Attributes of God

DAVE MILLER, Ph.D.

EXISTENCE OF GODNATURE OF GOD

Aseity	God is independent and needs no one.	Acts 17:25
Eternality	God is everlasting. He is without beginning or end.	Exodus 3:14 Psalm 90:2 Isaiah 40:28
Graciousness	God condescends to show us undeserved kindness.	2 Chronicles 30:9 1 Peter 2:3
Holiness	God is pure, morally perfect, and without spiritual defect. He is separate and distinct from everything and everyone in His moral and spiritual status.	Exodus 15:11 Leviticus 19:2 Numbers 23:19 Habakkuk 1:13 1 John 1:5
Immanence	God’s presence is manifested in the world.	Isaiah 6:3 Acts 17:28
Immutability	God cannot change. He remains unchanged in His infinity–His nature, character, essence, and attributes.	Psalm 102:27 Malachi 3:6 Hebrews 6:18 Hebrews 13:8 James 1:17
Incomprehensibility	God is not able to be fully known	Isaiah 40:28
Incorporeality	God is spirit–not flesh. He is a spiritual Being.	Luke 24:39 John 4:24
Infinity	God is limitless in His attributes.	Psalm 90:2 Psalm 139:7-8 Matthew 19:26 Hebrews 4:13
Jealousy	God possesses a zeal to protect that which is right, such as His relationship with His people.	Exodus 20:5 Numbers 25:1-18
Mercy	God often withholds deserved punishment/retribution.	Nehemiah 9:31 Isaiah 55:7 Micah 7:18
Omnibenevolence	God is all-loving–possessing a completely unselfish care and concern for what is best for the individual.	1 John 4:16
Omnipotence	God is all-powerful–able to do anything that infinite power can do.	Genesis 17:1 Job 42:2 Jeremiah 32:27 Matthew 19:26 Mark 10:27
Omnipresence	God is aware of all that is happening everywhere, whether in the physical or spirit realm.	1 King 8:27 Psalm 139:7-8 Proverbs 15:3
Omnisapient	God is all-wise.	Romans 11:33 Romans 16:27
Omniscience	God is all-knowing. He knows everything there is to be known.	1 Chronicles 28:9 Psalm 147:4 Matthew 10:29-30 Hebrews 4:13
Oneness	God is one and only, an essential unity, one in His divine essence–yet exists in three separate, distinct persons, forming the unified Godhead.	Deuteronomy 6:4 Romans 1:20 Colossians 2:9 Matthew 3:16-17 Matthew 28:19 2 Corinthians 13:14 John 14:26
Patience/Longsuffering	God waits on and bears with people, giving them time to make the right decision.	Psalm 103:17 Romans 2:4 1 Peter 3:20 2 Peter 3:9
Righteousness/Justice	God is just, fair, and impartial. He shows no favor or bias. He is always right. Every one of His actions is proper and correct.	Psalm 11:7 Acts 20:34 Romans 2:11
Sovereignty	God is the absolute, supreme authority, ruler, and controller of the material and spiritual realms.	1 Chronicles 29:11-12 Isaiah 45:18 Isaiah 46:9-10 Ezekiel–“sovereign LORD”
Transcendence	God transcends all space/time and is not subject to its limitations.	Isaiah 57:15
Wrathful	God possesses appropriate disdain for evil. His anger is unemotional, impersonal, judicial, and proper in magnitude and duration.	Exodus 15:7 Ezra 9:14-15 Psalm 7:11 Romans 1:18 John 3:36

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