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Q.7. What is God?
A. God is a spirit,[1] who in and of himself is infinite in being,[2] glory,[3] blessedness,[4] and perfection.[5] He is all-sufficient,[6] eternal,[7] unchangeable,[8] beyond our full understanding,[9] present everywhere,[10] almighty,[11] knowing everything,[12] completely wise,[13] completely holy,[14] completely just,[15] completely merciful and gracious, patient, and overflowing with goodness and truth.[16]
| 1. | John 4:24 | [24] God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” |
| 2. | 1 Kings 8:27 | [27] “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you; how much less this house that I have built! |
| Isaiah 40:20 | [20] He who is too impoverished for an offering chooses wood that will not rot; he seeks out a skillful craftsman to set up an idol that will not move. | |
| Exodus 3:14 | [14] God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” | |
| Job 11:7-9 | [7] “Can you find out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limit of the Almighty? [8] It is higher than heaven—what can you do? Deeper than Sheol—what can you know? [9] Its measure is longer than the earth and broader than the sea. | |
| 3. | Acts 7:2 | [2] And Stephen said: “Brothers and fathers, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, |
| 4. | 1 Timothy 6:15 | [15] which he will display at the proper time—he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, |
| 5. | Matthew 5:48 | [48] You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. |
| 6. | Acts 17:24-25 | [24] The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, [25] nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. |
| Genesis 17:1 | [1] When Abram was ninety-nine years old the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless, | |
| 7. | Psalms 90:2 | [2] Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. |
| 8. | Malachi 3:6 | [6] “For I the LORD do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed. |
| James 1:17 | [17] Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. | |
| 9. | 1 Kings 8:27 | [27] “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you; how much less this house that I have built! |
| Romans 11:33 | [33] Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! | |
| 10. | Jeremiah 23:24 | [24] Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the LORD. Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the LORD. |
| Psalms 139:1-24 | To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. [1] O LORD, you have searched me and known me! [2] You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. [3] You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. [4] Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O LORD, you know it altogether. [5] You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. [6] Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it. [7] Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? [8] If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! [9] If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, [10] even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me. [11] If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night,” [12] even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is bright as the day, for darkness is as light with you. [13] For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. [14] I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. [15] My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. [16] Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. [17] How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! [18] If I would count them, they are more than the sand. I awake, and I am still with you. [19] Oh that you would slay the wicked, O God! O men of blood, depart from me! [20] They speak against you with malicious intent; your enemies take your name in vain. [21] Do I not hate those who hate you, O LORD? And do I not loathe those who rise up against you? [22] I hate them with complete hatred; I count them my enemies. [23] Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! [24] And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting! | |
| 11. | Revelation 4:8 | [8] And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!” |
| 12. | Hebrews 4:13 | [13] And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account. |
| Psalms 147:5 | [5] Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure. | |
| 13. | Romans 16:27 | [27] to the only wise God be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! Amen. |
| 14. | Isaiah 6:3 | [3] And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!” |
| Revelation 15:4 | [4] Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship you, for your righteous acts have been revealed.” | |
| 15. | Deuteronomy 32:4 | [4] “The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he. |
| 16. | Exodus 34:6 | [6] The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, |
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