God, living and self-sustaining

God is alive

Jeremiah 10:10 NRSV

But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God and the everlasting King. At his wrath the earth quakes, and the nations cannot endure his indignation.

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God lives for ever

Isaiah 57:15 NRSV

For thus says the high and lofty one who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with those who are contrite and humble in spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

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God is self-existent

John 5:26 NRSV

For just as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself;

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The living God is Father, Son and Holy Spirit

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The living God is to be worshipped

Daniel 6:26 NRSV

I make a decree, that in all my royal dominion people should tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: For he is the living God, enduring forever. His kingdom shall never be destroyed, and his dominion has no end.

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Turning away from the living God is sin

Hebrews 3:12 NRSV

Take care, brothers and sisters, that none of you may have an evil, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.

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The living God contrasts with dead idols

Acts 14:15 NRSV

“Friends, why are you doing this? We are mortals just like you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.

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God is the source of life

Deuteronomy 30:20 NRSV

loving the Lord your God, obeying him, and holding fast to him; for that means life to you and length of days, so that you may live in the land that the Lord swore to give to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

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God gives life to created beings

Genesis 2:7 NRSV

then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being.

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God sustains the life of all people

Psalm 54:4 NRSV

But surely, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life.

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God gives spiritual life

John 10:28 NRSV

I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand.

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God is the source of new life

Psalm 42:2 NRSV

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and behold the face of God?

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