God’s character and attributes are derived from the Bible, which is considered to be the authoritative Word of God. Based on the emphasis of scripture alone as the foundation.
We see attributes that are unique to God. God exists outside of time as we see it, without beginning or end. Scriptures like Psalm 90:2 and Revelation 1:8,
“Before the mountains were brought forth,or ever You had formed the earth and the world. Even from everlasting to everlasting You are God.”
“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, says the Lord, who is and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
We see Immutability as God’s natural character that do not change in Malachi 3:6 and James 1:17,
“For I am the Lord, I do not change, therefore you are not consumed…”
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights,with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.”
This ensures God’s reliability and faithfulness to His promises.
The Bible tells us that God is Omnipotent, He is all-powerful, capable of doing all that aligns with His nature.
We see this in Jeremiah 32:17 and Matthew 19:26,
“Ah, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You.”
“But Jesus looked at them and said to them, with Men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
However, God cannot act contrary to His character.
God is Omniscient, He knows all things, past, present, and future, and hypothetical.
We see this in Psalm 139:1-6 and Hebrews 4:13,
“Lord, you have searched me, and you know me. You know my sitting down and my riding up. You perceive my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, Lord, you know it altogether. You hem me in behind and before. You laid your hand on me. This knowledge is beyond me. It’s lofty. I can’t attain it.”
“There is no creature that is hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.”
This includes foreknowledge of human choices.
God is Omnipresent, He is present everywhere simultaneously.
We see this in Psalm 139:7-10 and Jeremiah 23:24,
“Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there. If I make my bed in hell, behold You are there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there Your hand shall lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me.”
“Can anyone hide himself in secret places. So I shall not see him? Says the Lord, Do I not fill the earth? Says the Lord.”
He transcends spatial limits yet is intimately involved with creation.
Self-existence, God depends on nothing for His existence.
This is seen in John 5:26 and Exodus 3:14,
“For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.”
“And God said to Moses, I Am Who I Am. And He said, thus you shall say to the children of Israel, I Am has sent me to you.”
He is the uncaused cause of all things.
God’s attributes are shared in Humanity:
- Holiness
- Love
- Justice
- Mercy and Grace
- Faithfulness
- Wisdom
- Goodness
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