Who is God?

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Who is God? What is God? How can we know God?  
  

  

**Who is God? \- The Fact**  

The fact of God’s existence is so conspicuous, both through creation and through man’s conscience, that the Bible calls the atheist a “fool” (Psalm 14:1\). Accordingly, the Bible never attempts to prove the existence of God; rather, it assumes His existence from the very beginning (Genesis 1:1\). What the Bible does is reveal the nature, character, and work of God.  
  

**Who is God? \- The Definition**  

Thinking correctly about God is of utmost importance because a false idea about God is idolatry. In Psalm 50:21, God reproves the wicked man with this accusation: “You thought I was altogether like you.” To start with, a good summary definition of God is “the Supreme Being; the Creator and Ruler of all that is; the Self\-existent One who is perfect in power, goodness, and wisdom.”  
  

**Who is God? \- His Nature**  

We know certain things to be true of God for one reason: in His mercy He has condescended to reveal some of His qualities to us. God is spirit, by nature intangible (John 4:24\). God is One, but He exists as three Persons—God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit (Matthew 3:16\-17\). God is infinite (1 Timothy 1:17\), incomparable (2 Samuel 7:22\), and unchanging (Malachi 3:6\). God exists everywhere (Psalm 139:7\-12\), knows everything (Psalm 147:5; Isaiah 40:28\), and has all power and authority (Ephesians 1; Revelation 19:6\).  
  

**Who is God? \- His Character**  

Here are some of God’s characteristics as revealed in the Bible: God is just (Acts 17:31\), loving (Ephesians 2:4\-5\), truthful (John 14:6\), and holy (1 John 1:5\). God shows compassion (2 Corinthians 1:3\), mercy (Romans 9:15\), and grace (Romans 5:17\). God judges sin (Psalm 5:5\) but also offers forgiveness (Psalm 130:4\).  
  

**Who is God? \- His Work**  

We cannot understand God apart from His works, because what God does flows from who He is. Here is an abbreviated list of God’s works, past, present, and future: God created the world (Genesis 1:1; Isaiah 42:5\); He actively sustains the world (Colossians 1:17\); He is executing His eternal plan (Ephesians 1:11\) which involves the redemption of man from the curse of sin and death (Galatians 3:13\-14\); He draws people to Christ (John 6:44\); He disciplines His children (Hebrews 12:6\); and He will judge the world (Revelation 20:11\-15\).  
  

**Who is God? \- A Relationship with Him**  

In the Person of the Son, God became incarnate (John 1:14\). The Son of God became the Son of Man and is therefore the “bridge” between God and man (John 14:6; 1 Timothy 2:5\). It is only through the Son that we can have forgiveness of sins (Ephesians 1:7\), reconciliation with God (John 15:15; Romans 5:10\), and eternal salvation (2 Timothy 2:10\). In Jesus Christ “all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form” (Colossians 2:9\). So, to really know who God is, all we have to do is look at Jesus.  
  

