A BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD

 

1.      Self Existence. Life in himself; underived; inexhaustible.

·     Ps 36:9 Isa 41:4 Joh 5:26 Ac 17:24,25 Ro 11:35,36

       ("In the beginning God" Ge 1:1 - "I AM"  Ex 3:14 )

 

2.      Spirituality, God is a Spirit

·         Ge 1:2 De 4:15-19 Ps 139:7 Isa 60:1 Eze 37:14 39:29 Joe 2:28,29 Joh 4:24 Ac 17:28 Heb 12:9 Ro 8:9,15,1 1Co 2:11 2Co 3:17

 

3.      Unity. The ONLY God.

·         Ex 20:3 De 4:35,39 6:4 1Sa 2:2 2Sa 7:22 1Ki 8:60 2Ki 19:15 Ne 9:6 Ps 86:10 Isa 44:6-8 45:22 Jer 10:10 Joe 2:27 Zec 14:9 Mr 12:29 Joh 17:3 Ro 1:21-23 1Co 8:4-6 Ga 3:20 Eph 4:6 1Ti 2:5

 

4.      Eternity.  Unlimited by time.

·         Ge 21:33 Ex 15:18 De 32:40 1Ch 16:36 Ne 9:5 Ps 90:1-4 Isa 44:6 48:12 57:15 Jer 10:10 La 5:19 Da 4:3,34  Mic 4:7 Hab 1:12 Ro 1:20 16:26 1Ti 1:17 Heb 1:10-12  2Pe 3:8 Re 4:8-10

 

5.      Immutability.  Unchangeable in nature, or purpose

·         Ex 3:15 Nu 23:19 1Sa 15:29 Ps 33:11 Pr 19:21 Ec 3:14 Isa 14:24 Eze 24:14 Mal 3:6 Ro 11:29 Heb 6:17,18 Jas 1:17

 

6.      Omnipresence. Unlimited by space.

·         Ge 28:15,16 De 4:39 Jos 2:11 1Ki 8:27 Ps 139:7-10 Pr 15:3,11 Isa 66:1 Jer 23:23,24 Am 9:2-4,6  Ac 7:48,49 17:27,28

·          Immanence   Eph 1:23

 

7.      Omniscience.  Cognisant of all things.

·         Ge 18:18,19 25:23 Ex 3:19 De 31:21 1Sa 2:3 1Ki 8:39  2Ki 8:10,13 1Ch 28:9 Ps 94:9,11 139:1-16 147:4,5  Pr 15:3,11 Isa 29:15,16 40:28 Jer 1:4,5 16:17 Eze 11:5  Da 2:22,28 Ho 7:2 Am 4:13 Na 1:7 Zec 4:10 Mt 6:4,6,8,18  Lu 16:15 Ac 15:8,18 Ro 8:27,29 1Co 3:20 2Ti 2:19  Heb 4:13 1Pe 1:2 1Jo 3:20

 

8.      Wisdom.  God realises the best designs by the  best possible means.

·         Ps 104:24 Pr 3:19 Isa 28:29 Jer 10:12 Da 2:20,21 Ro 11:33 1Co 1:24,25,30 2:6,7 Eph 3:10 Col 2:2,3

 

9.      Omnipotence.  In the truest sense nothing is impossible

·         Ge 1:1 17:1 18:14 Ex 15:7 De 3:24 32:39 1Sa 14:6  1Ch 16:25 2Ch 20:6 Job 40:2,9 42:2 (* read together ) Ps 33:9 135:6  Isa 40:12-15 Jer 32:17 Eze 10:5 Da 3:17 4:35 Am 4:13 5:8  Zec 12:1 Mt 19:26 Mr 10:27 Lu 1:37 18:27 Ro 1:20  Eph 1:19 3:20 Col 1:16,17 Re 15:3 19:6

 

10.  Holiness. Absolute moral purity. Can neither sin  nor tolerate sin.

·         Ex 15:11 Le 11:44,45 20:26 De 32:4 Jos 24:19 1Sa 2:2  2Sa 22:31 Ezr 9:15 Ps 5:4 111:9 145:17 Isa 6:3 43:14,15  Jer 23:29 Eze 39:7 Da 9:7,14 Hab 1:13 Zec 8:8 Mal 2:17 Mt 5:48 Lu 1:49 Joh 17:11 Jas 1:13 1Pe 1:15,16  1Jo 1:5 3:3 Re 4:8 15:3,4

 

11.  Justice.  Demands righteousness of his creatures and deals  righteously toward them.

·         Ge 18:23-32 Ex 20:5,6 De 7:9,10 10:17,18 24:16 2Ch 19:7 Ne 9:23 Ps 9:8,16 89:14 Pr 24:12 Isa 9:7 45:21 Jer 17:10 32:19 La 1:18 Eze 18:1-32 33:18-20 Da 9:7,14 Na 1:3  Zep 3:5 Lu 12:47,48 Ac 10:34,35 17:31 Ro 11:2,5-11 3:26  Ga 2:6 6:7,8 Eph 6:8,9 Col 3:25 Heb 6:10 1Pe 1:17  2Pe 2:9 1Jo 1:9 Jude 1:14,15 Re 16:17

 

12.  Goodness.  "Includes benevolence, love, mercy, grace."—Hodge

·         Ge 19:16 Ex 34:6,7 Nu 14:18 De 4:31 7:7,8 Jud 2:18 1Ki 8:23 2Ki 13:23 1Ch 16:34 2Ch 30:9 Ne 9:17,31 Ps 23:1-6 25:8-10 86:5,15 Pr 22:23 Isa 63:9 Jer 3:12 31:3 La 3:22,23 Eze 33:11 Da 9:9 Ho 11:1-4,8,9 Joe 2:13 Jon 4:2,10,11 Mic 7:18-20 Na 1:7 Zep 3:17  Zec 9:17 Mal 1:2 Mt 5:45 19:17 Lu 1:50 6:36 Joh 3:16  Ac 14:17 Ro 2:4 5:8 8:38,39 2Co 1:3 13:11 Eph 2:4,7 2Th 2:16 Tit 2:11 3:4,5 Jas 5:11 1Pe 1:3 2Pe 3:9 1Jo 3:1 4:7-10,16

 

13.  Faithfulness.  Absolutely trustworthy.  His words will not fail.

·         # Ex 34:6 Nu 23:19 De 4:31 31:7,9 Jos 21:43-45 23:14 1Sa 15:29 2Sa 7:28 1Ki 8:24,56 Ps 105:8 119:89,90 Isa 25:1 49:7 Jer 4:28 La 3:23 Eze 12:25 16:60,62  Da 9:4 Mic 7:20 Lu 18:7,8 Joh 3:33 Ro 3:4 15:8  1Co 1:9 10:13 2Co 1:20 1Th 5:24 2Th 3:3 2Ti 2:13 Tit 1:2 Heb 6:18 10:23 1Pe 4:19 2Pe 3:9,13 (* read with 3,4,8)  2Pe 3,4,8 1Jo 1:9 Re 15:3