Incommunicable Attributes

Question 2

Define Aseity

Answer 2

(Independence) 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 3

Define Eternity

Answer 3

God has no beginning, end, or succession of moments in his own being, and he sees all time equally vividly, yet God sees events in time and acts in time.

Question 4

Define Immutability

Answer 4

(Unchangeableness) God is unchanging in his being, perfections, purposes and promises, yet God acts and feels emotions, and responds differently in different situations.

Question 5

Define Omnipresence

Answer 5

God does not have size or spatial dimensions and is present at every point in space with his whole being, yet God acts differently in different places.

Question 6

Define Unity

Answer 6

(Simplicity) God is not divided into parts, yet we see different attributes of God emphasized at different times.

Question 7

Exodus 3:14 (Aseity)

Answer 7

God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘I am has sent me to you.’”

Question 8

Acts 17:24-25 (Aseity)

Answer 8

The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.

Question 9

Isaiah 62:3 (Aseity)

Answer 9

You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.

Question 10

Malachi 3:6 (Immutability)

Answer 10

“For I the LORD do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.

Question 11

Numbers 23:19 (Immutability)

Answer 11

God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?

Question 12

Zephaniah 3:17 (Immutability)

Answer 12

The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.

Question 13

Psalm 90:2 (Eternity)

Answer 13

Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.

Question 14

Job 36:26 (Eternity)

Answer 14

Behold, God is great, and we know him not; the number of his years is unsearchable.

Question 15

Acts 17:30 (Eternity)

Answer 15

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent,

Question 16

Psalm 139:7-10 (Omnipresence)

Answer 16

Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me.

Question 17

1 Kings 8:27 (Omnipresence)

Answer 17

“But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you; how much less this house that I have built!

Question 18

Hebrews 1:3 (Omnipresence)

Answer 18

He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

Question 19

Isaiah 30:18 (Unity)

Answer 19

Therefore the LORD waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the LORD is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.

Question 20

Exodus 34:6-7 (Unity)

Answer 20

The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children’s children, to the third and the fourth generation.”

Question 21

Give 2 Scriptures to support Unity.

Answer 21

The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children’s children, to the third and the fourth generation.” (Exodus 34:6-7) Therefore the LORD waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the LORD is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him. (Isaiah 30:18)

Question 22

Give 3 Scriptures to support Omnipresence.

Answer 22

He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, (Hebrews 1:3) “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you; how much less this house that I have built! (1 Kings 8:27) Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me. (Psalm 139:7-10)

Question 23

Give 3 Scriptures to support Eternity.

Answer 23

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, (Acts 17:30) Behold, God is great, and we know him not; the number of his years is unsearchable. (Job 36:26) Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. (Psalm 90:2)

Question 24

Give 3 Scriptures to support Immutability.

Answer 24

The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. (Zephaniah 3:17) God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it? (Numbers 23:19) “For I the LORD do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed. (Malachi 3:6)

Question 25

Give 3 Scriptures to support Aseity.

Answer 25

You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God. (Isaiah 62:3) The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. (Acts 17:24-25)God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘I am has sent me to you.’” (Exodus 3:14)