FREE ESSAY ON GOD'S ATTRIBUTES

GOD'S ATTRIBUTES

God's Attributes
Our God is a God of many attributes. He is perfect in many ways, all of his infallible
attributes prove this. In this report I will look at 3 of the many attributes of God,
eternality, holiness, and love.
God is eternal. Eternal means: without beginning or end, existing outside of time;
lasting, timeless, endless. This means that God is infinite, he has no limitation of
time. God's Eternality is proven in Exodus 3:14, "... I AM WHO I AM." This reference is
God describing himself as limitless, by saying "I AM" He is meaning was and always will
be. Another reference which proves God's Eternality is Psalm 90:2, "Before the mountains
were brought forth, Or ever You had formed the earth and world, Even from everlasting to
everlasting, You are God." Eternality is proved throughout the Bible, God shows us his
timelessness in that the torments of the lost are forever and the rewards of the saved
are forever. God's eternality is Practical to us because it proves we are eternally
saved, that God will always be there for us, and that his rules for our life are timeless
and do not become outdated- because God never becomes outdated. Our lives should be lived
with eternity in our focus, because that is what will really matter in the scheme of
things. Through Christ we are eternal creatures.
One of God's most prominent attributes is His holiness. Holiness is a moral attribute,
unlike the natural attributes, eternality, omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence.
Holiness is honored above all other attributes. It is proven in Isaiah 6:3, "And one
cried to another and said: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts ; The whole earth is
full of His glory!" and in Revelation 4:8b, "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was
and is to come!" The Lord is declared holy, not one time, but three times. This is the
only attribute that is repeated three times, making it a more honored attribute, then any
other. Holiness means: divine power, sacred; revered. Holiness is sinless perfection. We
are called by God to be holy, or at least to strive for it. God has commanded this of us,
in 1 Peter 1:15-16, "...Be holy for I am holy." 
"God is love" (1 John 4:8b). This is something we hear all of our lives, but rarely think
about the complexity of His love. God's love is so immeasurable to our minds, it is
impossible to think about the severity of it all. The complexity of God's love is proven
throughout His Word (1 John 4:19), the Bible, but it can be simple stated that: God knows
everything about us, all our sins, thoughts, etc. And he STILL loves us. That is some
kind of love, one that is limitless and unrestrictive. The love that we are capable of is
full of boundaries, restrictions, and conditions. We are instructed to love one another,
"love your neighbor as yourself."(Lev. 19:18), "...love your enemies..."(Matt. 5:44),
"...love one another..."(Rom.13:8), and "love one another, as I have loved you"(John
15:12). We share so many forms of love in our lives, but, we should set apart our love
for God, and strive to give him the perfect, unconditional love that God gives us.
Throughout all of these attributes, God has proven to be ALMIGHTY. Each one of these
little characteristics adds up to the great being that He is, one that is eternal, holy,
and loving. Learning about God's attributes helps us to know Him better, and therefore
love him, worship Him, and adore Him for the One he is.