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Few Characteristics of God
Creator
and Sustainer
Genesis
1v1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Psalms
104v5-31 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it
should not be removed for ever.
Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters
stood above the mountains.
At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they
hasted away.
They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto
the place which thou hast founded for them.
Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they
turn not again to cover the earth.
He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the
hills.
They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses
quench their thirst.
By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation,
which sing among the branches.
He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied
with the fruit of thy works.
He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for
the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the
earth;
And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make
his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.
The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon,
which he hath planted;
Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir
trees are her house.
The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks
for the conies.
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going
down.
Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts
of the forest do creep forth.
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat
from God.
The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay
them down in their dens.
Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the
evening.
O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made
them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping
innumerable, both small and great beasts.
There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast
made to play therein.
These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their
meat in due season.
That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand,
they are filled with good.
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away
their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou
renewest the face of the earth.
The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall
rejoice in his works.
Acts
17v24-28 God that made the world and all things therein,
seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in
temples made with hands;
Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed
any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all
things;
And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell
on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times
before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after
him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of
us:
For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain
also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
Father
Deuteronomy
32v6 Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and
unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he
not made thee, and established thee?
1
Corinthians 8v6 But to us there is but one God, the Father,
of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus
Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
Holy
Exodus
15v11 Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who
is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing
wonders?
1
Peter 1v15-16 But as he which hath called you is holy,
so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
Loving
Exodus
34v6 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed,
The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering,
and abundant in goodness and truth,
John
3v16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish,
but have everlasting life.
Sinless
Deuteronomy
32v4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his
ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just
and right is he.
James
1v13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of
God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth
he any man:
Lawgiver
and Judge
Isaiah
33v22 For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver,
the LORD is our king; he will save us.
James
4v12 There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to
destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
Hebrews
12v23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn,
which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all,
and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
Supreme
Deuteronomy
33v27 The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are
the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from
before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
Isaiah
40v28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the
everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the
earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching
of his understanding.
1
Timothy 2v5 For there is one God, and one mediator between
God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
Eternal
Deuteronomy
33v27 The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are
the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from
before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
Isaiah
40v28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the
everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the
earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching
of his understanding.
1
Timothy 6v15-16 Which in his times he shall shew, who
is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and
Lord of lords;
Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no
man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see:
to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
Angered
by
2
Chronicles 24v18 And they left the house of the LORD God
of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came
upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass.
Romans
1v18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against
all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth
in unrighteousness;
Forgiving
/ justifying
Exodus
34v7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and
transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the
guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children,
and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the
fourth generation.
Isaiah
43v25 I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions
for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
Romans
8v33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect?
It is God that justifieth.
Jealous
Exodus
20v5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve
them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the
iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and
fourth generation of them that hate me;
1
Corinthians 10v21-22 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord,
and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's
table, and of the table of devils.
Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
All
Knowing
Isaiah
44v6-8 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his
redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last;
and beside me there is no God.
And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it
in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and
the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew
unto them.
Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from
that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses.
Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not
any.
Isaiah
46v10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient
times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel
shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
1
John 3v20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater
than our heart, and knoweth all things.
Present
Everywhere
Psalms
139v7-12 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither
shall I flee from thy presence?
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed
in hell, behold, thou art there.
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost
parts of the sea;
Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall
hold me.
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night
shall be light about me.
Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth
as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
Acts
17v24-28 God that made the world and all things therein,
seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in
temples made with hands;
Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed
any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all
things;
And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell
on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times
before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after
him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of
us:
For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain
also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
Hears
prayers
Psalms
65v2 O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh
come.
Matthew
6v6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet,
and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which
is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward
thee openly.
Gives
and keeps promises
Joshua
21v45 There failed not ought of any good thing which the
LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.
Joshua
23v15-16 Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all
good things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised
you; so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until
he have destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD
your God hath given you.
When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God,
which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods,
and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the
LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from
off the good land which he hath given unto you.
Acts
13v32-33 And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that
the promise which was made unto the fathers,
God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that
he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the
second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
All
powerful
Isaiah
45v21-24 Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take
counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time?
who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and
there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour;
there is none beside me.
Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth:
for I am God, and there is none else.
I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in
righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee
shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and
strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed
against him shall be ashamed.
Jeremiah
27v5 I have made the earth, the man and the beast that
are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched
arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.
Jeremiah
32v17,27 Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven
and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and
there is nothing too hard for thee:
Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any
thing too hard for me?
Luke
1v37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.
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