Introduction to the Attributes of God

What comes into our minds when we think of God is the most important thing about us — A.W. Tozer

High views of God lead to Holy living

High view of God lead to transcendent worship

Transcendent:

Being beyond comprehension

Extending or lying beyond the limits of ordinary experience

Merriam- Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (Eleventh Edition)

Low view of God leads to low and base living

Our view of God determines what we think and believe; how we act and how we interpret life

If we are not right in our knowledge of God it will cause us to be wrong in everything else because our understanding of God is the baseline for everything else

Attribute:

Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (Eleventh Edition) Attribute

a word ascribing a quality especially: ADJECTIVE synonym see QUALITY

A quality that belongs to a person that is unique to them — it defines them

Refers to character or essence of a person — of God especially

If we desire to know God, we must learn about God and what He is like — His attributes

Psalm 89:8 NIV

Who is like you, Lord God Almighty? You, Lord, are mighty, and your faithfulness surrounds you.

Attributes of God — list

Self-existence

Spirituality

Sovereignty

Holiness

Omnipresent

Omniscient

Omnipotent

Immutable

Truthfulness

Wisdom

Goodness

Grace

Love

Foreknowledge

Righteousness and Wrath

Two Main Types of God’s Attributes

Incommunicable

Exclusive to God

Communicable

Part of God’s nature

Can be present in humans…in some small way

Relationship of God’s Attributes

They are all present in the Trinity

They are all eternally present in God

They are all inseparably interconnected

Our theology determines our doxology — Dr. Steven Lawson

Doxology:

Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (Eleventh Edition) Doxology

a usually liturgical expression of praise to God

Doxology, simply put, is how we worship God — how deeply and sincerely we worship