Character

The character of God

God is the Father of believers

Ephesians 1:2 CSB

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

See also Ga 1:1; Col 1:12; 1 Th 1:3; 1 Th 3:13

God is good

Psalm 34:8 CSB

Taste and see that the Lord is good. How happy is the person who takes refuge in him!

See also Ex 33:19; La 3:25; Mt 19:17; 2 Pe 1:3

God is holy

1 Samuel 2:2 CSB

There is no one holy like the Lord. There is no one besides you! And there is no rock like our God.

See also Le 11:44–45; Is 6:3; Is 43:15; Eze 39:7; 1 Pe 1:15; Re 4:8

God is faithful

Psalm 36:5 CSB

Lord, your faithful love reaches to heaven, your faithfulness to the clouds.

See also Dt 7:9; 1 Ki 8:56; Ps 89:2; Ps 146:6; La 3:23; 1 Th 5:23–24

God is just and righteous

Romans 3:25–26 CSB

God presented him as the mercy seat by his blood, through faith, to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his restraint God passed over the sins previously committed. God presented him to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so that he would be just and justify the one who has faith in Jesus.

See also 2 Ch 12:6; Ps 33:5; Is 30:18; Zep 3:5; Ac 17:31; Re 16:5–6

God is loving

Psalm 145:17 CSB

The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all his acts.

See also Jn 3:16; Ro 5:8; Eph 2:4; Tt 3:4–5; Heb 12:6; 1 Jn 4:7–10

God is merciful and compassionate

Ps 86:15; Lk 1:50

See also Ne 9:31; Is 63:7; La 3:22; Jon 4:2; Lk 18:10–14; 2 Co 1:3; Jas 5:11

The character of Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ possesses the exact likeness of God

Hebrews 1:3 CSB

The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact expression of his nature, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

See also 2 Co 4:4; Col 1:15

Jesus Christ is faithful

Hebrews 3:6 CSB

But Christ was faithful as a Son over his household. And we are that household if we hold on to our confidence and the hope in which we boast.

See also 2 Th 3:3; Heb 2:17; Re 1:5; Re 3:14

Jesus Christ is holy

Mark 1:24 CSB

“What do you have to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”

See also Lk 1:35; Jn 6:69; Heb 4:15; Re 3:7

Jesus Christ is loving

2 Corinthians 5:14 CSB

For the love of Christ compels us, since we have reached this conclusion, that one died for all, and therefore all died.

See also Jn 15:9; Ro 8:35–39; 1 Jn 3:16

The character of the Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is holy

Romans 1:4 CSB

and was appointed to be the powerful Son of God according to the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection of the dead.

See also Ro 15:16; 1 Co 6:19; Tt 3:5

The Holy Spirit is powerful

Luke 4:14 CSB

Then Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread throughout the entire vicinity.

See also Mic 3:8; Ac 1:8; Ro 15:13; Ro 15:19; 2 Ti 1:7

The Holy Spirit is eternal

Hebrews 9:14 CSB

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works so that we can serve the living God?

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth, the Counsellor

John 14:16–17 CSB

And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever. He is the Spirit of truth. The world is unable to receive him because it doesn’t see him or know him. But you do know him, because he remains with you and will be in you.

See also Jn 14:26; Jn 15:26; Jn 16:7

Character as a moral strength

Romans 5:3–4 CSB

And not only that, but we also boast in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance, endurance produces proven character, and proven character produces hope.

See also Ru 3:11; Pr 12:4; Pr 31:10; Ac 17:11; 1 Co 15:33

The character of believers

Believers should be compassionate

Colossians 3:12 CSB

Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and dearly loved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

See also Ps 112:4; 1 Pe 3:8

Believers should be humble

1 Peter 5:5 CSB

In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. All of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.

See also Is 29:19; Php 2:3; Col 3:12; 1 Pe 3:8

Believers should be joyful

Philippians 4:4 CSB

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

See also Ro 12:12; Ro 15:13; 1 Th 5:16

Believers should be loving

1 John 4:7 CSB

Dear friends, let us love one another, because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

See also Ga 5:22; Col 3:14; 1 Th 4:9

Believers should be content

Philippians 4:11 CSB

I don’t say this out of need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I find myself.

See also 1 Ti 6:6–8; Heb 13:5

Believers should be holy

Dt 7:6; 1 Pe 1:15–16

See also Ro 12:1–2; Col 3:12; Heb 12:14

Believers are to be poor in spirit

Matthew 5:3 CSB

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

Believers are to be meek

Matthew 5:5 CSB

Blessed are the humble, for they will inherit the earth.

Believers are to be merciful

Matthew 5:7 CSB

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

See also Lk 6:36; Ro 12:8; Jas 3:17

Believers are to be pure in heart

Matthew 5:8 CSB

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

See also 2 Co 11:2–3; Php 1:10; 1 Ti 5:22; 2 Ti 2:22