The Bible calls him “almighty.” Here is God speaking about himself in Revelation 1:8 (NIV): Put simply, these are characteristics about God that are like us or unlike us.įor example, God has all power. Just pick up the Bible and read what he has to say.Ĭhristian scholars throughout the centuries have collected everything God says about himself in the Bible, and they have catalogued them into easy-to-remember categories called “attributes.” The attributes of God are the many terms we use to describe God’s character and nature.Ĭhristians traditionally separate God’s attributes into two categories: those attributes that can be true only of God (his incommunicable attributes) and those attributes that God shares with humans (his communicable attributes). We can sit down-right now-and listen to God tell us about himself. This means that we don’t have to resort to speculation, experience, or guesswork for the answer. Thankfully, God has told us about himself in his Word, the Bible. While we may have some favorite influencer or philosopher we like to consult for such questions, the best source for answering “Who is God?” is God himself. There might not be a more important question than, “Who is God?” When we ask that question, we tend to mean, “What is God like?”
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