The Attributes of God
by Jack Barr

Self existent
Isaiah 44:6 Thus saith the Lord the king of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.

Omnipotence - Power of God
Luke 1:37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Omnipresence
Proverbs 15:3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

Omniscience
Hebrews 4:13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

Sovereign
Daniel 4:35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

Eternal
Psalms 9:7 But the Lord shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.

Immutable - no change
Malachi 3:6 For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

Perfect
Psalms 18:30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

Wise
Daniel 2:20 Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his.

Knowledgeable
1Samuel 2:3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

Good
Psalm 34:8 O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

Love
1 John 4:16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

Just
Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.

Holy
Ezekiel 39:7 So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel.

Righteous
Psalm 119:142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.

Faithful
Psalm 119:90 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.

Hidden
Isaiah 45:15 Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Savior.

Merciful
Deuteronomy 4:31 (For the Lord thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he swore unto them.

Compassion
Psalms 78:38 But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

Jealous
Exodus 34:14 For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

Anger
1 Chronicles 13:10 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.

Revenge
Nahum 1:2 God is jealous, and the Lord revengeth; the Lord revengeth, and is furious; the Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.

Vengeance
Ezekiel 25:17 And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.

Destroyer
Psalms 145:20 The Lord preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

Longsuffering
Numbers 14:18 The Lord is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.

Penalty sometimes delayed
Genesis 15:16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

Uncreated
Revelation 22:13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

Infinite Understanding
Psalm 147:5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite

Judges Truly
Psalm 19:9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether

Can not Lie – Truthful
Titus 1:2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

Loving Kindness
Psalm 17:7 Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.


Gracious
Exodus 34:6 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

Upright
Psalm 25:8 Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

Impartial
Deuteronomy 10:17 For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:

Incomprehensible
Job 11:7 Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

Invisible
Job 9:11 Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.

Slow to Anger
Psalm 103:8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

Kind
Joel 2:13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

Hate
Romans 9:13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.

Brings Destruction
Jeremiah 51:20 Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;

Saviour
Psalm 3:8 Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.