun He, His, Him. I don’t yet understand why, but She feels very uncomfortable to me, although I believe God encompasses all female characteristics as well as male.
iii. God is creator of universe and humanity ~ the process is likely a combination of existing theories (including the Biblical story, evolution or something completely different) but He is the designer and creator.
iv. Sin separated humanity from intimate relationship with God (ie. perfect community)
v. Jesus death on the cross provided the cure for sin and enabled God to re-establish intimacy with humanity (ie. perfect community)
vi. God is in relentless pursuit of an intimate love relationship with us, to include us in the perfect love relationship(s) he already has within the Godhead.
vii. The Bible is the story of God’s relentless pursuit of mankind throughout history. We learn about his character from the Bible.
viii. God continues to speak to us individually, through the Bible, through others, through things we read and within our hearts (consciousness, soul).
ix. Life is a journey to “know” God’s love personally, to respond to God’s passionate pursuit for relationship and to be healed of life’s brokenness by his love.
