What is God like?

I.Introduction

A. God Exist

B. God is unchangeable

C. God is Eternal

D. God is omnipresent

E. God is omniscient

F. God is Truthful

G. God is Love

H. God is Holy

II.God Exists

A. Genesis 1:1

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1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

B. Romans 1:19

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19 because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them.

III. God is Unchangeable

A. Psalm 102:24–27

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24 I say, “O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days, Your years are throughout all generations. 25 “Of old You founded the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands. 26 “Even they will perish, but You endure; And all of them will wear out like a garment; Like clothing You will change them and they will be changed. 27 “But You are the same, And Your years will not come to an end.

B. Malachi 3:6

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6 “For I, the Lord, do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.

IV. God is Eternal

A. Psalms 90:2

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2 Before the mountains were born Or You gave birth to the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.

B. Revelation 1:8

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8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

V. God is Omnipresent

A. Psalms 139:7-10

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7 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? 8 If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there. 9 If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, 10 Even there Your hand will lead me, And Your right hand will lay hold of me.

B. 1 Kings 8:27

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27 “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You, how much less this house which I have built!

VI. God is Omniscient

A. 1 John 3:20

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20 in whatever our heart condemns us; for God is greater than our heart and knows all things.

B. Hebrews 4:13

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13 And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.

VII. God is Truthful

A. Jeremiah 10:10

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10 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.

B. Numbers 23:19

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19 “God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent; Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?

C. John 14:6

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6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.

VIII. God is Love

A. 1 John 4:7-8

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7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

B. Romans 5:8

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8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

IX. God is Holy

A. Leviticus 11:44–45

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44 ‘For I am the Lord your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. And you shall not make yourselves unclean with any of the swarming things that swarm on the earth. 45 ‘For I am the Lord who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God; thus you shall be holy, for I am holy.’ ”

B.Leviticus 19:2

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2 “Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.

C.Leviticus 20:7

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7 ‘You shall consecrate yourselves therefore and be holy, for I am the Lord your God.

D. Leviticus 21:8

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8 ‘You shall consecrate him, therefore, for he offers the food of your God; he shall be holy to you; for I the Lord, who sanctifies you, am holy.

E. Leviticus 22:32

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32 “You shall not profane My holy name, but I will be sanctified among the sons of Israel; I am the Lord who sanctifies you,

F. 1 Peter 1:15–16

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15 but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; 16 because it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

X. Conclusion

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Questions for Review and Application

1. What are some attributes that God most clearly shares with us? What are some attributes he doesn’t share very much with us? Name one attribute of God that you would like to imitate more fully in your daily life and tell why.

2. Can you tell what some of the dangers would be in considering one of God’s attributes more important than all the others?

3. Which of God’s attributes seem most amazing to you? What have you learned about God through this attribute?