Character Traits

Question 0

Unchanging (Immutability)

Answer 0

God is unchanging in His being, perfections, purposes, and promises, yet He acts and feels emotions in response to different situations.

Question 1

Independent

Answer 1

God does not need us or the rest of creation for anything, yet we and the rest of creation can glorify Him and bring Him joy.

Question 2

Eternity

Answer 2

God has no beginning or end and is in no way bound by time, yet He sees events and acts in time.

Question 3

Omnipresence

Answer 3

God has no size or spatial dimensions and is present everywhere with His whole being, yet He acts differently in different places.

Question 4

Unity (simplicity)

Answer 4

God’s attributes are not divided into parts, yet we see different attributes emphasized at different times.

Question 5

Infinity

Answer 5

God is free from all qualitative limitations.

Question 6

Transcendence

Answer 6

God is absolutely and uniquely distinct from and superior to everything in creation.

Question 7

Spirituality

Answer 7

God is not made of matter, has no parts or dimensions.

Question 8

Invisibility

Answer 8

God’s total essence, all of His spiritual being, will never be able to be seen by us, yet he shows himself to us through visible, created things.

Question 9

Knowledge (omniscience)

Answer 9

God fully knows himself and all things actual and possible, past, present, and future, in one simple eternal act.

Question 10

Wisdom

Answer 10

God always knows and chooses the best goals and the best means to them. Wisdom is a moral and intellectual quality.

Question 11

Truthfulness

Answer 11

God always represents things as they really are. All of God’s knowledge and words are true and the final standard of truth.

Question 12

Faithfulness

Answer 12

God will always do what he has said and fulfill what he has promised.

Question 13

Goodness

Answer 13

All that God is and does is worthy of approval and he is the final standard of goodness.

Question 14

Love

Answer 14

God is freely and eternally giving of himself for the good of others.

Question 15

Mercy

Answer 15

God’s kindness toward those in misery and distress.

Question 16

Grace

Answer 16

God’s kindness toward those who deserve only punishment.

Question 17

Patience

Answer 17

God’s kindness in withholding punishment of those who sin over a period of time.

Question 18

Holiness

Answer 18

God is absolutely and uniquely excellent above all creation (majesty) and without sin (purity).

Question 19

Peace (order)

Answer 19

In God’s being and actions he is separate from all confusion and disorder, yet he is continually active in innumerable, well-ordered, fully controlled, simultaneous actions.

Question 20

Righteousness/Justice

Answer 20

God always acts in accordance to His moral law, which reflects his character.

Question 21

Jealousy

Answer 21

God deeply desires to maintain exclusive faithfulness and honor especially among his covenant people.

Question 22

Wrath

Answer 22

God intensely hates and responds with anger to all sin and rebellion.

Question 23

Gentleness

Answer 23

God is kind and considerate so that He is not cruel, ruthless, or impatient.

Question 24

Kindness

Answer 24

God is generous, warm hearted and has a sympathetic disposition.

Question 25

Will

Answer 25

God approves and determines to bring about every action necessary for the existence and activity of himself and creation.

Question 26

Freedom

Answer 26

God does whatever He pleases.

Question 27

Omnipotence (power)

Answer 27

God is able to do all His holy will.

Question 28

Sovereignty

Answer 28

God has absolute rule over creation as King and total control and determination over all that happens.

Question 29

Perfection

Answer 29

God lacks no part of any quality that would be desirable for Him.

Question 30

Blessedness (happiness)

Answer 30

God delights fully in himself and in all that reflects His character.

Question 31

Beauty

Answer 31

God is the sum of all desirable qualities. Perfection emphasizes that God does not lack any desirable qualities, while beauty emphasizes that He in fact has all desirable qualities.

Question 32

Glory

Answer 32

God’s glory is the manifestation of the excellence of his character and the display of his holiness and worth in beauty.

Question 33

Immanence

Answer 33

God is continuously and actively involved in all of His creation.