{"id":235,"date":"2023-05-15T17:31:52","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T16:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savedblog.com\/?p=235"},"modified":"2023-05-16T11:34:40","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T10:34:40","slug":"who-is-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savedblog.com\/?p=235","title":{"rendered":"Who is God?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I am starting a new series of articles in order to provide evidence and arguments for the existence of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But before starting this, I want to answer the questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Who is God?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are His qualities?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where can we find them in the Bible?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>God is the Creator of everything. He is a personal supreme being. He is triune. is all-knowing and all-powerful, his greatness is infinite, he rules over everything, and nothing happens without his permission. God is the source of perfect morality, he is eternal, unchanging, and perfectly just. He always keeps his promises, he can&#8217;t lie, he can&#8217;t make mistakes, and his understanding is perfect and inscrutable. He is love, his works are perfect, and he is the source of eternal life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>God is the Creator:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>In the beginning&nbsp;God created&nbsp;the heavens&nbsp;and the earth.<\/p>\n<cite>Genesis 1:1<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>God&#8217;s works are perfect<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>God saw all that he had made,&nbsp;and it was very good.&nbsp;And there was evening, and there was morning\u2014the sixth day.<\/p>\n<cite>Genesis 1:31<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>God is the source of eternal life<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>In him was life,&nbsp;and that life was the light&nbsp;of all mankind.<\/p>\n<cite>John 1:4<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>God is all-knowing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Great is our Lord and mighty in power;<br>his understanding has no limit.<\/p>\n<cite>Psalm 147:5<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>God knows everything, there is nothing that God doesn&#8217;t know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>God is infinitely great<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cBut will God really dwell&nbsp;on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven,&nbsp;cannot contain&nbsp;you. How much less this temple I have built!<\/p>\n<cite>1 Kings 8:27<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Great&nbsp;is the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;and most worthy of praise;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;his greatness no one can fathom.<\/p>\n<cite>Psalm 145:3<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>God is the ruler of all<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude,&nbsp;like the roar of rushing waters&nbsp;and like loud peals of thunder, shouting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cHallelujah!<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For our Lord God Almighty&nbsp;reigns.<\/p>\n<cite>Revelation 19:6<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><sup>4&nbsp;<\/sup>The&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;is exalted&nbsp;over all the nations,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;his glory above the heavens.<br><sup>5&nbsp;<\/sup>Who is like the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;our God,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the One who sits enthroned&nbsp;on high,<br><sup>6&nbsp;<\/sup>who stoops down to look<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;on the heavens and the earth?<\/p>\n<cite>Psalms 113:4-6<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Who can speak and have it happen<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if the Lord has not decreed it?<\/p>\n<cite>Lamentations 3:37<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>God is almighty<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI am the Alpha and the Omega,\u201d&nbsp;says the Lord God, \u201cwho is, and who was, and who is to come,&nbsp;the Almighty.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>Revelation 1:8<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Do you not know?<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Have you not heard?<br>The&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;is the everlasting&nbsp;God,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Creator&nbsp;of the ends of the earth.<br>He will not grow tired or weary,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and his understanding no one can fathom.<\/p>\n<cite>Isaiah 40:28<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>God has all the power, nothing is impossible to God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>God can&#8217;t lie<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>God is not human,&nbsp;that he should lie,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;not a human being, that he should change his mind.<br>Does he speak and then not act?<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Does he promise&nbsp;and not fulfill?<\/p>\n<cite>Numbers 23:19<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>God is unchanging<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.<\/p>\n<cite>Hebrews 13:8<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;do not change.&nbsp;So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.<\/p>\n<cite>Malachi 3:6<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The grass withers and the flowers&nbsp;fall,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;but the word&nbsp;of our God endures&nbsp;forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>Isaiah 40:8<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><sup>25&nbsp;<\/sup>In the beginning&nbsp;you laid the foundations of the earth,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and the heavens&nbsp;are the work of your hands.<br><sup>26&nbsp;<\/sup>They will perish,&nbsp;but you remain;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;they will all wear out like a garment.<br>Like clothing you will change them<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and they will be discarded.<br><sup>27&nbsp;<\/sup>But you remain the same,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and your years will never end<\/p>\n<cite>Psalms 102:25-27<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>God is a perfect judge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Oh, the depth of the riches&nbsp;of the wisdom and<sup>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Romans+11%3A33&amp;version=NIV#fen-NIV-28243a\">a<\/a>]<\/sup>&nbsp;knowledge of God!<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How unsearchable his judgments,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and his paths beyond tracing out!<\/p>\n<cite>Romans 11:33<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>God is love<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><sup>7&nbsp;<\/sup>Dear friends, let us love one another,&nbsp;for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God&nbsp;and knows God.&nbsp;<sup>8&nbsp;<\/sup>Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.&nbsp;<sup>9&nbsp;<\/sup>This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son&nbsp;into the world that we might live through him.&nbsp;<sup>10&nbsp;<\/sup>This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us&nbsp;and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.<\/p>\n<cite>1 John 4:7-10<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><sup>&nbsp;<\/sup>For God so loved&nbsp;the world that he gave&nbsp;his one and only Son,&nbsp;that whoever believes&nbsp;in him shall not perish but have eternal life.<\/p>\n<cite>John 3:16<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Give thanks&nbsp;to the God of heaven.<br><em>His love endures forever.<\/em><\/p>\n<cite>Psalms 136:26<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>God is just<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>He is the Rock,&nbsp;his works are perfect,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and all his ways are just.<br>A faithful God&nbsp;who does no wrong,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;upright&nbsp;and just is he.<\/p>\n<cite>Deuteronomy 32:4<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;love and faithfulness go before you.<\/p>\n<cite>Psalms 89:14<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>But the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;Almighty will be exalted&nbsp;by his justice,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and the holy God will be proved holy&nbsp;by his righteous acts.<\/p>\n<cite>Isaiah 5:16<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>God is personal and triune:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Then God said, \u201cLet us&nbsp;make mankind&nbsp;in our image,&nbsp;in our likeness,&nbsp;so that they may rule&nbsp;over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky,&nbsp;over the livestock and all the wild animals,<sup>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis+1%3A26&amp;version=NIV#fen-NIV-26a\">a<\/a>]<\/sup>&nbsp;and over all the creatures that move along the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>Genesis 1:26<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cCome near&nbsp;me and listen&nbsp;to this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFrom the first announcement I have not spoken in secret;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at the time it happens, I am there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And now the Sovereign&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;has sent&nbsp;me,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;endowed with his Spirit.<\/p>\n<cite>Isaiah 48:16 <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><sup>16&nbsp;<\/sup>As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened,&nbsp;and he saw the Spirit of God&nbsp;descending like a dove and alighting on him.&nbsp;<sup>17&nbsp;<\/sup>And a voice from heaven&nbsp;said, \u201cThis is my Son,&nbsp;whom I love; with him I am well pleased.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>Matthew 3:16\u201317<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,&nbsp;baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,<\/p>\n<cite>Matthew 28:19<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Father is God<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures&nbsp;to eternal life,&nbsp;which the Son of Man&nbsp;will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal&nbsp;of approval.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>John 6:27<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Son is God<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>We know also that the Son of God has come&nbsp;and has given us understanding,&nbsp;so that we may know him who is true.&nbsp;And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.<\/p>\n<cite>1 John 5:20<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Holy Spirit is God<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><sup>3&nbsp;<\/sup>Then Peter said, \u201cAnanias, how is it that Satan&nbsp;has so filled your heart&nbsp;that you have lied to the Holy Spirit&nbsp;and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land?&nbsp;<sup>4&nbsp;<\/sup>Didn\u2019t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn\u2019t the money at your disposal?&nbsp;What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>Acts 5:3\u20134<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>God is one<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><sup>&nbsp;<\/sup>I am the&nbsp;Lord, and there is no other;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;apart from me there is no God.<br>I will strengthen you,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;though you have not acknowledged me,<br><sup>6&nbsp;<\/sup>so that from the rising of the sun<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to the place of its setting<br>people may know&nbsp;there is none besides me.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I am the&nbsp;Lord, and there is no other.<\/p>\n<cite>Isaiah 45:5\u20136<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>God is spirit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><sup>24&nbsp;<\/sup>God is spirit,&nbsp;and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>John 4:24<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>God became flesh<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>For in Christ all the fullness&nbsp;of the Deity lives in bodily form,<\/p>\n<cite>Colossians 2:9<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Who is God\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oqgeMu1cwEw?start=52&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am starting a new series of articles in order to provide evidence and arguments for the existence of God. 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