Immutability-Omnipotence. invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory forever and ever. 1 Tim. 6. 15. Who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; Who only hath immortality. Rev. 1. 8. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. 213. Is God immutable? 1 S. 15. 29. And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent. Num. 23. 19. God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? Job 23. 13. He is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth. Ps. 102. 25. Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end. Mal. 3. 6. I am the Lord, I change not. Heb. 13. 8. Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, and to-day and forever. Jam. 1. 17. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. 214. Is God omnipotent? Gen. 17. 1. I am the Almighty God. Job 9. 12. der him? Behold, he taketh away, who can hin Job 10. 7. There is none that can deliver out of thine hand. Jer. 32. 17. Thou hast made the heaven and the Omniscience. earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee. Mat. 19. 26. With God all things are possible. Gen. 1. 1. power. Upholding all things by the word of his I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. Rev. 11. 17. We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come: because thou hast taken to thee thy great power and hast reigned. Rev. 19. 6. The Lord God omnipotent reigneth. 215. Does God know all things? 1 S. 2. 3. The Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. 1 S. 16. 7. The LORD seeth not as man seeth, for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. 1 K. 8. 39. For thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men. 1 Ch. 28. 9. The Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts. Job 34. 21. His eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings. There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. Ps. 11. 4. The Lord's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try the children of men. Ps. 94. 9. He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see? Ps. 139. 1. O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my down sitting and mine uprising; thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogeth Omnipresence. er. 11. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. Ps. 147. 5. Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. Pr. 5. 21. For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings. Pr. 15. 3. The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. 11. Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more then the hearts of the children of men? Pr. 17. 3. nace for gold: Pr. 21. 2. eyes: but the The fining-pot is for silver, and the fur- Pr. 24. 11. If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death-doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth the soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works? Is. 40. 28. There is no searching of his understanding. Jer. 23. 23. Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off? Can any hide himself in se cret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord. Jer. 32. 19. Thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men; to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. Heb. 4. 13. Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked, and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. 1 Jn. 3. 20. If our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. 216. Is God every where present? 1 K. 8. 27. Behold the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee. Self-existent-Wise. Ps. 139. 3. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. 5. Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thy hand upon me. 7. Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. Jer. 23. 23. Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off? Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth saith the Lord? Mat. 18. 20. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. Ep. 1. 23. The fullness of him that filleth all in all. 217. Is God self-existent ? Ex. 3. 14. I AM. Dt. 32. 40. live forever. And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I lift my hand to heaven, and say, I Jer. 10. 10. The Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting King. Jn. 5. 26. For as the Father hath life in himself, so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself. Jn. 6. 57. The living Father hath sent me. Ac. 17. 24. God that made the world, and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things. 218. Is God wise? Job 5. 13. He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong. Ps. 104. 24. O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all. Affections-Benevolence. Is. 28. 29. This also cometh forth from the Lord of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working, Rom. 11. 33. O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! Rom. 16. 27. To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ forever. 1 Tim. 1. 17. 1 Cor. 1. 25. The foolishness of God is wiser than men. Ep. 1. 8. He hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence. Ep. 3. 10. To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God. Col. 2. 3. Christ, in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Jude 25. To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty. 219. Does God possess true and proper affections? Gen. 6. 6. And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. Ps. 7. 11. God is angry with the wicked every day. Ps. 103. 13. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. Ps. 147. 11. The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him. Hos. 11. 8. My heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together. Zep. 3. 17. He will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing. Mat. 3. 17. This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 1 Jn. 4. 8. God is love. 220. Is God benevolent? Ps. 119. 68. Thou art good, and doest good. |