God's Nature

“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!” — Isaiah 6:3

The God of the Bible reveals Himself through His attributes — qualities that define who He is and how He relates to His creation. These attributes are not abstract philosophical categories but living realities displayed throughout Scripture and experienced by His people.

Communicable and Incommunicable Attributes

Theologians often distinguish between:

• Incommunicable attributes — qualities unique to God that cannot be shared with creatures (e.g., omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, aseity, immutability)
• Communicable attributes — qualities God shares in limited measure with those made in His image (e.g., love, justice, wisdom, goodness)

Key Attributes

Explore specific attributes of God in the pages that follow:

• Holiness — God’s absolute moral purity and transcendence
• Omniscience — God’s perfect and exhaustive knowledge
• Love — God’s self-giving, covenantal faithfulness
• Sovereignty — God’s absolute rule over all creation and history
• Immutability — God’s unchanging essence, character, and purposes
• Mercy & Justice — God’s compassion and righteous judgment, united at the cross