TEN ATTRIBUTES OF GOD
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OUTLINE
1. INVISIBLE
2. INTIMATE
3. IMMORTAL
4. INDIGNANT
5. INVINCIBLE
6. MERCIFUL
7. MIGHTY
8. MEMORY
9. MEASURE
10. MEEK
THE MESSAGE
TEN ATTRIBUTES OF GOD
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1. INVISIBLE:
God is invisible.
He is a spirit.
We must worship him in spirit and in truth.
We must not worship any image or idol.
We know God by faith.
We may not see Him but we can experience Him and feel His presence and His power.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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Colossians 1:15
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
John 4:24.
God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
Exodus 20: 4 - 5
4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;
5 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
2. INTIMATE:
God is intimate.
He is like a father to us.
He longs to have fellowship with us.
God is love.
He loved us so much that He sacrificed His Son for our salvation.
He created man to have fellowship with Him.
We must know Him and live close to Him.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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Psalm.103:13.
As a father pities his children, So the Lord pities those who fear Him.
Revelation 3:20
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.
3. IMMORTAL:
God is immortal.
He never dies.
Therefore we can boldly commit our lives to him.
He will always be there to help us.
God is eternal and we must put our hope and trust in this eternal God.
Often people are disappointed when the people whom they trusted pass away from this world.
They are crushed and think that all their hope is gone.
But those who trust in the immortal God need never fear anything in life because God is always there to help them.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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Psalm.90:2.
Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever You had formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.
1 Timothy 1:17
Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
4. INDIGNANT:
God is a God of indignation.
There is a day of judgement when God will judge the wicked.
Therefore we must walk in the fear of God and always reverence him.
The mercy of God in not an excuse for man to live in wickedness.
God is also a God of wrath and no one can face Him when He is indignant.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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Nahum 1:6.
Who can stand before His indignation? And who can endure the fierceness of His anger? His fury is poured out like fire, And the rocks are thrown down by Him.
Psalm 2:12
Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, And you perish in the way, When His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.
5. INVINCIBLE:
God is invincible.
There is no force that can defeat God.
Therefore when God is on our side we need not fear any enemy because God will fight for us and give us victory.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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Romans.8:31.
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Jeremiah 1:19
They will fight against you, But they shall not prevail against you. For I am with you,” says the Lord, “to deliver you.”
6. MERCIFUL:
The Lord is merciful otherwise the entire human race would have been destroyed for all have sinned.
We must receive his mercy and be forgiven of all our sins.
We can hope in His mercy even when everyone else has forsaken us.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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Lamentations.3:22.
Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not.
Psalm 103:12
The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
7. MIGHTY:
God is powerful.
He can heal our sickness, deliver us from dangers, solve our problems and perform miracles for us.
We must put our trust in Him.
We must expect great things from God.
He is our strength when we are weak and powerless.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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Jeremish 32:27
“Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me?
Psalms.24:8.
Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle.
8. MEMORY:
God is God of memory.
He remembers the promises He has made and is faithful to fulfill them.
The people of Israel were blessed because of God's covenant with Abraham..
God remembers all our labour and toil for His sake.
He remembers all our good deeds and is faithful to reward us.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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Psalms.105:42.
For He remembered His holy promise, And Abraham His servant.
Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unjust to forget your work and [d]labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
9. MEASURE:
God is a God of measure.
We cannot play tricks with God.
Whatever we sow, we will reap.
With the merciful He will be merciful , with the pure He will show Himself pure , with the just He will show Himself just, with the froward , He will show Himself froward.
We will receive according to the measure we do unto others.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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II.Samuel 22:26-27.
26 “With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful; With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;
27 With the pure You will show Yourself pure; And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.
Matthew.7:2.
For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.
10. MEEK:
God loves meekness.
He resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.
Jesus asked us to learn from Him as He is meek and lowly at heart.
He humbled himself and came to this world in the form of a servant and sacrificed His life for us.
Therefore God highly exalted Him above everyone else.
We must learn meekness from Jesus .
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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Matthew.11:29.
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Philippians 2: 5 - 8
5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,
6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God,
7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.
8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
