Bible Doctrine 1
Lesson Four:  The Attributes of God

Attributes
•	Def: characteristics and qualities of God
•	Classes of attributes
•	Natural Attributes
•	Moral Attributes
•	Attributes vs. the very essence of God

God Is Omniscient
•	God is perfect in knowledge
•	He knows everything
•	References:
•	Psalms 139:2-3
•	Proverbs 5:21, 15:3
•	Acts 15:18
•	Job 11:7-8
•	Isaiah 40:26-27, 46: 9-10
•	Matthew 10:29-30
•	I John 3:20

God Is Omnipotent
•	God is perfect in power
•	God’s power admits neither bound nor limitations
•	References:
•	Genesis 18:14
•	Job 42:2

God Is Omnipresent
•	God is everywhere at all times
•	He is within us
•	A protective truth to the saint, but a detective truth to the sinner
•	References:
•	Psalm 139:7-8
•	Jeremiah 23:24
•	Genesis 16:13
•	II Chronicles 2:6
•	Matthew 28:20
•	Acts 7:48, 17:24-28

God Is Holy
•	Most important attribute of God
•	Blood sacrifices
•	Tabernacle
•	Ten Commandments
•	God hates sin!
•	The right view of sin will result from a right view of God’s holiness
•	References:
•	I Peter 1:15-16
•	Isaiah 6:3, 41:14
•	I John 1:5

God Is Immutable
•	God does not change
•	No past, present, and future with God
•	Everything is one great living present
•	References:
•	Malachi 3:6
•	James 1:17

God Is Eternal
•	God dwells in eternity and time has no effect upon him
•	“I AM”
•	Omnipresent vs. Eternal
•	References:
•	Exodus 3:14
•	Psalm 90:2
•	Habakkuk 2:12

God Is Love
•	More than a attribute
•	The very essence of God’s nature
•	God’s love is greater than human comprehension
•	Cross at Calvary
•	References:
•	I John 4:16
•	John 3:16
•	Romans 5:8

God Is Righteous And Just
•	Further expressions of God’s holiness
•	God always does what is right
•	His justice is free from all passion and vindictiveness
•	References: 
•	Psalms 116:5, 145:17