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The Being & Attributes of God

The Being of God
God is Spirit	God in being is a spiritual essence – God is not matter. John 4:24
God is Absolute Spirit	Aseity = in-himself-ness. God is self-existent, self-sufficient & self-satisfying. Exodus 3:13-15
God is Personal Spirit	Person = a being that thinks, feels, & wills, and is self-conscious. Exodus 3:14
God is Life	He is the source & sustainer of all things. Joshua 3:10
God is Transcendent	God is above the natural world and is not limited by it. God is above human comprehension.

The Attributes of God Attribute = the perfections & qualities that are essential to an explicit conception of God
God is Unity	His solitariness in the rank of original & independent beings, and that He does not exist as an aggregate of complex or separate units. Deuteronomy 6:4
God is Omnipresent	The totality of His being, without diffusion or expansion, without multiplicity or division, God is everywhere present in His sustaining energy. Psalm 39:7-9
God is Omnipotent	He possesses all possible power. 1 Timothy 1:17; Acts 17:24
God is Omniscience	God’s perfect knowledge of all things that are objects of knowledge, whether past, present or future. Psalm 147:5
God is Immutable	There is no possibility of change either in essence or attributes, or the purpose of God. Psalm 102:25-27
God is Holy	Hebrew kadash = Separate. God is separate from all creation & is completely sinless Psalm 111:9
God is Righteous	In God’s nature is found the standard of right, and that His will and all His activities are in perfect accord with this standard. Psalm 7:9
God Is Just	The holiness of God manifesting itself in the righteous distribution of reward & punishment. Isaiah 30:18
God is Mercy	The tender quality of God’s nature, which leads Him to seek the highest good of those that oppose His, will. Exodus 34:6-7
God is Love	That perfection of the Divine Being which moves Him to complacency & delight in His intelligent creatures, and prompts Him to impart Himself to them in order to promote their highest good. 1 John 4:8