Attributes of God

continued

Exodus 3: 1 - 15

Definitions: Attributes; Character; & Personality

Attribute: a core/internal quality that

defines his/her existence or actions

Characteristics: distinguishing trait

that identifies the person coming

from attributes

Personality: reflection of one’s

character thru thinking, feelings,

and behavior

Attribute

Character

Personality

Deaf

Community

Attribute = values visibility

Characteristic = attention

getting waving hands, etc.

Personality = Americans stomp

feet, wave hands, shout,

etc.

Attributes of God: (sharing only 6)

God is holy

God is love

God is omniscient = all knowing

God is omnipresent = everywhere, all the time, multi-dimensional

God is omnipotent = all powerful

God is immutable = never changing

God is holy

Psalms 99: 1- 5, “The Lord reigns, let

the nations tremble; He sits enthroned

between the cherubim, let the earth

shake. Great is the Lord in Zion; He is

exalted over all the nations. Let them

praise your great and awesome name

– He is holy.”

I Chronicles 13, 15, 16

13 - Bringing the Ark of the Covenant

back – Uzzah

15 – Bringing the Ark back as

commanded

16 – The worship and praise by the

people

The sacred…

Became profane…

He Who knew

no sin –

became sin

God could not

look upon sin

– Mark 15

Holiness is a process!

I Peter 1: 15 & 16, “But just as he

(Jesus) who called you is holy, so be

holy in all you do; for it is written: ‘Be

holy, because I am holy.’”

Remember:

He is the same (immutable) yesterday, today,

and forever…

He is still holy

How is your progress?