What is God like? (Part One)

Intro

Last week

How can we know God?

God is knowable

Scripture, the person of Jesus, Creation

BUT, we can’t fully understand God

Because we are not God

Sin has changed the way we see the world

This week

What is God like?

What is God’s personality and his characteristics

We aren’t going to look at all of them, because there are a lot of words we could use to describe who God is

Why is this important?

It helps us to distinguish between what is God’s work and what isn’t

If you say “God told me to cheat on my homework,” we would be able to know that wasn’t actually a command from God because we know that God isn’t like that

God does not do things that are outside of his character

Sometimes we misunderstand who God is, and so we misunderstand what is happening in the world around us

It helps us grow in our knowledge of God and have a better understanding of who he is

Body

So, what is God like? (4 attributes that describe God)

Omnipotent

God has the power and authority to do all that he wants

He acts in harmony with his nature

God has the power to destroy the earth if he wanted to

God has the power to wipe out all evil from the face of the earth

Omnipresence

God is everywhere present and is not limited to any location of physical space

God is not just in a church building, or in a certain country, he is everywhere

Omniscience

God has a perfect knowledge of all things

Immutable

God is free from change and is the same at all times

Conclusion

Again, the hope is for us to get a better picture of who God is

So that we know better how we works

So that we know better how to follow him