Speaking the Truth in Love

28 Things We Need to Know About God

1. God is self-existent and eternal; He had no beginning and will have no end (Genesis 1:1; 21:33; Isaiah 40:28; Psalm 90:2).

2. God is the creator of all things, including mankind (Genesis 1:1–2:1; Exodus 20:11; Acts 17:26–28).

3. God is Almighty God; He is omnipotent (possessing all power) (Genesis 17:1; 18:14).

4. God is the Lord God (Genesis 15:2; Numbers 14:17; Deuteronomy 3:24; Matthew 4:7; Hebrews 1:10).

5. God is “the Great, the Mighty God, whose name is the Lord of hosts” (Jeremiah 32:17–19).

6. God is the “I AM WHO I AM” (Exodus 3:14).

7. God is invisible (Colossians 1:15).

8. God is all-wise and all-knowing (omniscient) (Romans 16:27; Hebrews 4:13).

9. God is present everywhere (omnipresent) (Psalm 139:7–12; Jeremiah 23:23–24).

10. God is Spirit (John 4:24), and a spirit does not have flesh and bones (Luke 24:39).

11. God does not dwell in temples made with hands (Acts 17:24).

12. God is the living and true God (1 Thessalonians 1:9; Matthew 16:16; Hebrews 9:13–14; 10:31).

13. God is the only acceptable object of man’s worship (Exodus 20:3; Matthew 4:10; Acts 17:22–31; John 4:24).

14. God is the God of glory (Acts 7:2).

15. God is the first member of the Godhead (the Divine Nature) (Matthew 28:18–20; 2 Corinthians 13:14).

16. God is holy (separate) (Isaiah 6:1–3; 1 Peter 1:15–16).

17. God is love (1 John 4:8–10).

18. God is a God of grace (1 Corinthians 1:4; 2 Corinthians 6:1; Ephesians 1:6).

19. God is the giver of every good and perfect gift (James 1:17).

20. God gave His Son as a sin-offering (an atonement) for all mankind (John 3:16; Romans 5:8; 3:21–26).

21. God is merciful (Ephesians 2:4; 1 Peter 1:3; Hebrews 4:16).

22. God has blessed Christians with all spiritual blessings in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 1:3).

23. God is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (Ephesians 1:3; 1 Peter 1:3).

24. As the creator of all mankind, He is the God and Father of all (Ephesians 4:6).

25. To Christians (those who have become His spiritual children), God is “our Father in heaven” (Matthew 6:9; 2 Corinthians 6:14–18; Galatians 3:26–27; Philippians 4:20).

26. God cannot lie (Hebrews 6:18; Titus 1:2).

27. God gave the Scriptures as His complete, final, perfect and all-sufficient guide to mankind (2 Timothy 3:16–17).

28. God does not change (Malachi 3:6; Hebrews 1:10–12; cf. Psalm 102:25–27).

—Hugh Fulford (adapted)

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