Unit II Natural Attributes of God Flashcards
God is immaterial (a spirit)
John 4:24, John 1:18, I Timothy 1:17, and I Timothy 6:16 God is a Spirit No man that seen God Invisible No man hath seen, nor can see
God is real
Jeremiah 10:2-3, 10:10-11, and I Thessaloneans 1:8-10
The Lord is the True God, He is the Living God
The Living and True God
If God is immaterial, why does He refer to His eyes and hands?
Exodus 13:9, Psalm 33:18, and Jeremiah 27:5
He uses anthropomorphisms as literary devices to help us understand Him.
Anthropomorphisms
God uses these as literary devices to help us understand Him
God has personality
Exodus 3:13-14, Genesis 3:8, and Exodus 20:7
I am that I am, I am hath sent me
The presence of the Lord God
The Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain
God is infinite in terms of time
Psalm 90:1-2, 4, Jude 25, Revelation 1:8
In all generations, from everlasting to everlasting, a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past
Both now and ever
The beginning and the ending
Which is, and which was, and which is to come
God is infinite in terms of space
Psalm 139:7-10, Matthew 28:19-20, Acts 17:24
Whither shall I flee from thy presence?
Even unto the end of the world
He is Lord of Heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples
If God is everywhere, how can His presence not be in certain places?
I Kings 19:11-12
But the Lord was not in the wind
But the Lord was not in the earthquake
But the Lord was not in the fire
If God is everywhere, how can you be “near to” or “far from” Him?
God chooses to manifest himself in specific ways, at specific times and places. These manifestations do not contradict His omnipresence.
Deuteronomy 4:7-8 and James 4:7
“Nearness” to God has to do either with the favor God manifests to man, or the moral likeness that man has with God.
God is infinite in terms of knowledge
Psalm 147:4-5, Matthew 10:29-30, Hebrews 4:13, and Romans 11:33-34
His understanding is infinite
Without your Father
All things are naked and open unto the eyes of Him
Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!
If God’s knowledge has no limitations, why does He say that He will no longer remember something?
Jeremiah 31:34, Hebrews 8:12, and Hebrews 10:16-17
I will remember their sin no more
Their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more
His knowledge is under the control of His will.
God is infinite in terms of power
Genesis 17:1-2, Luke 1:34-37, and Luke 18:26-27
I am the almighty God
Power of the highest, with God nothing shall be impossible
Things which are impossible with men are possible with God
If God’s power has no limitations, why does He say that it is impossible for Him to perform certain actions?
God can do anything He wills (and no one can stop Him).
Psalm 115:3, Daniel 4:35, and Psalm 2:2-6
He hath done whatsoever He hath pleased
He doeth according to His will, and non can stay His hand
The kings of the earth set themselves, against the Lord, He that sitteth in the Heavens shall laugh, yet have I set my King upon my Holy hill of Zion
God is infinite in . . .
1: In time and space - omnipresence
2: In knowledge - omniscience
3: In ability - omnipotence
Natural Attributes of God
1: God is real
2: God is immaterial (a spirit)
3: God has personality
4: God is infinite
5: God is immutable
God is immutable
Psalm 102:26-27, Malachi 3:6, and James 1:17
If God does not change, why does the Bible say that He repents?
Genesis 6:6, I Samuel 15:35, and Jonah 3:10
God does not repent of wrongdoing. His response to man’s rebellion (or repentance) is not a manifestation of a change in His character.
Natural Attributes of God (2)
1: God is unique
2: God is holy
3: God is pure
Moral Attributes of God
1: God is righteous
2: God is just
3: God is faithful
4: God is love
God is righteous
His words and actions are a perfect expression of his character
Genesis 18:25, Psalm 19:7-9, and Jeremiah 9:34
God is just
Genesis 2:17, Romans 6:23, Ezekiel 18:3, Ezekiel 18:5-9, and Ezekiel 18:10-13
Why do the wicked prosper?
Man should not measure God’s justice merely by what he witnesses in his present life.
If God exercises justice after a man’s death, how can anyone have any hope?
Ezekiel 18:3 and Romans 3:23-26
The soul that sinneth, it shall die
All have sinned, justified freely by His grace.
God is faithful
God’s words are always true
Deuteronomy 7:9, I Samuel 15:29, II Samuel 7:28, Hebrews 6:18, Romans 3:4, I Corinthians 10:13, and I Thessalonians 5:24
God is love
Acts 14:17, Nehemiah 9:31, Matthew 5:44-45, Ephesians 1:4-5, 2 Peter 3:9, and Deuteronomy 4:24
God is Love: Subtraits
1: God is benevolent
2: God is merciful
3: God is gracious
4: God is longsuffering
5: God is jealous
God is benevolent
He provides good things for all mankind
God is merciful
He withholds punishment from those who deserve it
God is gracious
He deals with people not according to their merit, but according to his overflowing generosity and their need
God is longsuffering
He pursues man’s good with patience, waiting for man to respond to His love.
God is jealous
He hates anything that separates man from Him
God’s Glory
1: God is real
2: God is immaterial
3: God has personality
4: God is infinite
5: God is immutable
6: God is Holy
7: God is righteous
8: God is just
9: God is faithful
10: God is love
God’s Glory: Description
An accurate view of God is based upon a complete account of what God says about Himself, and is the foundation for all correct thoughts, feelings, and actions.
