![]() ![]() Jesus claimed his self-sufficiency in predicting his death, making it clear that he retained complete control over his life ( Ps 23:1-6 John 10:17-18 Acts 17:24-25).ĥ. The Self-Sufficiency of God: God is totally and absolutely complete within himself. He also causes everything in creation to depend on him ( Ps 50:12 Jer 10:10-13).Ĥ. God is independent in his Being and in everything else-his virtues, decrees, and works. He has the ground of existence in himself. The Self–Existence of God: God does not depend on anyone or anything outside of himself for his life. The Bible also calls the Holy Spirit “eternal” ( Ps 90:2 John 8:56-58 Heb 9:14).ģ. Jesus claimed eternality in his dealings with the Jews. ![]() He is not bound by the succession of events. The Infinity of God: God is eternal with no limitations except those imposed by his own nature. No comparison can be made between God and any portion of his creation because there is nothing or no one to compare him to ( Is 6:1 40:18 55:8-9).Ģ. The Transcendence of God: God is before, above, and totally distinct or transcendent from his creation. Because each person of the Trinity displays these attributes, the study below includes verses that speak to all three Persons, rather than separating each member of the Trinity into a separate list.ġ. The study below reviews these attributes of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These include perfections such as his eternality and absolute holiness. But God also possesses divine attributes that belong to him alone, known as his incommunicable attributes. These are called God’s communicable attributes. These attributes are eternally held by the Triune God and are true of each member of the Trinity-God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.īecause human beings are uniquely created in God’s image ( Gen 1:26), we share some of his attributes such as love and anger. God possesses a number of attributes or essential qualities that are inherent in his essential being.
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