The Attributes of God

Just a few Glimpses into Who Our God is

I believe that God is a Spirit and does not have a physical body.  Although He reveals Himself in human form on occasion or refers to Himself anthropomorphically at times, He exists without the binding of a material essence.  I also believe that God is a person because He has a mind, will, and emotions.  The personhood of God is the essential basis to the personhood of man because it is from His personhood which we have our own personality – the image of God.  I believe that God is a living being.  His life is unique because He is self-sustaining and the source of all life.  Without His breath, humanity would have no life.  I believe that God is infinite.  He has no beginning or end and exists, as it were, outside of time and space.  I believe that God is immutable.  He continues without change in respect to His person or nature.  God’s changeless character forms a basis for His trustworthy character.

I believe that God is pure.  His primary attribute seems to be portrayed as holiness throughout the Bible.  God is separate from sin in a way no other being in heaven or earth is.  I also believe that God is trustworthy.  His promises are without change and His covenants are sure and binding.  He is always faithful to His words. I believe that God is love; He does not need man to become a loving being, but continually exhibited love amongst the three persons of the Godhead.  Out of this love comes God’s grace and pardon exhibited in the person and work of Jesus Christ.

I believe that God is both immanent and transcendent at the same time.  He is both wholly other, but transcends Himself to fellowship with humanity.

o   I reject deism because it does not hold to the immanence of God.

o   I reject pantheism because it does not hold to the transcendence of God.