Daily Walk in the Catechism

37. What are some of God's attributes?

A. God is good (kind, desiring our welfare).

Psalm 145:9 The LORD is good to all, and His mercy is over all that He has made.

B. God is gracious (showing undeserved kindness) and merciful (full of compassion).

Psalm 116:5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; our God is merciful.

C. God is faithful (keeping His promises).

2 Timothy 2:13 If we are faithless, He remains faithful--for He cannot deny Himself.

D. God is spirit (a personal being without a body).

John 4:24 God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.

E. God is eternal (without beginning and end).

1 Timothy 1:17 To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

F. God is immutable (His nature, being, and promises do not change).

Malachi 3:6 For I the LORD do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.

G. God is almighty, all-powerful (omnipotent).

Matthew 19:26 But Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

H. God is all-knowing (omniscient).

Psalm 139:1-4 O LORD, You have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O LORD, You know it altogether.

I. God is present everywhere (omnipresent).

Jeremiah 23:24 Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the LORD. Do I not fill Heaven and earth? declares the LORD.

J. God is holy (sinless and hating sin).

Isaiah 6:3 Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!

K. God is just (fair and impartial).

Deuteronomy 32:4 The Rock, His work is perfect, for all His ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is He.

L. God is love.

1 John 4:8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

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