What are the six traits of God?

The Westminster Shorter Catechism's definition of God is an enumeration of his attributes: "God is a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth." This answer has been criticised, however, as having "nothing specifically Christian about it." The ...
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What are traits of a God?

In Western (Christian) thought, God is traditionally described as a being that possesses at least three necessary properties: omniscience (all-knowing), omnipotence (all-powerful), and omnibenevolence (supremely good). In other words, God knows everything, has the power to do anything, and is perfectly good.
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What are the 5 characteristics of God?

Terms
  • Omnipotence.
  • Omnipresence.
  • Omnibenevolence.
  • Omniscience.
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What are the 7 characteristics in Jesus?

Becoming Christlike
  • Faith. When you have faith in Christ, you believe in Him as the Son of God, the Only Begotten of the Father in the flesh. ...
  • Hope. Hope is an abiding trust that the Lord will fulfill His promises to you. ...
  • Charity and love. Charity is the pure love of Christ. ...
  • Virtue. ...
  • Patience. ...
  • Humility.
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What are the 9 characteristics of God?

Terms in this set (9)
  • God is unique. There is no God like Yahweh.
  • God is infinite and omnipotent. God is everywhere, unlimited, and all-powerful. ...
  • God is eternal. God always was and always will be. ...
  • God is immense. ...
  • God contains all things. ...
  • God is immutable. ...
  • God is utterly simple-a pure spirit. ...
  • God is personal.
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What are the attributes of God?



What are the 4 divine attributes of God?

necessary existence (God exists, and could not fail to exist), aseity (God's existence does not depend on anything else; God is uncaused), immutability (God does not change), and. eternal or everlasting existence (God exists at all times or outside of time).
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What are the 7 characteristics of Christianity?

The 7 Basics of Christianity:
  • God. You need to understand that God consists of three equal persons: ...
  • Jesus. You need to have a big picture understanding to know His importance. ...
  • The Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is God's presence on earth. ...
  • The Bible. The Bible is God's Word. ...
  • Prayer. ...
  • Grace. ...
  • Community.
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What are Jesus's personality traits?

Here are six ways Jesus is different from the leaders of today, and what those differences teach us.
  • Jesus always speaks the truth. ...
  • Jesus asks for more and offers more. ...
  • Jesus values us more. ...
  • Jesus values all of us. ...
  • Jesus is motivated by compassion. ...
  • Jesus forgives.
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What is the character of God according to the Bible?

Another characteristic of God is that “God is love.” (1 John 4:8, NIV) He is also gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, and abounding in love and faithfulness (Exodus 34:6). God the Father committed history's most powerful act of love by sending His Son, Jesus Christ, to live among us, die for us, and forgive us.
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What are the 7 characteristics of the Holy Spirit?

The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. While some Christans accept these as a definitive list of specific attributes, others understand them merely as examples of the Holy Spirit's work through the faithful.
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What are the 7 names of God?

Seven names of God
  • YHWH.
  • Adonai.
  • El.
  • Elohim.
  • Shaddai.
  • Tzevaot.
  • Ehyeh.
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What are the things of God?

(1 Corinthians 11:12). “ALL THINGS ARE OF GOD, who has reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation.” (2 Corinthians 5:18). “Being predestinated according to the purpose of him who WORKS ALL THINGS ACCORDING TO THE COUNSEL OF HIS OWN WILL.” (Ephesians 1:11).
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What characteristics should a person have to enter the kingdom of God?

Its characteristics and values could be as follows:
  • faith.
  • simplicity of a child / purity.
  • belongs to those who suffer.
  • love God and love your neighbour.
  • honesty / truth.
  • humility.
  • joy in others' achievements.
  • wealth and ambition must be sacrificed.
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What is nature of God?

Holy - God is 'other', different from anything else - separate and sacred . Omnipotence - God is all-powerful - everything consistent with God's nature is possible. Omniscience - God is all-knowing, of past, present and future. Omnibenevolence - God is all-good/all-loving. Omnipresence - God is present everywhere.
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What are the 4 omni of God?

God is sometimes described as omnipotent, meaning all-powerful; omniscient, meaning all-knowing; and omnipresent, meaning present everywhere at all times. The prefix ''omni'' comes from the Latin for ''all.
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What is the God factor?

"The God Factor" is a collection of short journalistic interviews with thirty-one influential people in American culture about their personal faiths and spiritual lives.
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What are the four 4 concepts of God's story?

God's story can be summarized through four concepts: Creation, the Fall, Redemption, and Restoration. As in any story, the identity and characteristics of those involved matter: God, humans, and the rest of creation. Our individual lives matter for eternity when our personal stories fit into God's story.
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What do you call a person who loves God?

"Philotheos" and "theophilos" In Greek, philotheos means "loving God, pious", as philosophos means a lover of wisdom (sophia).
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How do we imitate God?

We simply cannot imitate God through our own power. While we can't be holy on our own, as redeemed children of God, we have been empowered by the Holy Spirit to live like Him, act like Him, walk like Him and talk like Him. God has empowered us and enabled us to live holy lives for His glory.
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Who is the Holy Spirit?

For the majority of Christian denominations, the Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Holy Trinity – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and is Almighty God. As such he is personal and also fully God, co-equal and co-eternal with God the Father and Son of God.
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What are the 5 tenets of Christianity?

This is a discussion oriented Bible Fellowship. The 5 are: 1) Uniqueness of Jesus (Virgin Birth) --Oct 7; 2) One God (The Trinity) Oct 14; 3) Necessity of the Cross (Salvation) and 4) Resurrection and Second Coming are combinded on Oct 21; 5) Inspiration of Scripture Oct 28.
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What are the 12 gifts of the Holy Spirit?

1832 The fruits of the Spirit are perfections that the Holy Spirit forms in us as the first fruits of eternal glory. The tradition of the Church lists twelve of them: “charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, generosity, gentleness, faithfulness, modesty, self-control, chastity.”
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What are the 4 characteristics of Christianity?

Within the Christian perception and experience of God, characteristic features stand out: (1) the personality of God, (2) God as the Creator, (3) God as the Lord of history, and (4) God as Judge.
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What is mental attributes of God?

God's Mental Attributes: Truthfulness (and Faithfulness)

In contrast to being a false god, the Lord God revealed in Scripture is the true God (Jeremiah 10:10-11 ). Other gods are idols and do not possess the characteristics of true deity. They are not perfect in power, wisdom, goodness, love, or justice.
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What are the eight divine components of God's nature?

There are eight aspects in which God can be experienced: as Light, Sound, Peace, Calmness, Love, Joy, Wisdom, and Power.
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