His holiness, righteousness, goodness, love, mercy, grace, and faithfulness. The Omnipresence of God God's omnipresence may be defined as, "God does not have size or . 2. Each is Deity, yet they are distinct in personality. He would rather speak of moral and non-moral attributes. 8:16; Psa. Weve complied a list of 15 of Gods attributes; some are what theologians call incommunicable (qualities possessed by God alone) and others are communicable (qualities that both God and we possess, though only he possesses them perfectly). His grace is something we do not earn or lose (For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God Eph. The word translated accomplishes (energe, works, works out, brings about, produces) is a present participle suggesting continual activity. He created everything. TRANSCENDENT: God is entirely distinct from the universe, as the carpenter is distinct from the bench; excluding pantheism (God in all) and animism (everything is a god). Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord Almighty Revelation 4:8, The word holy means sacred, set apart, revered, or devine. 8:6; Matt. The word holiness refers to His separateness, His otherness, the fact that He is unlike any other being. A. God's Natural Attributes These are those permanent qualities that belong to His nature; those qualities without which He would not be God. There is therefore only one God, who is called Yahweh in the Old Testament, and who reveals Himself in the persons of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit in the New Testament; thus excluding polytheism, tritheism (belief in three gods), and subordinationism (in which Christ is a lesser god subordinate to the Almighty God). 14:9; 1 Cor. O taste and see that the Lord is good! (Psalm 34:8). To preserve His creation God must destroy whatever would destroy it. Indeed, Tozer writes this about the confusing, head-spinning attribute of Gods infinity: To admit that there is One who lies beyond us, who exists outside of all our categories, who will not be dismissed with a name, who will not appear before the bar of our reason, nor submit to our curious inquiries: this requires a great deal of humility, more than most of us possess, so we save face by thinking God down to our level, or at least down to where we can manage Him., In his article on Christianity.com, Dr. Adrian Rogers writes about the self-existence of God: The name Jehovah is used some 6,800 times in the Bible. God himself is the God of peace (Romans 15:33, 16:20, Philippians 4:9). 23:19; 1 Sam. 10. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. - 1 John 4:7-8. 12:6), WRATHFUL: Gods moral perfection requires Him to show displeasure against anything which seeks to act contrary to its moral purpose, to judge that which rebels against His authority as Creator and Lord (Psa. Lewis responded, Nonsense is still nonsense, if talking of God or something else (Know What You Believe, Paul E. Little). When Christ died to pay the penalty for our sins it showed that God was both righteous and just, because he paid the wages of sin (Romans 6:23) and forgave his people. He, as the creator, will always have unique attributes his creation cannot possess. Mercies of God 4. God does not change. The holiness of God, the wrath of God, and the health of the creation are inseparably united. They get justice. Sproul in his book, Gods Love. Here are a few passages that speak of Gods goodness: Scripture also tells us that God is the source of all good in the world. The idea of a moral deity, the guardian of the moral order, is a human rather than a cosmic conception, for divine morality is a reflex of human ethic raised to its highest imaginable power. 32:17, 27; Zech. It continues at the present time, for we read, The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand (John 3:35). By His nature He is inclined to bestow blessedness and He takes holy pleasure in the happiness of His people.. Before examining God's attributes as revealed in Scripture, two points are important. This is because for us, jealousy is almost always wrong. In verse 19, he makes the remarkable announcement, Many are the afflictions of the righteous. Even with a good God, who is sovereign over everything and has the power to do whatever he likes, good people still suffer. Paul says that Gods actions are characterized by peace and not by disorder (akatastasia, a Greek word meaning disorder, confusion, unrest). Thats why He cant lie, tolerate sin, or save impenitent sinners. John MacArthur, Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. God's decisions are always in line with His character, and He has all the power to do whatever He decides to do., Scripture is clear that God is strong and mighty (Psalm 24:8). Not that anyone has seen the Father except him who is from God (John 6:46). Theres nowhere in the entire universe, on land or sea, in heaven or in hell, where one can flee from Gods presence. On the right are listed various lessons which can be learned from those attributes. If you had the choice, would you choose to be ruled by blind fate, chance, irrevocable natural law, short sighted and perverted self (man), or an infinite, wise, holy, powerful, all knowing God who loves us and knows whats best for us? God says, I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy (Exodus 33:19). Learn more in Wayne Grudemss Systematic Theology online course. 4:7 ). God himself is unified, completely integrated, and infinitely perfect in all of these attributes. Here the sense is earnestly protective or watchful. This is the jealousy we attribute to God. A wise person uses his heart, soul and mind together with skill and competence. When life takes a nosedive, though, thats when we begin to question Gods goodness to and for us. And David says of God, His way is perfect (Psalm 18:30). Moral attributes are the most glorious of his divine perfections. When Paul speaks of the fact that God comforts us in affliction, he calls God the Father of mercies and God of all comfort (2 Corinthians 1:3). 1. 40:18, 25; 44:7; 56:5, 9; Jer. If you have any questions, please review our, Wayne Grudem is research professor of Theology and Biblical Studies at Phoenix Seminary in Phoenix, Arizona. Or where shall I flee from your presence? Holiness is the attribute of God that binds all the others together.. While all of humanity benefits from common grace, only those who profess believe and put their faith in Christ receive saving grace. It is only in this that we can hope to stand in the presence of the blindingly pure, perfect, Holy One of Israel. Look on iniquity or sin. In this study we will be discussing God's non-moral attributes. While fully comprehending who God is impossible for us as limited beings, God does make himself known in a variety of ways, and through what he reveals about himself in his Word and in his creation, we can begin to wrap our minds around our awesome Creator and God. Gods whole being includes all of his attributes: he is entirely loving, entirely merciful, entirely just, and so forth. Gods being is all together different from physical matter, the website Ligonier.org explains. His heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him. Salem Media Group. 28:9, 17; Psa. He always does what he promises to do, and we can depend on him never to be unfaithful to his promises. In the New Testament, Peter tells us, with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day (2 Peter 3:8). God may test our faith and obedience, as He did Abraham (Genesis 22:1), but He will never tempt us to sin. When He arises to put down iniquity and save the world from irreparable moral collapse, He is said to be angry. 4:4; Phil. "Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands." These instances should all be understood as true expressions of Gods present attitude or intention towards the present situation. The essence and substance of God is that which underlies all outward manifestation. Because grace is a part of who God is and not just an action he bestows, it means we can trust that grace is eternal. 4:5-6; 1 Tim. The seraphim around Gods throne cry, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory (Isaiah 6:3). Nevertheless, God caused his glory to pass by Moses while he hid Moses in a cleft of the rock, and then God let Moses see his back after he had passed by, but said, my face shall not be seen (Exodus 33:2123). Jesus tells us, You, therefore, must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect (Matthew 5:48). Gods wrath is His utter intolerance of whatever degrades and destroys.. Because he possesses these unfathomable riches in the perfect knowledge and love of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matt 11.25-27;John 17:24-26), God is the "blessed" or "happy" God (1 Tim 1.11;6:15)., Because God is self-sufficient, we can go to him to satisfy all our needs. False ________ literally means "all-knowing" Omniscience A person can know God better by studying the attributes ascribed to Him throughout Scripture. Each attribute is simply a way of describing one aspect of Gods total character or being. He is inexhaustibly, actively compassionate. Additionally, theres no quality of excellence that he does not have. D.S. In our limitedness, grasping the nature of our limit-less God is like holding onto water as it rages down a river. That is certainly appropriate, as Scripture often describes the glory of God in terms of a light that shines brighter than anything that we experience on earth.. OMNISCIENT: God is perfect in that He knows all things, including events before they happen. Faithfully trusting in who God says he is a great comfort. When the Psalmist writes O, taste and see that the Lord is good, (Psalm 34) he is inviting us not just to believe that God is good but to experience Gods goodness. Self-sufficient as He is, He wants our love and will not be satisfied till He gets it. Matthew 5:45 tells us, For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.. He . Omni means "all," andpotensmeans "powerful." Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the Lord - Jeremiah 23:23-24, To be omnipresent is to be in all places, at all times. Tozer says this about what Gods holiness demands: Since Gods first concern for His universe is its moral health, that is, its holiness, whatever is contrary to this is necessarily under His eternal displeasure. Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? says the Lord. 102:25-27; I John 2:15-17), Implied by doctrine of creation (Gen. 1:1; Isa. He is complete or perfect in every way. When we talk about the attributes of God, we are trying to answer questions like, Who is God, What is God like,and What kind of God is he? 86:8; 1 Kgs. O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good (Psalm 106:1). That can be very comforting or scary according to our perspective. When His hand is stretched out to do something, no one can turn it back. 6:18; James 1:13), Knows the heart (1 Sam. 43:10), Separate from the world (Isa. God is the sum of all desirable qualities. What a mighty God we serve! This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 44, number 2 (2021). The knowledge is comprehensive and it includes moral factor. Mirroring God's non-moral likeness means that we use our intellect and reason to think and that we can be creative with the materials God has created; it also includes the fact that we are immortal and will live spiritually even after our physical death. True Worship Him (Psalm 100, Psalm 22:3, Acts 13:1-3). In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures (Psalm 104:24). In context, the rhetorical question, Is anything too hard for the Lord? (Genesis 18:14; Jeremiah 32:27) implies that nothing is too hard for the Lord. They are deeper than the depths belowwhat can you know? We read in Psalm 90:4, For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night. The phrase a thousand years is a figurative expression for as long a time as one might imagine. We can express and experience love, but well never be infinitely loving like God. He doesnt love humanity in some vague sense, he loves humans. For Instructors and School Administrators. That is why I use the word manifold., Ligonier.org writes this about the glory of God: When we think of the glory of the Lord, the image of brilliant light often comes to our minds. We see this glory in several places in Scripture. Nothing can prevent His plan. This is also why pride is sinful for us: we do not deserve the honor that belongs to God alone (1 Corinthians 4:7; Revelation 4:11). If he comes along and confines you in prison and convenes a court, who can oppose him? 17:10a), Knows all events to come (Isa. Compiled & Edited by BST & Crosswalk Staff. Instructor: Religious or not, most people believe they have some form of a soul. The attributes of God are the inherent characteristics closely associated with or belonging to God. It sees the end from the beginning, so there can be no need to guess or conjecture. 2:5; James 2:19), All other gods are only so-called, (1 Cor. 90:2; 93:2; 102:12; Eph. . He can be relied upon, and he will never prove unfaithful to those who trust what he has said. His presence is always with us. This ought to bring deep comfort to Christians who struggle with loneliness and deep sorrow. His love is personal. God has no beginning, end, or succession of moments in his own beinghe is timelessand he sees past, present, and future equally vividly. For example: God made us to reflect his glory. Part Two will start with the Moral Attribute of Love. His mercy is also undeserved by us. Malachi 3:6 says, For I am the Lord, I change not. This verse refutes Joseph Smiths doctrine of eternal progression. Love of God. Mercy is often emphasized where people are in misery or distress. The psalmist affirms that God is timeless in Psalm 90:2: Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.. Jesus says to his Father, And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent (John 17:3). Instead, because of the mercy of God, we get life through faith in Christ. 103:8-9; Rom. 3:8), Creator of the ages ( i.e., of time itself; Heb. God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise . The knowledge that we are never alone calms the troubled sea of our lives and speaks peace to our soul., Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! He holds degrees from Harvard (AB), Westminster Theological Seminary (MDiv, DD), and Cambridge (PhD). As Tim Temple writes, God is perfectly complete within his own being., In a blog post on Reformation21.org, Scott Swain writes that the self-sufficiency of God means he possesses infinite riches of being, wisdom, goodness, and power in and of himself (Gen 17:1;John 5:26;Eph 3:16). 6. God is not like a thin substance spread out over all the earth. The names and titles given to God in Scripture reveal what he is like. These three characteristics of Gods nature are often mentioned together, especially in the Old Testament. Below are five things God cannot do. God. Nevertheless, he is with us, the fullness of his presence is all around us. 3. Weve all heard absurd questions from unbelievers like, If God is all powerful, can He make a circle square or a rock so large He cannot move it? C.S. His Word of Promise is sure. David says in Psalm 103:8, The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.. Without Christ taking the place for us and dying for our sins, we would all fall short of Gods holy standard. Seeing God is perfect, He cannot be more perfect, truthful or holy. who alone has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, He knows what we need before we ask him (Matthew 6:8), He knows the number of hairs on our heads (Matthew 10:30), He knows when we sit, when we rise, and what we think (Psalm 139:12), He knows words we will say before we speak them (Psalm 139:4), He knows the days of our lives before we are born (Psalm 139:16), He knows every possible future (1 Samuel 23:1113). 1:8, 17; 2:8; 3:14; 21:6; 22:13), No God before or after Yahweh (Isa. 1:11-12; James 1:17; Heb. . 41:22-23; 42:9; 44:7), God is not a man (Num. Only one God (Deut. Not only does it speak of God's strength, but also it speaks of the sovereignty of God and the goodness of God. 5. God said, "I AM THAT I AM." A book review of In Quest of the Historical Adam: A Biblical and Scientific Exploration by William Lane Craig (Eerdmans, 2021), Let Faith Oust Fact: A Review of The Whale, No Mindful Matter: The Explanatory Failure of Scientific Materialism, Seven or So Exhortations to College-Bound Students, Una montaa allanadaUna mirada a Brianna Wiest, A Mountain Made LowA Look at Brianna Wiest, Connect with the Christian Research Institute, a. In light of Gods other attributes of goodness, mercy, love and grace, there are some who might, in error, say that God is too kind to punish the ungodly. . In the King James Version of the Bible, it's translated Lord God. A natural question that arises from this is, how then can a just God justify the unjust (as each of us are without Christ!)? (communicable). The Attributes of God refers to the character traits of God as they are revealed to us in the Scriptures. If we love God, we will obey his commandments (1 John 5:3) and thus do what is pleasing to him. To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. But Gods glory also describes the bright light that surrounds his presence. God can be depended on to be consistent, d. We must separate ourselves from the practice of evil, e. We must not try to force God into something we can picture, f. We cannot do anything for Gods benefit, h. We can never accuse God of being unfair, i. 2. Non-moral attributes represent the characteristics of God's being that does not relate to God's moral nature. His purposes are unfailing, his promises unassailable. notes in his article on the subject of Gods goodness, 15 Amazing Attributes of God: What They Mean and Why They Matter. God approves and determines every action necessary for the existence and activity of himself and all creation. Scripture attests to Gods righteousness and justice: Paul says that when God sent Christ as a sacrifice to bear the punishment for sin, it was to show Gods righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins; it was to prove at the present time that he himself is righteous and that he justifies him who has faith in Jesus (Romans 3:2526). We are to imitate Gods mercy in our conduct toward others: Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy (Matthew 5:7). We imitate Gods blessedness when we find delight and happiness in things that please God. The word staggers before its task of even describing the reality, writes R.C. Thankfully, the Christian will never have to experience Gods holy wrath poured out. And how comforting and wonderful this is for man to dwell on! Immutability God's nature does not change in any way. Paul tells us that even now in our Christian lives we all are being changed into his likeness from one degree of glory to another (2 Corinthians 3:18). He protects his honor. Psalm 145:8, If mercy is not getting what we do deserve (damnation), grace is getting what we dont deserve (eternal life). Nothing and no one is stronger than him. ETERNAL: God is perfect in that He transcends all time and temporal limitations, and is thus infinite with respect to time. The beauty of our lives is so important to Christ that his purpose now is to sanctify the entire church that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish (Ephesians 5:27). Gods ability and creative power (Jeremiah 32:17). Hebrews 6:18 puts it like this: God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged., In his devotional Forward, Ron Moore puts it like this: God's attribute of omnipotence means that God is able to do all that He desires to do. Learn more in Wayne Grudem's Systematic Theology online course. God is and always has been infinitely just and infinitely loving as well, and everything he does in the Old Testament as well as the New Testament is consistent with both of those attributes. In our limited understanding and finite minds, Gods faithfulness might look a lot like abandonment. And his love for us knows no beginning and no end. He knows our way, and is with us always. No one can give God anything that he didnt first give them. Tozer writes this about the mercy of God. What Is the Soul? So when we read that God remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself, we see these his attributes working together. On the left are listed various attributes of God. Fuller divided the attributes of God into two categories: natural and moral. - Deut 7:9, [I]f we are faithless, he remains faithful for he cannot deny himself. 2 Timothy 2:13. All change of necessity must go from worse to better or better to worse. Hechanges the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He giveswisdom to the wise And knowledge to those who have understanding (Daniel 2:21). Non-moral attributes represent the characteristics of God's being that does not relate to God's moral nature. 8:16; Psa. For instance, love would be a moral attribute, whereas omnipotence would be a non-moral attribute. The Psalms frequently affirm that the Lord is good (Psalm 100:5). In the New Testament, and especially in Pauls letters, the entire Christian life can be seen as a result of Gods continuous offering of grace.As with most of the Gods attributes that we are to imitate, patience requires a moment-by-moment trust in God to fulfill his promises and purposes in our lives at his chosen time. It is by his grace that God imputes merit where none previously existed and declares no debt to be where one had been before.. The author of Hebrews says that in Gods oath and promise it is impossible for God to lie (Hebrew 6:18, Grudems translation). 139:7-10; Jer. Thats why we need Christ. 18:20; 28:20), Fills all things (Jer. He can do anything according to His infinite ability, but will do only those things that are consistent with Himself. Since a thousand years is a figure of speech, one day lasts forever in Gods mind. We can be wise, but we can never be as wise as God. James makes this connection when he says, You also be patient. Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us (Ephesians 3:20), By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth. Psalm 33:6, Can you fathom the mysteries of God? The non moral attributes of God are part of his being regardless whether He was a good or bad God. 2. By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from HarperCollins Christian Publishing (501 Nelson Place, Nashville, TN 37214 USA) providing information about products and services of HCCP and its affiliates. So his faithfulness cannot be understood apart from his immutability, the fact that he never changes. 1:1-2; etc. Nothing in creation can hinder him from carrying out his will. The love of God is eternal, sovereign, unchanging, and infinite. God does as He pleases, which is encouraging in light of all His attributes. God wants us to know that he is omnipotent, meaning that he is infinite in power. 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. The psalmist proclaims Gods omnipresence in Psalm 137. The Goodness of God. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. 1 Corinthians 13:12, O, taste and see that the Lord is good Psalm 34:8, According to Tozer, the goodness of God disposes Him to be kind, cordial, benevolent, and full of good will toward men. Sam Storms writes this about the good news of Gods unchanging nature: What all this means, very simply, is that God is dependable! His mercy flows from his goodness. His grace is also sovereign. When we meditate on this truth, especially in light of his other attributes of goodness and love, it makes it easier to trust him with all we have going on in our lives, from the very serious to the silly and mundane. 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