“Knowing God” (Eastside
Baptist/Wed PM/Feb. 19, 2014)
Lesson 6: “The Greatness of God”
The Attributes of God
v God’s
attributes are his essential characteristics or the necessary parts of his
nature.
v God’s
attributes can be classified according to those of his greatness and
those of his goodness.
The Attributes of God’s Greatness
“Knowing God” (Eastside
Baptist/Wed PM/Feb. 19, 2014)
Lesson 6: “The Greatness of God”
The Attributes of God
v God’s
attributes are his essential characteristics or the necessary parts of his
nature.
v God’s
attributes can be classified according to those of his greatness and
those of his goodness.
The Attributes of God’s Greatness
v God’s
attributes of greatness have to do with those qualities that are God’s and
God’s alone.
v Human
Beings can in no way emulate or copy these.
v God’s
attributes of greatness are his qualities of infinity.
1. God is self-existent.
God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are
to say to the Israelites: 'I AM has sent me to you.'" (Exod. 3:14 NIV)
For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the
Son also to have life in himself. (Jn. 5:26 NIV)
2. God is perfect.
He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are
just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he. (Deut. 32:4
NIV)
3. God is all-powerful.
Power in Creation
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, their starry
host by the breath of his mouth. He
gathers the waters of the sea into jars; he puts the deep into storehouses. Let
all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere him. For he
spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm. (Ps. 33:6–9 NIV)
Power in Control of History
From one man he made all the nations, that they should
inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and
the boundaries of their lands. (Acts 17:26 NIV)
For God has put it into their hearts to accomplish his
purpose by agreeing to hand over to the beast their royal authority, until
God's words are fulfilled. (Rev. 17:17 NIV)
Sovereignty in Lives of People
"I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours
can be thwarted. You asked, 'Who is this that obscures my plans without
knowledge?' Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful
for me to know. (Job 42:2-3 NIV)
4. God is all-knowing.
Complete Knowledge of Creation
He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by
name. (Ps. 147:4 NIV)
Knowledge of Potential Events
"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if
the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon,
they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. (Matt. 11:21 NIV)
Knowledge of Smallest Details
And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
(Matt. 10:30 NIV)
Knowledge and God’s Will
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them
will fall to the ground outside your Father's care. And even the very hairs of your head are all
numbered. (Matt. 10:29-30 NIV)
Knowledge of Past, Present, Future
Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and
there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end
from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, 'My
purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.' From the east I summon a
bird of prey; from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose. What I have
said, that I will bring about; what I have planned, that I will do. (Isa. 46:9–11
NIV)
5. God is all-present.
Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your
presence? (Ps. 139:7 NIV)
"But will God really dwell on earth? The heavens, even
the highest heaven, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built!
(1 Ki. 8:27 NIV)
6. God is all-wise.
Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of
God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out!
"Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?"
"Who has ever given to God, that God should repay them?" For from him
and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.
(Rom. 11:33–36 NIV)
7. God is eternal.
Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all
generations. Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole
world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. (Ps. 90:1-2 NIV)
"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God,
"who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty." (Rev. 1:8
NIV)
8. God is unchanging.
But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes
of his heart through all generations. (Ps. 33:11 NIV)
"I the LORD do not change. So you, the descendants of
Jacob, are not destroyed. (Mal. 3:6 NIV)
