According to the Bible, which is the authority, God is triune, meaning He is three in one. Like water can take three forms (solid, liquid, gas), God the Father can also be present in three forms: God the Father, the Son, Jesus (who was God in the flesh), and the Holy Spirit. He is the Creator of all things. He is all-knowing, all-powerful, ever present. That means He knows everything without exception. Nothing is beyond His power. He is everywhere. Nothing escapes God. From Him nothing can be hidden.
His Character
God is love. He is loving. There is no end to His compassion. He is righteous, meaning in Him there is no evil, no bad thing, no wrongdoing. He cannot sin. He cannot lie. Because He is perfect, without sin, He cannot allow sin to enter into His presence. Because man was born sinful, there was immediately a problem. But because of God's great love for mankind, He provided a way for man to be free from the guilt of his sin. That way was through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Jesus came to earth in the form of man to tell us about God, to teach us His ways. He also came so that He could be the Passover Lamb, holy, pure and blameless, upon which our sins would rest. It was through His substitutiary death on the cross that He paid the penalty for the sins of all mankind. All that is required of man to receive the free gift of eternal life with God is to confess his sinfulness, surrender his will to God's, and to accept the atoning sacrifice of Christ. Then and only then can that person enter into an eternal relationship with the Creator of the universe, God the Father.
Following are more of His character traits:
- He is compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in love: Numbers 14:18a, Psalm 103:8
- He is the God of all comfort: 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
- He is the Great Physician/Healer: Psalm 147:3; Jeremiah 17:14; Psalm 107
- He is close to the brokenhearted: Psalm 34:18
- He is our mighty fortress, our hope, our rock, our salvation: Psalm 62:5-8
- He is our burden-bearer: Psalm 68:19
- He is our Protector: Psalm 91; Isaiah 43:2
- He is our Refuge: Deuteronomy 33:27
- He is our Peace: Isaiah 26:3
- His love is calming: Zephaniah 3:17
- His compassion never ends: Lamentations 3:22-26
- He is our need-meeter: Philippians 4:19
- He is sympathetic to our weaknesses: Hebrews 4:15
- He is the great High Priest: Hebrews 4:15-16
- He is the Creator of the Universe: Genesis 1
- He loved us so much He gave His only Son so we could have a relationship with Him: John 3:16
- His love is unfailing: Psalm 33:18
- He is our Deliverer: Psalm 34: 4
- His grace is sufficient: 2 Corinthians 12:9
- He will never leave nor forsake us: Deuteronomy 31:6
- His understanding has no limit: Psalm 147:5b
- He has engraved us on the palms of His hands: Isaiah 49:13-15
- He is not willing that any be lost: Matthew 18:14
- He cannot lie: Hebrews 6:18b
- His forgiveness is complete: Psalm 103:11-14; Jeremiah 31:34b
- He gives life: Job 33:3
- He knows us before we're born: Psalm 139:13-16; Jeremiah 1:5; Isaiah 491b
- He does not treat us as our sins deserve nor does He repay us according to our sins: Psalm 103:10
- He satisfies our desires with good things: Psalm 103:4
- There is a limit to His patience: Hebrews 10:30-31
- He is a jealous God: Deuteronomy 4:24
- He is above all other gods: Psalm 135:5
About The Christian Life
If we seek Him with all our heart we will find Him: Jeremiah 29:12
Although He is full of grace, that is not a license for us to sin against Him. Romans 6:1
God requires obedience and devotion, humility and mercy from His children. Micah 6:8
He will discipline those who willfully disobey Him. Hebrews 12:7-11
He has plans for His children--plans to prosper and not to harm them: Jeremiah 29:11
He has commanded that we love and pray for our enemies, (Matt. 5:44) that we forgive one another (Ephesians 4:32), that we not judge one another, (Luke 6:37) that we not repay evil for evil (Romans 12:17)