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His Attributes
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Eternality
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Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed
the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. (Psa
90:2)
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Immutability
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Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down
from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
(James 1:17) James 1:17: Vs. 1:17 Every good gift. Both the gift and the act of giving.
The point is that all these good things come from above. This statement may have
come from an early Christian hymn. Father of lights. God is the source of all light--physical,
intellectual, moral, and spiritual--and He does not change.
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Holiness
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The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the
cherubims; let the earth be moved. The LORD is great in Zion; and he is high above
all the people. Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy. The
king's strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest
judgment and righteousness in Jacob. Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his
footstool; for he is holy. Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them
that call upon his name; they called upon the LORD, and he answered them. He spake
unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that
he gave them. Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest
them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions. Exalt the LORD our God,
and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy. (Psa 99:1-9)
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Omnipresence
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Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy
presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold,
thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts
of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about
me. (Psa 139:7-11)
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God is light
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But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship
one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
(1 John 1:7)
1 John 1:7: Vs. 1:7 But if we walk in the light. To walk in the
light is to live in obedience to God's commandments. Two things result from walking
in the light: (1) fellowship with other believers; (2) continual cleansing from sin
(since walking in the light brings to light other sins that need cleansing). The
contrast of light and darkness characterizes the section
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God is love
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He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. (1 John 4:8)
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God is spirit
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God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit
and in truth. (John 4:24) God is a Spirit. Better, God is Spirit. This describes
His nature. must worship him in spirit and in truth. The English word "worship"
was originally spelled "worthship" and means to acknowledge the worth of
the object worshiped. We should acknowledge God's worth in spirit (in contrast to
material ways) and in truth (in contrast to falsehood).
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His names
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Elohim
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In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. (Gen 1:1)
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Yahweh
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And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou
say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. (Exo 3:14)
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His triunity
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The unity and uniqueness of God
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Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: (Deu 6:4)
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Suggestion of Trinity
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Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from
the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his
Spirit, hath sent me. (Isa 48:16)
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Oneness (name) and threeness
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And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto
me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them
in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to
observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway,
even unto the end of the world. Amen. (Mat 28:18-20)
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Trinitarian benediction
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The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion
of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. (2 Cor 13:14)
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