Category: God’s Attributes

1. God is a jealous God Exo 34:14 Do not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God. God is soooooooooo jealous, the Bible says you might as well say His name is called JEALOUS. 2. What does it mean to us? We must not have other gods before Him The jealousy of God is so important that the first commandment is one which warns us not to violate this attribute of God Exodus 20:3 (NIV) "You shall have no other gods before me. In the strictest sense, it is a call not to worship other gods. However, in a broader interpretation, it is warning us against putting anything (money, career, family) before God. The Bible also uses the word god to refer…

The doctrine that God is all powerful. Job 42:2 "I know that you can do all things; no plan of yours can be thwarted. Mat 19:26 Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." What do we mean when we say that God can do all things? When we say that God can do anything, what exactly do we mean? There are things that even an omnipotent God cannot do. For example, God cannot sin Hebrews 6:13 (NIV) When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself...18 God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who…

The doctrine that God knows everything. Hebrews 4:13 (NIV) Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account. Psalms 139:1­4 (NIV) For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. O LORD, you have searched me and you know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. 4 Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD. Implications God knows our sins Do not be deceived because all your bad deeds will not be overlooked Galatians 6:7­8 (NIV) Do not be deceived: God…

Our God is a just God Deuteronomy 32:4 (NIV) He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he. Isaiah 45:21 (KJV) Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just (NIV righteous) God and a Saviour; there is none beside me. Clarification : Just or righteous? The same Hebrew word is sometimes translated righteous or just depending on the version of the Bible. However, both righteous and just sometimes mean the same. When some verses say that God is righteous, it…

Grace in salvation The most important demonstration of the grace of God is in salvation and the person of Jesus Christ. (John 1:17 NIV)  For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. Grace came through Jesus Christ because with Jesus’ death on the cross, salvation is no longer about whether we deserved it or not. God saved us even though we do not deserve it. (Rom 5:8 NIV)  But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Titus 3:4-5 NIV)  But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, {5} he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. (Eph 2:8-9 NIV)  For it is…

Why is the study of God’s sovereignty important? Accepting someone’s sovereignty is never easy. God says that He is sovereign and as a result He does things that is all right for a sovereign God to do. But we humans object. We tell God that even if He is sovereign, He should not be doing such things. This lesson is about God’s sovereignty; what it means and what privileges a sovereign God has and whether it is right for humans to question God’s actions. The sovereignty of God has often been misunderstood resulting in God being branded as unfair. If such misconceptions are not corrected, they may one day cause us to lose faith in or respect for God. If we understand God’s sovereignty, we will also not sin by…