What are the attributes of God?

The Bible as the Only Reliable Revelation of God

What are the attributes of God? We're going to answer that question. The Bible tells us what God is and isn't like. Without it, any attempt to understand God would just be an opinion. Only what God has chosen to reveal of himself can be known.

One of God's qualities is light, meaning that he is self-revealing with information about himself. The fact that God has revealed knowledge of himself should not be ignored. Creation, the Bible, and the person of Jesus Christ will help us to know what God is like.

God as Creator and the Meaning of the Names of God

Let's start by understanding that God is our creator, and we, his art, are created in his image. Man was given dominion over all creation, and by considering its vastness, complexity, beauty, and order, we can have a sense of the awesomeness of God.

The names of God help us to see more of his greatness. Elohim, strong one, divine. Adonai, Lord, indicating a master-to-servant relationship. El Elyon, most high, the strongest one. El Roy, the strong one who sees.

El Shaddai, almighty God. El Olam, everlasting God. Yahweh, Lord, I am, meaning the eternal, self-existent God. God had no beginning, and his existence will never end. He is immortal and infinite. God is unchanging, making him reliable and trustworthy.

God's Incommunicable Attributes: Incomparability, Omnipotence, Omnipresence, and Omniscience

God is incomparable, unequaled, and perfect. God is inscrutable, unfathomable, and beyond comprehension. God is just, incapable of favoritism. God is omnipotent. He is all-powerful, but his actions will always match the rest of his character.

God is present everywhere, but this does not mean that God is everything. God is omniscient, knowing the past, present, and future, including our thoughts. Therefore, his justice will always be administered fairly.

God's Sovereignty, Spirit, Trinity, Truth, Holiness, and Grace

God is one and is worthy of our worship and devotion. It is because of God's righteousness and justice that in order for our sins to be forgiven, Jesus had to experience God's wrath when our sins were placed upon him.

God is sovereign, meaning he is supreme. God is spirit, meaning he is invisible. God is a trinity. He is three in one, the same in substance, equal in power and glory. God is truth. God is holy, separated from all moral defilement and hostile toward it.

God sees all evil, and it angers him. God is gracious, and his grace includes his goodness, kindness, mercy, and love. If it were not for God's grace, his holiness would exclude us from his presence. Since God is an infinite being, no human can fully answer this God-sized question.

But through God's word, we can understand much about who God is and what he is like. That answers the question, what are the attributes of God? Research this question further on our website, GotQuestions .org.

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