GOD IS . . . (according to the Bible)….
(Exodus 34:5-7 NIV) Then the LORD came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the LORD. And he passed in front of
Moses, proclaiming, "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness,
maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; …
(Numbers 23:19 NIV) God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act?
Does he promise and not fulfill?
(Deuteronomy 3:24 NIV) "O Sovereign LORD, you have begun to show to your servant your greatness and your strong hand. For what god is there in
heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and mighty works you do?
(Deuteronomy 4:24 NIV) For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
(Deuteronomy 4:31 NIV) For the LORD your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your
forefathers, which he confirmed to them by oath.
(Deuteronomy 6:4-5 NIV) Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul
and with all your strength.
(Deuteronomy 33:27 NIV) The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.
(2 Samuel 22:32-34 NIV) For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God? It is God who arms me with strength and
makes my way perfect. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights.
(2 Chronicles 30:9 NIV) If you return to the LORD, then your brothers and your children will be shown compassion by their captors and will come back to
this land, for the LORD your God is gracious and compassionate. He will not turn his face from you if you return to him."
(Psalms 46:1-2 NIV) God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
(Psalms 48:14 NIV) For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.
(Psalms 50:6 NIV) And the heavens proclaim his righteousness, for God himself is judge.
(Psalms 54:4 NIV) Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me.
(Psalms 59:9-10 NIV) O my Strength, I watch for you; you, O God, are my fortress, my loving God. God will go before me and will let me gloat over
those who slander me.
(Psalms 62:7-8 NIV) My salvation and my honor depend on God ; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out
your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.
(Psalms 68:19-20 NIV) Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign
LORD comes escape from death.
(Psalms 73:26 NIV) My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
(Psalms 84:11-12 NIV) For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those
whose walk is blameless. O LORD Almighty, blessed is the man who trusts in you.
(Psalms 116:5 NIV) The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
(Proverbs 30:5 NIV) "Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
(Isaiah 61:1-3 NIV) The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent
me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of
the Lord's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion-- to bestow on them a crown
of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of
righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.
(Matthew 22:32 NIV) 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob' ? He is not the God of the dead but of the living."
(John 4:24 NIV) God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth."
(Acts 10:34 NIV) Then Peter began to speak: "I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism
(Romans 5:5 NIV) And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
(Romans 6:23 NIV) For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
(1 Corinthians 1:9 NIV) God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
(1 Corinthians 10:13 NIV) No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond
what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
(1 Corinthians 14:33 NIV) For God is not a God of disorder but of peace. As in all the congregations of the saints,
(Galatians 6:7-8 NIV) Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from
that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
(Hebrews 11:16 NIV) Instead, they were longing for a better country--a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he
has prepared a city for them.
(1 John 1:5 NIV) This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.
(1 John 4:7-9 NIV) Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the
world that we might live through him.
(Revelation 21:3 NIV) And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his
people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.
God is eternal. (Deuteronomy 33:27; Jeremiah 10:10; Psalm 90:2)
God is infinite. (1 Kings 8:22-27; Jeremiah 23:24; Psalm 102:25-27; Revelation 22:13)
God is self-sufficient and self-existent. (Exodus 3:13-14; Psalm 50:10-12; Colossians 1:16)
God is omnipresent (present everywhere). (Psalm 139:7-12)
God is omnipotent (all powerful). (Genesis 18:14; Luke 18:27; Revelation 19:6)
God is omniscient (all knowing). (Psalm 139:2-6; Isaiah 40:13-14)
God is unchanging or immutable. (Psalm 102:25-27; Hebrews 1:10-12; 13:8)
God is sovereign. (2 Samuel 7:22; Isaiah 46:9-11)
God is wise. (Proverbs 3:19; Romans 16:26-27; 1 Timothy 1:17)
God is holy. (Leviticus 19:2; 1 Peter 1:15)
God is righteous and just. (Deuteronomy 32:4; Psalm 11:7; Psalm 119:137)
God is faithful. (Deuteronomy 7:9; Psalm 89:1-8)
God is true and truth. (Psalm 31:5; John 14:6; John 17:3; Titus 1:1-2)
God is good. (Psalm 25:8; Psalm 34:8; Mark 10:18)
God is merciful. (Deuteronomy 4:31; Psalm 103:8-17; Daniel 9:9; Hebrews 2:17)
God is gracious and gentle (Exodus 34:6; Psalm 18:35; Psalm 103:8; 1 Peter 5:10)
God is triune or trinity. (Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14)