Character of God Intro

The Bible, God’s Word, tells us what God is like and what He is not like. Without the authority of the Bible, any attempt to explain God’s attributes would be no better than an opinion. Only what God has chosen to reveal of Himself can be known. One of God’s characteristics is “light,” meaning He is self-revealing in information about Himself. James 1:17 says, “Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God, our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens” (NLT). The fact that God has revealed Himself should not be neglected.

Since God is an infinite Being, no human can fully answer this God-sized quest, but through God’s Word, we can understand much about who God is and what He is like. May we all continue to seek Him wholeheartedly. God says in Jeremiah 29:13, “In those days when you, I will listen” (NLT).

During the next few weeks, we will be discovering and studying the attributes or characteristics of God.