Who is God?

Many of us use the term ‘God’ in different way. India is a living example for this. In India, we find millions of gods. And each god is entirely different from one another. All these gods can’t be true, because most often they are self-contradictory. If one god is for death and another god is for education, then who educates the god of death and why death comes to the god of education?

In reality, there is only one God. God, according to Bible, is a spiritual being (John 4:24), infinite, eternal and unchangeable in his being (Psa 139:7-10, Isa 40:28, Num 23:19), who is the source of all wisdom and understanding (Eph 1:4), omnipotent (Rev 19:6), who is loving and gracious (1John 4:8).

Of all the attributes of God, the most striking one is the Holiness of God. God alone is Holy. The word ‘Holiness’ means ‘set apart’. Holiness is the very being of God (Isa 8:13). Holiness is the most important of all the attributes of God. Since God is Holy, He should be Just. Only a righteous person can show justice. God is infinite, eternal and unchanging in His holiness and He is a righteous judge.

The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation." (Exo 34:6-7)

Therefore as a righteous Judge, God rewards those who keep His laws and punishes those who disobey Him.

Another important attribute of God is Trinity. God exists as one essence but three in persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. All three are equally God, yet they exist as three different persons (Mar 1:9-11, Mat 28:19-20).

How do we know about God? Where can we learn about Him? Is it from our ancestors? Or from a saint or an angel?

God has revealed about His nature only through Scripture.

Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets(Old Testament), but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son (New Testament), whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. (Heb 1:1-2, emphasis added)

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