- About God the Father
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"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost."
Matthew 28:19
The
Attributes of God
Life Magazine recently asked the provocative question:
"WHO IS GOD?"
Many answers have been given throughout the ages to reply
to this question — but the real answer comes from the Bible.
We ought to ask ourselves what does the Bible have to say?
Who is the Christian God, and what is He like?
The
Bible reveals God to be the infinite, personal Being who is
both creator and sustainer of the universe.
By infinite, we mean that God has no limitations or boundaries,
particularly when it comes to His divine attributes.
So, in effect, God is understood to be everything man
is not -- independent, eternal, immaterial, unchanging,
all-powerful, all knowing, and everywhere present
throughout His creation.
God's
perfection extends also to His inner character.
As a personal Being, God is morally perfect.
The Scriptures therefore describes God as a being
pure, righteous, just, holy, true, and loving.
To some extent, God shares these attributes with
mankind who is made in His image and likeness.
This
one God, who is the sovereign ruler of the universe,
has further revealed Himself as three
distinguishable persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
The one true God is the triune God -- one
in essence, but three in personality.
As one theologian put it, "One What, and Three Who's"
This
awesome God, who is apart from the world,
brings the world into existence out of nothing
and keeps it together. He is therefore both the all-mighty
creator and the sustainer of the universe.
What
is most difficult to fathom, however,
is that this wonderful God wants to have a
relationship with you and me. In fact,
Jesus Christ gave His life to redeem us from
the bondage of our sins. This righteous and holy God
is also gracious and merciful. God (in Jesus Christ) has
done for us what we could never do for ourselves.
The all-powerful creator is also our personal Lord and Savior.
To
this we can only say, "to God be alone be the glory!"
