Tuesday, February 22, 2011

What is God like?

Bible Questions & Answers
(This heading will appear at the top of each post)

Over the coming months I’ll be answering questions on the topics below.

1. God/Christ
2. Holy Spirit
3. The church
4. Worship
5. New Testament
6. Old Testament
7. Elders
8. Salvation/Baptism
9. Musical Instruments
10.Infants
11.Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage
12.Sabbatarinism
13.Denominationalism/Other Religions
14.Sin
15.General Biblically Related Topics

If you have a specific question you would like to ask, send it to Dan Allen jd03325@gmail.com You must give your name and e-mail address.
When I answer your question I will not show them when I post your question to this blog.
I will make every effort to answer your questions within 3 days.
Each answered question will include Scripture reference for the question. I urge you to read all scriptures from your Bible accepting only what the Bible teaches.

GOD/CHRIST - 1
QUESTION: What is God like?
ANSWER: We believe none can answer this question fully! There is neither
human knowledge, time, nor space that would permit it. Though we may know
some things about Him, we can never fully comprehend such concepts as
limitless, eternal, and infinite concerning His being and will.
Some attributes of God often ascribed to Him are: self-existent, unchangeable,
infinite knowledge, total independence, all-powerful, all-present, righteous, holy,
and good. Toward us as sinners, He is full of mercy, “not willing that any should
perish, but that all should come to repentance” (II Peter 3:9). In I John 4:8, we
are told that He is love! One of the most beautiful pictures of God in the Bible is
found in Luke 15:11-32. Here we see our God lovingly concerned about His
children and willing to forgive to the uttermost.
However, we also see Him described as a God of goodness and severity;
goodness toward those who continue in Him, but severity toward the disobedient.
He will one day judge each of us by Christ (Acts 17:31) according to our deeds
(Revelation 20:12).
The nearest one can come to knowing God is through a deep, thoughtful study of
His Word. This we recommend to you!