What are some characteristics of God and where are they taught.
I have heard holiness is the essential attribute. Isaiah 6.
God's law is an expression of God’s character.
God is Good:
Luke 18:19 So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one
is good but One,
that is, God
God’s law is Good:
Romans 7:12 Therefore the law
is holy, and the commandment holy and just and good.
God is Holy:
Isaiah 5:16 But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment,
And God who is holy shall be hallowed in righteousness.
God’s law is Holy:
Romans 7:12 Therefore the law
is holy, and the commandment holy and just and good.
God is Just:
Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, His work
is perfect;
For all His ways
are justice,
A God of truth and without injustice;
Righteous and upright
is He.
God’s laws are Just: Romans 7:12 Therefore the law
is holy, and the commandment holy and just and good.
God is Perfect:
Mathew 5:48 Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
God’s law is Perfect:
Psalms 19:7 The law of the Lord
is perfect, converting the soul;
The testimony of the Lord
is sure, making wise the simple;
God is Love
1 John 4:8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
God's law is Love:
Romans 13:10 Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love
is the fulfillment of the law.
God is Righteous
Exodus 9:27 2 And Pharaoh sent and called for Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “I have sinned this time. The Lord
is righteous, and my people and I
are wicked.
God’s laws are Righteous
Psalms 19:9 The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the LORD are firm, and all of them are righteous.
God is Truth:
Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, His work
is perfect; For all His ways
are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright
is He.
God’s law is Truth:
Psalms 119:142 Thy righteousness
is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law
is the truth.
Psalms 119:151 You
are near, O LORD, And all Your commandments
are truth.
God is Pure:
1 John 3:3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
God’s laws are Pure:
Psalms 19:8 the precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes;
God is Spiritual:
John 4:24 God
is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
God’s law is Spiritual:
Romans 7:14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin.
God is Unchangeable:
Malachi 3:6 For I
am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
God’s laws are Unchangeable:
Matthew 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
God is Eternal
Genesis 21:33 And
Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.
God’s laws are Eternal
Psalms 111:7,8 The works of his hands
are verity and judgment; all his commandments
are sure. They stand fast forever and ever,
And are done in truth and uprightness
