1. Fundamentals of the faith
Week #3 – God: His Character & attributes

2. Scripture
ISAIAH 44:6-8
GENESIS 1:26

3. Attributes of god (pg.26) Holiness (pg.27)
ATTRIBUTES WE CAN NOT POSSESS
Sovereignty (pg.28)
Eternality (pg.29)
Immutability (pg.29)
Omniscience (pg. 30)
Omnipotence (pg. 31)
Omnipresent (pg.31)
ATTRIBUTES WE CAN POSSESS
Holiness (pg.27)
Righteousness & Justice (pg.27)
Love (pg.32)
Truth (pg.32)
Mercy (pg. 33)

4. ATTRIBUTES OF gOD 1st.) Sovereignty (pg.28)
Isaiah 46:9
SUPERIOR IN POSITION
SUPERIOR IN POWER
NOTHING IS OUT OF GOD’S CONTROL
(Trust in the Lord, because of His Sovereignty)

5. ATTRIBUTES OF gOD 2nd.) eternality (pg.29)
Isaiah 43:13
NO BEGINNING
NO ENDING
GOD’S ETERNALITY BRIDGES OUR ETERNAL SALVATION

6. ATTRIBUTES OF gOD 3rd) immutability (pg.29)
Malachi 3:6
UNCHANGING ON SALVATION
UNCHANGING ON JUDGEMENT
STABILITY WITHIN & UNSTABLE WORLD

7. ATTRIBUTES OF gOD 4th.) Omniscience (pg.30)
Psalm 139:1-6
ALL-KNOWING
(Sins, Thoughts, Plans, Desires)
INFINITE UNDERSTANDING
(Past, Present, Future)

8. ATTRIBUTES OF gOD 5th.) omnipresence (pg.31)
Proverbs 15:3
Present Everywhere (always near)
&
Continually Present (“never leave you nor forsake you”)

9. ATTRIBUTES OF gOD 6th.) omnipotence (pg.31)
Jeremiah 32:17
ALL-POWERFUL
CREATED ALL THINGS
CONTROLS ALL THINGS
UPHOLDS ALL THINGS
SUSTAINS ALL THINGS

10. Attributes of god (pg.26) Holiness (pg.27)
ATTRIBUTES WE CAN NOT POSSESS
Sovereignty (pg.28)
Eternality (pg.29)
Immutability (pg.29)
Omniscience (pg. 30)
Omnipotence (pg. 31)
Omnipresent (pg.31)
ATTRIBUTES WE CAN POSSESS
Holiness (pg.27)
Righteousness & Justice (pg.27)
Love (pg.32)
Truth (pg.32)
Mercy (pg. 33)

11. ATTRIBUTES OF gOD 7th.) Holiness (pg.27)
Exodus 15:11
1 PETER 1:15-16
GOD IS PURE
GOD IS PERFECT
PURE & PERFECT SACRIFICE
OUR HOLINESS REST SOLEY UPON CHRIST
BECOMING AS GOD VIEWS US

12. ATTRIBUTES OF gOD 8th.) Righteousness & justice(pg.27)
Psalm 33:4-5
2 Corinthians 5:21
GOD ONLY DOES WHAT IS RIGHT
GOD UPHOLDS WHAT IS RIGHT
WE HAVE A FREE WILL
HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT
HAVE THE ABILITY TO UPHOLD WHAT IS RIGHT

13. ATTRIBUTES OF gOD 9th.) love (pg.32)
Romans 5:8
1 JOHN 4:19-21
LOVES THE UNLOVABLE
DEMONSTRATES HOW TO LOVE
WE LOVE, BECAUSE HE FIRST LOVED US
GOD’S LOVE, CAUSES US TO BETTER LOVE OTHERS

14. ATTRIBUTES OF gOD 10th.) truth (pg.32)
John 14:6
John 8:32
ABSOLUTE TRUTH
THE WORD
THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH
TRUTH MAKES US FREE FROM SIN
GUIDED BY TRUTH
SHARE TRUTH

15. ATTRIBUTES OF gOD 11th.) mercy (pg.33)
1 PETER 1:3
2 SAMUEL 22:26
UNDESERVED COMPASSION
ALLOWS FOR SINNERS TO BE SAVED
RECIPIENTS OF MERCY, SHOULD SHOW FORTH MERCY

16. ATTRIBUTES OF gOD SUMMARY
Romans 11:33-34
“ATTRIBUTES ALLOW FOR A FLAWED PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT A FLAWLESS GOD”
BUT WE CAN NOT KNOW THE FULL MIND OF GOD