Who is God?
Who is God According to God's Word?
- God is love. (1 John 4:8 ESV)
- God is a righteous judge. (Psalm 7:11 ESV)
- God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. (Psalm 46:1 ESV)
- God is the King of all the earth (Psalm 47:7 ESV)
- God is our salvation. (Psalm 68:19 ESV)
- God is a God of salvation, and to God, the Lord, belong deliverances from death. (Psalm 68:20 ESV)
- God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. (Psalm 73:26 ESV)
- God is holy! (Psalm 99:9 ESV)
- God is merciful. (Psalm 116:5 ESV)
- God is the one you must fear. (Eccl 5:7 ESV)
- God is an everlasting rock. (Isa 26:4 ESV)
- God is righteous in all the works that he has done (Dan 9:14 ESV)
- God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. (John 4:24 ESV)
- God is for us. (Rom 8:31 ESV)
- God is faithful. (1 Cor 1:9 ESV)
- God is not a God of confusion but of peace. (1 Cor 14:33 ESV)
- God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. (2 Cor 9:8 ESV)
- God is a consuming fire. (Heb 12:29 ESV)
- God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. (1 John 1:5 ESV)
- God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. (1 John 3:20 ESV)
- God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. (1 John 4:16 ESV)
- God is our Father in heaven (Matt 6:9)
- I am God Almighty (Gen 17:1)
Immutable (unchanging)
- For I, the LORD, do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed. (Mal 3:6 ESV)
- So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath (Heb 6:17 ESV)
- Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. (Heb 13:8 ESV)
- Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. (James 1:1 ESV)
Omnipotent (all powerful)
- In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. (Gen 1:1 ESV)
- I am God Almighty (Gen 17:1 ESV)
- Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all. (1 Chron 29:11 ESV)
- But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” (Matt 19:26 ESV)
- For nothing will be impossible with God. (Luke 1:37 ESV)
- and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might (Eph 1:19 ESV)
- For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. (Col 1:16 ESV)
Omniscient (all knowing)
- Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure. (Psa 147:5 ESV)
- And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account. (Heb 4:13 ESV)
- whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything (1 John 3:20 ESV)
Omnipresent (present everywhere)
- The eyes of the LORD are in every place, Watching the evil and the good. (Prov 15:3)
- Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the Lord. (Jer 23:24 ESV)
- 7 Where shall I go from your Spirit?
Or where shall I flee from your presence?
8 If I ascend to heaven, you are there!
If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
9 If I take the wings of the morning
and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
10 even there your hand shall lead me,
and your right hand shall hold me. (Psalm 139:7-10 ESV)
Sovereign (supreme ruler)
- Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all. (1 Chron 29:11 ESV)
- God is the King of all the earth (Psalm 47:7 ESV)
- They remembered that God was their rock, the Most High God their redeemer. (Psalm 78:35 ESV)
- he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords (1 Tim 6:15 ESV)
- On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords. (Rev 19:16 ESV)
Fruit of the Spirit
The Holy Spirit is also God...
But the fruit of the Spirit is
love,
joy,
peace,
patience,
kindness,
goodness,
faithfulness,
gentleness,
self-control;
against such things there is no law. (Gal 5:22-23 ESV)
What Have I Been Believing About God?
A great deal of freedom can be obtained by replacing the lies about what we believe about God and what our relationship with God is with the truth about who God really is and how He sees His children in Christ.
What is the Truth About My Heavenly Father?
Our old ‘programing’ – How I FEEL/THINK about God.
I renounce the LIE that:The Truth about God.
What GOD’S WORD Says About God. This is TRUTH!
I choose to believe the Truth that:You, Father God, are distant and uninterested in me.
You, Father God, are always personally present with me, have plans to give me a hope and a future, and have prepared works in advance specifically for me to do. (Psalm139:1-18; Matthew 28:20, Jeremiah 29:11, Ephesians 2:10)
You, Father God, are insensitive and don't know me or care for me.
You, Father God, are kind and compassionate and know every single thing about me. (Psalm 103:8-14; 1 John 3:1-3; Hebrews 4:12-13)
You, Father God, are stern and have placed unrealistic expectations on me.
You, Father God, have accepted me and are joyfully supportive of me. (Romans 5:8-11; 15:17)
You, Father God, are passive and cold toward me.
You, Father God, are warm and affectionate toward me. (Isaiah 40:11; Hosea 11:3-4)
You, Father God, are absent or too busy for me.
You, Father God, are always present and eager to be with me and enable me to be all that You created me to be. (Philippians 1:6; Hebrews 13:5)
You, Father God, are impatient or angry with me or have rejected me.
You, Father God, are patient and slow to anger, and that when You discipline me, it is a proof of Your love, and not rejection. (Exodus 34:6; Romans 2:4; Hebrews 12:5-11)
You, Father God, have been mean, cruel, or abusive to me.
Satan is mean, cruel, and abusive, but You, Father God, are loving, gentle, and protective. (Psalm 18:2; Matthew 11:28-30; Ephesians 6:10-18)
You, Father God, are denying me the pleasures of life.
You, Father God, are the author of life and will lead me into love, joy, and peace when I choose to be filled with Your Spirit. (Lamentations 3:22-23; Galatians 5:22-24)
You, Father God, are trying to control and manipulate me.
I choose to believe the truth that You, Father God, set me free and gave me the freedom to make choices and grow in Your grace. (Galatians 5:1; Hebrews 4:15-16)
You, Father God, have condemned me, and no longer forgive me.
You, Father God, have forgiven all my sins and will never use them against me in the future. (Jeremiah 31:31-34; Romans 8:1)
You, Father God, reject me when I fail to live a perfect or sinless life.
You, Father God are patient toward me and cleanse me when I fail. (Proverbs 24:16; 1 John 1:7-2:2)
AM THE APPLE OF YOUR EYE! (Deuteronomy 32:9-10)
Neil T. Anderson. The Steps to Freedom in Christ. (Bloomington, MN: Bethany House Publishers), 13.