God may be described in terms of attributes. An attribute is an inherent characteristic of a person or being. While we cannot describe God in a comprehensive way, we can learn about Him and know Him by examining His attributes. The first group is known as the natural attributes of God.
God is Spirit. Jesus taught that "God is Spirit". God has no body, no physical or measurable form. Thus, God is invisible. He became visible in human form in the person of Jesus Christ, but God essence is invisible.
God is Spirit,
and those who worship
must worship in spirit and truth. - John 4:24 -
God is Changeless. Progress and change may characterize some of His works, but God Himself remains unchanged. He does not change, otherwise, He would not be perfect. Thus, what we know of God can be known with certainty. He is not different from one time to another.
It is you, Lord, who laid earth's foundations in the beginning, the heavens are the work of your hands; all will vanish, though you remain, all wear out like a garment. But yourself, you never change and your years are unending. - Heb. 1:10-12 -
God is All Powerful. God's power is infinite and unlimited. God can do anything that is not inconsistent with His nature, character, and purpose. The only limitations on God's power are imposed by Himself. 'Impossible' is not in God's vocabulary. God creates and sustains all things; yet He never grows weary. - Gen. 17:1, 18:14, 25 -
How can you say, Jacob,
how can you insist, Israel,
'My destiny is hidden from Yahweh,
my rights are ignored by my God'?
Did you not know?
Had you not heard?
Yahweh is and everlasting God,
he created the boundaries of the earth.
He does not grow tired or weary,
his understand is beyond fathoming.
He gives strength to the wearied,
he strengthens the powerless.
Young men may grow tired and weary,
youths may stumble,
but those who hope in Yahweh renew their strength,
they put out wings like eagles.
They run and do not grow weary,
walk and never tire. - Isaiah 40:27-31 -
God is All Knowing. God possess all knowledge. Because God is everywhere at one and the same time, He knows everything simultaneously. That God has the power to know the thoughts and motives of every heart is evident from many scripture passages. - Job 37:16, 38:39; Psalm 147:5; Heb. 3:13 -
How rich are the depths of God - how deep his wisdom and knowledge - and how impossible to penetrate his motives or understand his methods! Who could ever know the mind of the Lord? Who could ever be his counsellor? Who could ever give him anything or lend him anything? All that exists comes from him; all is by him and for him. To him be glory forever! Amen. - Rom. 11:33-36 -
God is Everywhere. God is not confined to any part of the universe but is present in all His power at every point in space and every moment in time. Thus, God does not belong to any one nation or generation. He is the God of all the earth. - Gen. 18:25; Sirach 16:17-18; Jer. 23:23-24 -
Where could I go to escape your spirit?
Where could I flee from your presence?
If I climb the heavens, you are there,
there too, if I lie in Sheol.
If I flew to the point of sunrise,
or westward across the sea,
your hand would still be guiding me,
your right hand holding me.
If I asked darkness to cover me,
and light to become night around me,
that darkness would not be dark to you,
night would be as light as day. - Ps. 139:7-12 -
God is Eternal. Eternity refers to God's relation to time. Past, Present, and Future are known equally to Him. Time is like a parade that man sees only a segment at a time. But God sees time in its entirety.
You can turn man back into dust
by saying, 'Back to where you were, you sons of men!'
To you, a thousand years are a single day,
a yesterday now over, an hour of the night. - Ps. 90:3-4 -
But there is one thing, my friends, that you must not forget: that with the Lord, 'a day' can mean a thousand years, and a thousand years is like a day. - 2Peters 3:8 -
The second group of attributes is called moral attributes. These refer to God's character, His essential nature.
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I have through years of reading, pondering, reflecting and contemplating, the 3 things that last; FAITH . HOPE . LOVE and I would like to made available my sharing from the many thinkers, authors, scholars and theologians whose ideas and thoughts I have borrowed. God be with them always. Amen!
I STILL HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU BUT THEY WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU NOW. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH, SINCE HE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING AS FROM HIMSELF, BUT WILL SAY ONLY WHAT HE HAS LEARNT; AND HE WILL TELL YOU OF THE THINGS TO COME.
HE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. - JOHN 16:12-15 -
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