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