Attributes of God Flashcards
Flashcards for Attributes of God
Solitariness of God
God alone is the only one who is omnipresent, meaning that He is always present. God alone exists inside and outside of time.
Genesis 1:1 - In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Revelation 22:13 - I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
Decrees of God
The Decrees of God expresses His fixed purposes or commands and that He is the final issuer of authority. It is His revealed will to mankind in regards to our past, present and future.
Proverbs 19:21 - Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.
Romans 8:28 - And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Knowledge of God
God is omniscient and has all knowledge and wisdom. Nothing exists or occurs without God’s knowledge. He has perfect knowledge of the past, present and future and His knowledge is complete.
Job 36:4- Be assured that my words are not false; one who has perfect knowledge is with you.
1 John 3:20b - we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
Foreknowledge of God
God established and planned everything from the beginning according to His will and purpose.
Proverbs 8:23 - I was appointed from eternity, from the beginning, before the world began.
Jeremiah 1:5 - “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
Supremacy of God
He is the source that all are ultimately dependent upon in the cosmos. Everything is subordinate to His power and rule over Heaven and Earth. Nothing can exceed His Lordship.
Exodus 20:3 - You shall have no other gods before me.
Colossians 1:18 - And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.
Sovereignty of God
God alone stands outside of the control of anyone or anything and He is the final authority of everything. Nothing exists outside His jurisdiction.
Psalm 139:7-9 - Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea,
Revelation 1:8 - “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
Immutability of God
God does not change. He is consistent and perpetually the same.
Malachi 3:6a - I the Lord do not change.
Hebrews 13:8 - Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Holiness of God
God’s essential nature is His purity and righteousness. His holiness is a quality of character and action that is in harmony with God’s nature and expressed will.
Psalm 99:9 - Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his holy mountain, for the Lord our God is holy.
1 Peter 1:16 - for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
Faithfulness of God
God is the supreme example of faithfulness. He can be trusted because He is completely trustworthy. God is constant, steady and true. God will never betray our confidence in Him.
Deuteronomy 7:9 - Know therefore that the Lord thy God, He is God, the faithful God, who keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love Him and keep His commandments to a thousand generations.
1 John 1:9 - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
Power of God
The Power of God is His infinite, eternal and incomprehensible omnipotence that demonstrates His ability to bring to pass whatever He pleases.
1 Chronicles 29:11a - Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power and the glory, and the victory
Romans 1:16 - For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believeth, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
Goodness of God
God is not only good, he is goodness itself. God’s nature is goodness. His divine goodness is expressed in His relationship with all of mankind.
Psalm 136:1 - O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, for His mercy endureth for ever.
Mark 10:18 - “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone.
Patience of God
God’s patience is His divine power of control that He exercises over Himself to refrain from punishing sinners. Thus, it is the act of God’s long suffering that keeps us from what we deserve.
Nehemiah 9:17b - But you are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love. Therefore you did not desert them.
2 Peter 3:15 - Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote to you with the wisdom that God gave him.
Grace of God
God’s free and spontaneous action taken to meet human needs especially in providing salvation and enabling the believer. God’s unmerited or unearned favor towards all mankind.
1 Corinthians 15:10a - But by the grace of God I am what I am,
Ephesians 2:8-9 - For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God not by works, so that no one can boast.
Mercy of God
God’s mercy denotes the ready inclination of God to relieve the misery of fallen humanity. Thus it is God’s act of being compassionate.
Exodus 33:19 - And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
James 5:11 - As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
Love of God
Love is the very nature of God. God is love. It is God’s constant commitment and deep care about the needs of the people and world He created. His love is immutable.
Psalm 136:26 - Give thanks to the God of heaven. His love endures forever.
1 John 4:8 - Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
