The Creator

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The Bible answers the question: Who is God?

God – Definition
God is the Being, who is perfect, omnipotent, omniscient originator and ruler of the universe, the principal object of faith and worship.

Spirit Being
God is a Spirit Being (John 4:24). He is One: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, a unity of three coeternal Persons (Matthew 3:16-17). God is infinite (1 Timothy 1:17) – yet He desires an intimate connection with humans. He is without equal (2 Samuel 7:22), unchanging (Malachi 3:6), omnipresent (Psalm 139:7-12), omniscient (Psalm 147:5; Isaiah 40:28), and omnipotent (Revelation 19:6).

Attributes
God is loving (1 John 4:8), just (Isaiah 61:8), holy (1 Peter 1:16), compassionate (Exodus 33:19), merciful (Ephesians 2:4), truthful (John 3:33), longsuffering (Romans 2:4), forgiving (Exodus 34:7), good (James 1:17), and full of grace (1 Timothy 1:14).

The attribute of love is an identifying part of His essential nature; without it He would not be “God.” It is God’s mercy that moderates His judgments and makes Him “longsuffering” (Exodus 34:6). It is this same unchanging character of God that gives poor, helpless sinners the hope for eternal life (Psalms 103:8–14; 145:8; Jeremiah 29:11; 31:3). Love is the pre-eminent quality of the Creator with respect to His creatures. It is the controlling power in His divine kingdom.

While God is gracious to repentant sinners, He cannot afford to weaken His kingdom by failing to uphold its righteousness and justice (Psalms 85:10; 89:14). God’s justice is an essential part of His nature no less than His mercy; without it, God could not be God.

Although we read in the Scriptures that God rejoices in mercy (Micah 7:18), we never read that He delights in executing judgments upon His created beings. On the contrary, His judgments are said to be a “strange work” (Isaiah 28:21).

The Creator
God is the Creator of the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1, 26; Psalm 146:6; Nehemiah 9:6; Colossians 1:17; John 1:3; Ephesians 3:9; Hebrews 1:2). By His power all things (material or immaterial) cohere. And He Sustains His creation (Psalm 104:27).

The Savior
God showed us His infinite love on the cross when He offered His Son to die to atone for the penalty of human sin. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).

There are no limits to the love of God. There are none to whom He withholds the privileges of saving grace. But there is one condition—belief in, and willing cooperation with Him (John 1:12).

God’s love is offered to all humanity, but only those who choose to accept it will be blessed with eternal life in God’s presence. It is the realization of God’s goodness and love that should inspire us to repent.