Character and Attributes of God

Sovereign- "The assertion of God's absolute sovereignty in creation, providence, and grace is basic to biblical belief and biblical praise." by J.I. Packer from his book, Concise Theology, (Tyndale Publishers)


"God's sovereignty is the attribute by which He rules His entire creation; and to be sovereign, God must be all-knowing, all-powerful, and absolutely free. . . Were there even one datum of knowledge, however small, unknown to God, His rule would break down at that point. To be Lord over all creation, He must possess all knowledge."
A definition by A.W. Tozer from Knowledge of the Holy

Exodus15:18; Job 38:1-42:6; Psalms 47& 93; Prov. 16:33; 21:1; Daniel 4:34-35; Matt 10:29-31; Revelation 1:4-8; ch. 18-22


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Omnipotent- He is all powerful, having power and dominion over everything seen and unseen. He is able to do all His holy will.

Gen. 17:1; Rev. 4:8; 19:6; Psalm 24:8; 61:3; Isa. 9:6; 10:21

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Omnipresent- He is everywhere at once in the same way, and at all times in all His fullness.

Psalm 139:7-10; Jer. 23:23,24; Acts 17:24-28; Matt. 8:20; 18:20

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Omniscient- He is all knowing. God knows all things perfectly, even the thought and intents of our hearts. He know all things past, present, and future perfectly. He is never surprised.

Daniel 2:20-22; Job 37:16; Psalm 147:4,5; Isa 44:6-8; 46:9,10
2 Chron. 16:9; Matt 6:7-8, 31,32; Prov. 5:21; Hebrews 4:13



"Our hearts cannot be inflamed about something we know not of. Unless we know God deeply, we cannot love Him deeply. A faint understanding of God is enough to begin the heart to stir. Emotions may be kindled by the slightest acquaintance with the majesty of Christ. But for that spark to rise into a consuming and lasting fire, our knowledge of Him must increase."

from The Soul's Quest for God by R. C. Sproul
Tyndale House publishers 1992

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Introducing God

In this section, it is important that you, yourself believe, know, and can relate first-hand to something about God. You are indeed made in His image. You have God, the Holy spirit dwelling inside your body, His temple, if you have received Jesus Christ as Savior. The person to whom you are witnessing must see something good in you, something loving in you, to believe you know God. When you witness, you communicate as much by who you are, as you do by words.


As you study to show yourself approved to God, learning God's character is a blessing, and helps equip you to introduce others to Him. In the list below, some of the attributes of God are listed with definitions and references to help equip you for this:

Attributes of God

Holy- separated, set apart, other, not common;
God is separate from and high above His creation, and He
 is separate from and high above his creation's corruption.
God is incomparable! He dwells in unapproachable light.

Isa. 6:1-3; 57:15; Psalm 111:9; John 1:5; Habakkuk. 1:13a



One, yet Trinity- One God, existing in three persons,
equal in power, substance and glory.
(Not three gods or three functions)

Deut 6:4; 2 Cor. 13:14; John 1:1:Matt. 28:19; Eph 4:4-6



Eternal, Self-existent, Immutable- Without beginning,
without end, timeless and ageless, always existing,
has no needs, depends on nothing, and will never change.

Exodus 3:14 "I am that I am"; Daniel 7:9; Isa 40:28;

Psalm 90:2; Jeremiah 10:10; P36:9; Acts 17:22-31;

Mal.3:6; Psalm 102:25-27; Hebrews 13:8; James 1:17



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The Bible Is Reliable

Before many people will listen to a Christian, they make a lot of objections. One of these objections is that the Bible isn't the Words of God. They may say it is a collection of many people's writings, and no one can be sure where it came from. In this current world culture, unbelievers are justified in their skepticism. It is our job, then, not to argue, but to present proofs as much as we are able that are irrefutable.


This book does not only contain the words of God, it is the very WORD of Almighty God; inerrant, complete, alive, and powerful.

A few years ago, I had questions about which translation was most reliable, and how I should prove the Bible is real to a lost person. I was ignorant of the historical development of the Scriptures into the form we have today. I did not know how to defend what I believed about the authenticity of the Bible. In my quest, I asked my husband, my pastor and theologians I trusted; and I got book recommendations from them. My husband graciously allowed me to purchase several of these and others I won't include here, to satisfy my yearning to know. He calls me a "high maintenance woman" at least in this regard. This was not to be my last quest, either; but this is a subject for another place. Yes, I read them all cover-to cover, except Josephus, objectively comparing, and getting guidance from my husband as I went.

Following is a list of the books I recommend out of those, that we judged to be true and objective to honestly communicate the facts, and helpful to answer my questions. No one book completely "did it all," thus more were added, one-by-one till our library and budget cried out, "enough already!"

I hope you are able to get at least a couple of these if you deal with skeptics. Even as a parent or teacher, you may want to have and read one or two.



                         Books I recommend



The Signature of God by Grant R. Jeffery 1996
Frontier Research Publications, Inc.



The New Testament Documents by F.F. Bruce 2nd printing 1972
Wm B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.



Essential Guide to Bible Versions by Philip W. Comfort 2000
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.



The Bible in Translation by Bruce M. Metzger 2001
Baker Academic, A Division of Baker Book House Co.



How We Got the Bible by Neil R. Lightfoot 2nd edition 1988
Baker Book House



The Complete World of the Dead Sea Scrolls by Davies, Brooke, & Callaway 2002 Thames & Hudson Ltd., London



The Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus (Joseph ben Matthias) A.D. 37- 100 He was a secular historian fascinated with Jewish history. This work serves to show that people regarded history of God's people as a worthy subject, and respected this historian as reliable.



The Reformation Study Bible R.C. Sproul, Editor; Keith Mathison, Assoc. Editor. Ligonier Ministries, Publishers

At the beginning of every book, there is a helpful discussion of the Author, The Date and Occasion, Characteristics and Themes; and certain books have Historical Background and a discussion Interpretive difficulties as needed. These helps have given me information that is helpful to show how each particular book has a niche in history, and reality. These people really existed. This writing really is documented. God really did these things.

Mrs. Judikay Abigail Humes, August 15, 2011