Bible - Unit 3: Attributes of God

Descendant

A person who has come down from another person, like a child from a parent

Deliverance

A setting free; rescue; release.

Alternative

A situation offering a choice.

Turmoil

A very confused or agitated situation

Attribute

A word describing a characteristic or quality of someone.

Variableness

Able and likely to change.

Righteous

Acting rightly; upright

Faith

Belief, trust in, and loyalty to God; ability to take God at His Word

Violated

Broke a law or disregarded something.

Repentance

Changing one's mind.

Mercy

Compassion shown to someone guilty; a blessing that is an act of divine favor.

Proclaimed

Declared openly

Sovereignty

Exercising supreme authority; supreme power

Before they sinned, Adam and Eve enjoyed daily __________ with God.

fellowship

In mercy, God is willing to

forgive

The fact that God feeds sparrows, decorates the lilies of the field, and sends rain showers on the just and unjust shows His

general mercy

We can say that grace is

getting what we don't deserve (God's favor)

Christians have been justified by God's

grace

Because we share in God's kingdom as Christians, we are called

heirs

God did not give us

justice

God's demand of the death penalty for sin is based on His sense of

justice

As it is in the Bible, mercy shows the relationship between

love and justice

God offered ____ as an alternative to punishment for sins.

mercy

God's provision of Jesus as the Lamb slain for our sins shows His

mercy

We could say that mercy is

not getting what we deserve (punishment)

Grace is

unmerited favor

Verse: Romans 3:24

"Being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus."

Verse: Romans 11:6

"But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace."

Verse: Ephesians 2:8

"For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast."

The late G.S. Bishop once said:

"Grace is the provision for men who are too low to lift the ax of justice, too corrupt to change their nature, unable to turn back to God, unable to see their need of Him, so deaf they cannot hear Him, and so dead that only God can lift them in resurrection from the grave."

Verse: Acts 17:25

"Nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things;"

Memory Verse: Psalm 106:1

"Praise the LORD! Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting."

Verse: Psalm 145:9

"The LORD is good to all, And His mercies are over all His works."

Verse: Romans 5:12

"The Law came in so that the transgression would increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more."

Verse: 2 Peter 3:9

"The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance."

Memory verse: 1 John 4:8

"The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love."

Memory Verse: 1 Timothy 1:19

"Who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was granted us in Christ Jesus from all eternity."

Verse: 1 Timothy 1:9

"Who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was granted us in Christ Jesus from all eternity."

God's mercy has two aspects

(1) A general mercy toward all creation and (2) a specific mercy toward the redeemed

The expressions of God's Grace are

(1) God expresses His grace toward people generally in creation and then (2) He expresses His grace specifically in redemption

The aspects of God's Grace are

(1) God's grace is eternal and (2) God's grace is free

Ultimate

Final; the extreme.

Pardon

Forgiveness for a fault or offense without requiring the penalty; divine forgiveness

Innocent

Free from guilt or sin; blameless

Fellowship

Friendliness; personal communication between two or more persons.

1 John 4:8 tells us

God is Love

No variableness in love means: God's love cannot waver or change. God's love doesn't depend on the one being loved. God's love has the quality of enduring forever. Love is a perfection of God. Love is revealed.

God's love cannot waver or change.

Unconditional love means: God's love cannot waver or change. God's love doesn't depend on the on being loved. God's love has the quality of enduring forever. Love is a perfection of God. Love is revealed.

God's love doesn't depend on the one being loved.

Eternal love means: God's love cannot waver or change. God's love doesn't depend on the on being loved. God's love has the quality of enduring forever. Love is a perfection of God. Love is revealed.

God's love has the quality of enduring forever.

God loves us because

He loves us

When Christ died for our sins,

He was manifesting God's grace in action

Another aspect of God's love is

It is without beginning or end--it is eternal.

Everlasting

Lasting through all time.

Incarnate

Literally, "in flesh;" Jesus was God in the flesh or God incarnate

Love is or isn't an attribute of God?

Love IS an attribute of God.

Attribute of love is: God's love cannot waver or change. God's love doesn't depend on the on being loved. God's love has the quality of enduring forever. Love is a perfection of God. Love is revealed.

Love is a perfection of God.

Love manifested means: God's love cannot waver or change. God's love doesn't depend on the on being loved. God's love has the quality of enduring forever. Love is a perfection of God. Love is revealed.

Love is revealed.

Manifested

Made evident by showing or displaying.

Justified

Made righteous

Immutable

Not able to change; the same forever.

Heir

One who is entitled to receive.

Forgiveness

Pardon, to grant relief from payment due

Divine

Proceeding directly from God; heavenly

The first aspect is that God's love is

Unconditional, that is, not influenced by the object of His love.

Unmerited

Undeserved; not earned

Unjust

Unfair; not righteous.

Responsibility

Reliability; something for which one is responsible; a burden.

Distinction

Seeing or making a difference between things. A thing that differentiates.

Grace

The unmerited favor of God toward mankind

Eternally

Timeless; forever.

Justice

To administer punishment for a violation; treat fairly, righteously;

Abound

To be more than sufficient, more than enough

Banish

To drive out of a place by authority

Love

To hold dear; cherish; unselfish concern; to adore.

A good word to learn concerning God's love is immutable. True or False

True.

God expressed His special love in the ultimate expression--redemption through Jesus Christ. True of False

True.

The fact that we have opportunity to choose forgiveness in Christ rather than punishment for sins shows that God gave us an

alternative

Mercy is one of God's

attributes

Sin ruined the beauty of God's

creation

Our salvation is offered through

specific mercy

The fact that God makes repentant sinners His adopted sons and daughters and equal heirs with Christ shows His

specific mercy