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Here are 15 attributes of God, what they mean and why they matter: 1. 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.
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). Separate from the world (Isa. 66:1-2; Acts 17:24)
When we speak of God's attributes, we are talking about those characteristics that helps us to understand who He truly is. That which follows is a thorough, yet incomplete list and summary of His attributes.
God is one; not only is there no other, but He is alone in being able to meet the deepest needs and longings of our hearts. God alone is worthy of our worship and devotion (Deuteronomy 6:4). God is righteous, meaning that God cannot and will not pass over wrongdoing.
Personal attributes of God are life (fullness, beatitude, perfection), thought, will and freedom, love and friendship. The object of the thinking and will of God is God Himself, so to speak, His essence, since He is the Highest Good and the perfection of all perfections.
The Attributes of God refers to the character traits of God as they are revealed to us in the Scriptures. The mystery of God as triune (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) is wedded to the conviction that God is personal and displays his character in all of his actions.
Today, I’ve assembled a survey of ten attributes of God—ten “battering rams” to bring you into the presence of the God of the universe. As we grow in our understanding of God and develop a deeper intimacy with Him, we experience His holiness, faithfulness, power, sovereignty, and other attributes at work in our lives.
These passages are often sorted into “attributes of God,” a biblical framework we can use to talk about what God is like and how we know that. Exploring the attributes of God helps us prepare for evangelism, learn church doctrine, and most importantly, understand who God is.
If every person on the planet dedicated all their days to writing about the attributes of God, we would still never be able to describe them all. So, in this article, we won't try to create a comprehensive list. Instead, we will look at what attributes God tells us about himself in the Bible.
God’s attributes aren’t merely qualities that he happens to have. They are essential to him. They are our descriptions of his being, his essence, his very nature, his God-ness.