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1 Timothy 1:17 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise\nGod, be<\/em> honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Essence = that\nwhich underlies all outward manifestation; the reality itself, whether material\nor immaterial; the substratum of anything; that in which the qualities or\nattributes inhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A.\nSpirituality<\/p>\n\n\n\n John 4:24 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n God is<\/em>\na Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him<\/em> in spirit and in\ntruth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. He is\nimmaterial and incorporeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That is why\nimages are forbidden<\/p>\n\n\n\n Exodus 20:4 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thou shalt\nnot make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing<\/em> that is<\/em>\nin heaven above, or that is<\/em> in the earth beneath, or that is<\/em> in\nthe water under the earth:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. He is\ninvisible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Exodus 33:20 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n And he said,\nThou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n John 1:18 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n No man hath\nseen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the\nFather, he hath declared him<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 Timothy 6:16 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Who only hath\nimmortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man\nhath seen, nor can see: to whom be<\/em> honour and power everlasting. Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. He is\nalive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Joshua 3:10 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n And Joshua\nsaid, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is<\/em> among you, and that<\/em>\nhe will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the\nHittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the\nAmorites, and the Jebusites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 Samuel 17:26 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n And David\nspake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that\nkilleth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is<\/em>\nthis uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living\nGod?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Psalm 84:2 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n My soul\nlongeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: Psalm 115:3 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n But our God is<\/em>\nin the heavens: 4. He is a\nperson<\/p>\n\n\n\n a. intellect\n(Gen. 18:19; Exod. 3:7; Acts 15:18)<\/p>\n\n\n\n b.\nsensibility (Gen. 6:6; Ps. 103:8\u201314; John 3:16), <\/p>\n\n\n\n c. volition\n(Gen. 3:15; Ps. 115:3; John 6:38). <\/p>\n\n\n\n d. speaking\n(Gen. 1:3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n e. seeing\n(Gen. 11:5)<\/p>\n\n\n\n f. hearing\n(Ps. 94:9)<\/p>\n\n\n\n g. grieving\n(Gen. 6:6)<\/p>\n\n\n\n h. repenting\n(Gen. 6:6)<\/p>\n\n\n\n i. being\nangry (Deut. 1:37)<\/p>\n\n\n\n j. jealous\n(Exod. 20:5)<\/p>\n\n\n\n k.\ncompassionate (Ps. 111:4)<\/p>\n\n\n\n B.\nSelf-Existence<\/p>\n\n\n\n Exodus 3:14 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n And God said\nunto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children\nof Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n John 8:58 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jesus said\nunto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Isaiah 41:4 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Who hath\nwrought and done it<\/em>, Revelation 1:8 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I am Alpha\nand Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which\nwas, and which is to come, the Almighty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n C. Immensity\n– not limited to space<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 Kings 8:27 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n But will God\nindeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot\ncontain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2 Chronicles 2:6 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n But who is\nable to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot\ncontain him? who am<\/em> I then, that I should build him an house, save only\nto burn sacrifice before him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n D. Eternity\n– not limited by time<\/p>\n\n\n\n Genesis 21:33 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n And Abraham<\/em>\nplanted a grove in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Psalm 90:2 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Before the\nmountains were brought forth, Isaiah 57:15 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n For thus\nsaith the high and lofty One A. The\nNon-Moral Attributes<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1.\nOmnipresence. – everywhere present<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 Kings 8:27 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n But will God\nindeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot\ncontain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Psalm 139:7\u201310 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Whither shall\nI go from thy spirit? 2.\nOmniscience. – Infinite knowledge<\/p>\n\n\n\n Proverbs 15:3 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The eyes of\nthe Lord are<\/em> in every\nplace, Psalm 147:5 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Great is<\/em>\nour Lord, and of great power: 3.\nOmnipotence. – All Powerful<\/p>\n\n\n\n Genesis 17:1 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n And when\nAbram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord\nappeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am<\/em> the Almighty God; walk before\nme, and be thou perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Revelation 4:8 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n And the four\nbeasts had each of them six wings about him<\/em>; and they were<\/em> full\nof eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord\nGod Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Job 42:2 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I know that\nthou canst do every thing<\/em>, 4.\nImmutability. Unchangeable <\/p>\n\n\n\n James 1:17 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Every good\ngift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of\nlights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Malachi 3:6 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n For I am<\/em>\nthe Lord, I change not; B. The Moral\nAttributes<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Holiness<\/p>\n\n\n\n Joshua 24:19 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n And Joshua\nsaid unto the people, Ye cannot serve the Lord:\nfor he is<\/em> an holy God; he is<\/em> a jealous God; he will not forgive\nyour transgressions nor your sins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2.\nRighteousness and justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2 Chronicles 12:6 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Whereupon the\nprinces of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The Lord is<\/em> righteous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ezra 9:15 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n O Lord God of Israel, thou art<\/em>\nrighteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is<\/em> this day: behold, we are<\/em>\nbefore thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Genesis 18:25 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n That be far\nfrom thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and\nthat the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not\nthe Judge of all the earth do right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Psalm 89:14 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Justice and\njudgment are<\/em> the habitation of thy throne: 3. Goodness.\n(Love, Benevolence, Mercy, Grace)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mark 10:18 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n And Jesus\nsaid unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is<\/em> none good but one, that\nis<\/em>, God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 John 5:20 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n And we know\nthat the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may\nknow him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even<\/em> in his Son\nJesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jeremiah 10:10 KJV 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n But the Lord is<\/em> the true God, God’s First Responders \/ 1 Timothy 1:17 1 Timothy 1:17 KJV 1900 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. I. The Essence of God Essence = that which underlies all outward manifestation; the reality itself, whether material or immaterial; the substratum of … Continue reading The Essence and Attributes of God<\/span> I. 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\nHe is<\/em> the living God, and an everlasting king:
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