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- Throughout Scripture, God is defined as Spirit, a person, life, self-existent, unchanging, unlimited by time and space, and a unity. To understand God better, it is important to understand these seven aspects of His nature.
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- God Is Infinite – He is Self-Existing, Without Origin. "And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together." - Colossians 1:17. “Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure” – Psalm 147:5.
- God Is Immutable – He Never Changes. “I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.” Malachi 3:6. God does not change. Who he is never changes.
- God Is Self-Sufficient – He Has No Needs. “For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.” – John 5:26.
- God is Omnipotent – He Is All Powerful. “By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.” – Psalm 33:6. “Can you fathom the mysteries of God?
- God is sovereign. 1 Chronicles 29:11-12 Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power and the glory, the victory and the majesty; for all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and You are exalted as head over all.
- God is Omniscient. Psalm 139:4 For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether. (NKJV) 1 John 3:20 For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
- God is Omnipresent. Proverbs 15:3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, Keeping watch on the evil and the good. (NKJV)
- God is Omnipotent. Matthew 19:26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” (NKJV)
Our spiritual power is awakened when we connect with One. In this connection lives the power to craft our destiny. God doesn’t have power, no matter what name we use. One is power—pure and benevolent, without force... without motive...without domination.
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- SELF-EXISTENT: God has no cause; He does not depend on anything for his continued existence.
- TRANSCENDENT: God is entirely distinct from the universe, as the carpenter is distinct from the bench; excluding pantheism (God in all) and animism (everything is a god).
- IMMANENT: Though transcendent, God is present with and in the world; excluding deism (God is out there but not here).
- IMMUTABLE: God is perfect in that He never changes nor can He change with respect to His being, attributes, purpose, or promises; excluding process theology, Mormon doctrine of eternal progression.
Apr 26, 2022 · “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of...
In total, God has 15 attributes that we will discuss, and these are the first three: God’s omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence. Characteristics of God. Now that we understand the first three attributes of God, let’s go over the rest of them. . Some of God’s traits are incommunicable attributes that we cannot fully understand or articulate.
