The Bible is

 

                                     One Book

about

One Person

for

                                  One Purpose

Dr. Fitzalbert Marius

 GOD

Is

 

Natural attributes

Spirit in essence

(invisible, triune, John 4:24; Gen 1:1, 26; Matt 3:16-17; 28:19)

Eternal, infinite

(past, present and future are known equally to Him)

(Romans 1:20; 2 Peter 3:8; Rev 1:8)

Omnipotent.

(Supreme power. All things are possible for Him. Ps 147:5)

Omnipresent

(every space and moment in time, Proverb 15:3; Heb 4:13)

Omniscient

(possesses all knowledge simultaneously, 1 John 3:20)

Immutable

(not different from one time to another, James 1:17)

 

Moral attributes/character

 

Holy, Glorious

(exalted, set apart)

Righteous, Good, Just, Wrathful against sin

(perfect, Deuteronomy 32:4)

Love

(His essential, selfgiving nature. Giving mercy and grace,

1 John 4:16)

Forgiving, Merciful, Gracious

(Romans 9:14-15)

True

(all truth is grounded in God, both physical and spiritual)

Faithful

Wisdom

(doing the best thing, in the best way, at the best time, for the best purpose –always.

1 Tim 1:17; James 3:17)

Patient

Near. 

(Ps 34:18; James 4:8; Ps 145:18)

 

Compiled by SJ Bagley in part from The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary, Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary and the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia.