Nature and Character of God
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God's Nature and Character
God’s Extraordinary Nature
| Trinity | John 17:22, 14:6, Mark 1:10,11, Deuteronomy 6:4 |
| Spirit | Exodus 33:20, John 4:24 |
| Personality | Mind—Psalm 139:17,18 |
| Will—James 1:17 | |
| Emotions—Genesis 6:5,6, Zephaniah 3:17 | |
| Power | Jeremiah 32:17—19 |
| Everywhere | Psalm 139:7—10, Jeremiah 23:23,24 |
| Eternal | Romans 1:20 |
| Knows-all | 1 John 3:20 |
God’s Wonderful Character
| Quality | Description | |
| Loving | Love is an action for the best of another | John 3:16—18, 1 John 4:8,16, Romans5:6, John 3:16 |
| Faithful | Unchanging, keeps his promises | 2 Corinthians 1:3—11, 2 Timothy 2:13, Deuteronomy 7:9 |
| Holy | Worthy of profound respect because of his perfection of moral character | Exodus 3:1—6, Numbers 11:1—3, Revelation 4:8 |
| Good | Has the right qualities | Psalm 1, John 10:7—18, Psalm 100:5 |
| Just | God governs the universe. He judges to stop the spread of evil | Genesis 18:25, Psalm 89:14, Deuteronomy 32:4 |
| Compassionate | A feeling of tenderness aroused by another’s suffering or distress | Mark 10:46—52, Luke 23:39—43, Psalm72:13, 103:13, 111:4 |
| Righteous | Being led by intelligence and not feelings | Luke 22:39—44, Genesis 18:25, Hosea14:9, John 17:25 |
| Merciful | A tendency to be lenient to the unworthy | John 8:1—11, Micah 7:18,19, Lamentations 3:22 |
| Patient | Slow to anger, long-suffering | Deuteronomy 28:15, 36—37 and 2 Chronicles 36:11—21, Psalm 86:15, 2 Peter 3:9 |
| Truthful | Never tells a lie | John 14:6, Psalm 119:29 |
| Humble | Willing to be known for who he is | Philippians 2:5—8, Matthew 11:29 |
| Gentle | Honourable, not rough or severe | Genesis 21:8—21, 2 Corinthians 10:1, Matthew 21:5 |
| Wise | Uses his perfect knowledge lovingly | Deuteronomy 6, Psalm 104:24, Romans11:33 |
