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Atributes Of God:
Omnipotent - (of a deity) having unlimited power.

Omniscience - All knowing, in the state of knowing everything.

Omnipresent - Everywhere at the same time.

Truth - The state of being true.

Immutable - Unchanging over time, or unable to be changed

Holy - absolute moral purity, blameless, separated in majestic light and glory.

Preeminent - Superior in the highest place of ascendancy, above all, over all, surpassing all, to the point that nothing and no one else can even come close.

Righteous - First and foremost to the perfection and uprightness of the divine nature, thoughts, feelings and actions are always right or correct. God's righteousness means He Himself is the final absolute or perfect standard of what is right and just.

Good - The sweetness, friendliness, benevolence, and generosity of God is the broader category encompassing several of God's moral attributes. His goodness toward those in misery we call mercy. God is light and in Him there is no darkness. God always acts in accordance to what is right, true. Goodness is part of God’s nature, and He cannot contradict His nature. Holiness and righteousness are part of God’s nature; He cannot do anything that is unholy or unrighteous. God is the standard of all that is good. The fact that God is good means that He has no evil in Him, His intentions and motivations are always good, He always does what is right, and the outcome of His plan is always good (see Genesis 50:20). There is nothing unpleasant, evil, or dark in Him. He is the quality of perfection.

Aseity - The quality or state of being self-derived or self-originated. God exists of Himself. God is completely self-sufficient, having within Himself the sufficient reason for His own existence.

Gracious - God is full of constant love and abounds in compassion and loving-kindness. He is so kind and tenderhearted and patient with people who fail Him! His love is like a flooding river overflowing its banks with kindness. The gracious God is consistently favorable towards people.

Immanence - God is present in time and space and His attributes are known to us.

Faithful - God is unchanging in his nature, true to his Word, has promised salvation to his people, and will keep his promises forever.

Just - God is morally right and fair.

Eternal - Exists forever.

Bible Words:
Divine - Pertaining to, proceeding from, or resembling God, encompassing God's own nature (power, love, holiness) and His manifestations like divine revelation, inspiration, and Jesus Christ, but also refers to spiritual participation in God's nature through the Holy Spirit. It signifies something supremely good, heavenly, or God-like, contrasting with sinful human nature and pointing to God's unlimited power and wisdom evident in creation and scripture.

Deity - The divine nature, essence, and attributes of the one true God, encompassing His eternal power, infinite knowledge, and creative power, with key New Testament passages affirming Jesus Christ shares this divine nature ("all the fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily"). It's understood as God's unique, holy being, distinct from human limitations, and contrasted with the powerless "other gods" or idols warned against in the Old Testament.

Parables - A simple story told by Jesus used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson.

Crucifixion - The death and sacrifice of Jesus on the cross to shed His blood in remission of all people's sin.

Resurrection - To be raised from the dead and to live again after being dead. Jesus is the first fruits of the resurrection. Friday dead, Sunday risen.

Law - The law in the Old Testament is based on the 10 commandments God gave Moses on Mount Sinai. There are 613 Mosaic law divided into 3 parts, Moral law, Sacrificial law and Custom law. The penalty for breaking the law depending on the offense consisted in death, stripes, imprisonment, or the payment of money, which were fixed by the law (De 22:19,29), or left to the determination of the injured party (Ex 21:22). Jesus fulfilled and paid the penalty of the law which is death by His sacrifice on the cross.

Grace - The undeserved love and favor of God that is freely given and cannot be earned.

Faith - Hebrews 11:1, Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. The trust in the word of an an unseen God.

Believing - To accept something as true. The New Testament Greek word pisteuo (believe) means to be convinced of something or give credence to. We must be convinced that it is an historical fact that more than 2,000 years ago Jesus Christ died on a cross and rose again on the third day. It means trust so strongly in God we are willing to commit our lives to Him even unto death and live the way we know He wants us to live. The Bible teaches that believing is equivalent to obeying.

Repentance - To turn away from sin and overcome.

Conviction - The Holy Spirit's work revealing our sin, leading to repentance, and bringing a deep, heart-level awareness of our need for God, transforming mere opinion into a firm belief or certainty (like faith being the "conviction of things not seen"). It's not just guilt, but a God-given realization of spiritual truth, prompting us to act on what's right, moving us toward Jesus and away from spiritual danger.

Mercy - God's compassionate, undeserved kindness and pity for the miserable, often expressed as withholding deserved punishment, forgiving sins, and actively helping those in distress, reflecting a loving-kindness found in Hebrew (*chesed) and Greek (*eleos). It's both a divine attribute and a command for believers to show compassion, forgiveness, and practical help to others, mirroring God's own actions, as seen in Jesus's healing and compassion.

Forgiveness - A divine act of pardoning, releasing from penalty, and canceling debt, rooted in God's love and grace, and it's also a human responsibility to let go of resentment and not hold wrongs against someone, mirroring God's forgiveness through Christ. It's a deliberate choice to release bitterness and seek reconciliation, often prompted by repentance from the offender, but it also involves choosing mercy over vengeance and reflecting God's mercy.

Salvation - God's act of rescuing humanity from sin, its consequences (spiritual death, eternal punishment), and separation from Him, primarily through faith in Jesus Christ's atoning death and resurrection, granting forgiveness, new life, and eternal life in relationship with God. It's a process encompassing deliverance from sin's penalty (past), transformation from sin's power (present), and future glorification and new creation (future), involving God's grace and a human response of repentance and belief.

Redemption - Being bought back or rescued from bondage (like sin) through a ransom payment, primarily the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ, delivering people from sin's power and penalty to restore them to a relationship with God, a concept echoing Old Testament acts like Israel's deliverance from Egypt. It's a transformative act of God's grace, purchasing freedom and wholeness for believers, making them holy and setting them apart for His purposes.

Justification - God's gracious, one-time declaration that a believing sinner is righteous, not based on their own deeds, but on Christ's finished work (His perfect obedience and atoning death), effectively pardoning sins, imputing Christ's righteousness, and granting peace with God through faith alone (Romans 3:24-26, Romans 5:1). It's a legal verdict where God declares the guilty "not guilty," freeing them from condemnation and making them heirs of eternal life.

Sanctification - Being set apart for God's holy purposes, a process involving both an initial declaration of holiness at conversion and an ongoing transformation into Christ's likeness, empowered by the Holy Spirit and God's Word, to live a life separate from sin. It's a shift from being common to being consecrated, a legal declaration of righteousness (justification) followed by practical, lifelong growth in moral purity, culminating in ultimate perfection at Christ's return.

Consecration - Being set apart, dedicated, and devoted to God's service and purpose, separating oneself from the world's defilement to become holy and useful for Him, often described as offering one's life as a "living sacrifice" (Romans 12:1), involving both a divine act (God setting us apart) and a human response (our intentional surrender, making us holy for His use).

Anointing - A sacred act of being set apart, empowered, and consecrated by God's Spirit for a special purpose, symbolized by pouring oil, signifying divine selection for roles like kings, priests, and prophets, or for healing and setting captives free, as seen in Jesus (the ultimate "Anointed One," or Messiah/Christ) who healed the sick and proclaimed liberty. It's God's supernatural ability (the "anointing") working through people, representing His presence, authority, and blessing for His mission on Earth.

Holiness - Being set apart (separated) for God, reflecting His own pure, distinct nature, and involves both a positional state (being declared holy in Christ) and a progressive life of moral purity, obedience, and growth in character, distinct from worldly sin. The Hebrew "qodesh" and Greek "hagios" both point to this idea of separation and dedication to the divine, a call echoed from the Old Testament's "Be holy, for I am holy" (Leviticus 19:2) to the New Testament's command for believers (1 Peter 1:15-16).

Pentecost - Is a significant Jewish harvest festival (Feast of Weeks/Harvest) that became the Christian "birthday of the Church," marking the descent of the Holy Spirit on Jesus's followers in Jerusalem, empowering them to speak in other tongues and begin evangelizing, as described in Acts 2. It occurred 50 days after Easter, fulfilling Jesus's promise to send the "Helper," and symbolizing the indwelling presence of the Spirit for all believers.

Works - Refers broadly to human actions, deeds, tasks, or labor, encompassing everything from daily vocational effort to moral conduct and miracles, distinguishing between "good works" (acts of faith, love, and obedience) and "works of darkness" (sinful deeds), with "works" serving as evidence of genuine faith, though salvation is by grace through faith, not earning it through deeds.

Prayer - Earnest direct communication (talking and listening) with God, involving praise, confession, thanksgiving, and requests (supplication) for needs, done in faith through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, fostering a close relationship and aligning with His will. It's not just asking but expressing the soul's needs, finding strength, and walking in fellowship with God, whether spoken, silent, private, or public, as a vital spiritual practice.

Fasting - The voluntary, temporary abstinence from food (and sometimes drink) for spiritual purposes, like seeking God's guidance, expressing humility, confronting sin, or intensifying prayer, rather than for mere dieting or physical gain, with the goal of drawing closer to God and aligning with His will. It's a spiritual discipline that focuses the mind and heart away from physical desires toward a deeper connection with the divine, often involving prayer.

Rapture - The English word "rapture" comes from the Latin rapiemur (from rapio or rapturo), which translates from the original Greek text Harpazo, which from the Latin means to be "caught up," describing believers being suddenly taken to meet Jesus in the air, a key event where the dead in Christ are resurrected and living Christians are transformed with immortal bodies, rescued from earthly tribulation to be with the Lord before His second coming to establish His kingdom. Key passages include 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, describing the "caught up" event, and 1 Corinthians 15:52, detailing the instantaneous body transformation, with interpretations varying on its timing relative to the mid 70th week of Daniel, referred to by Christians as the great tribulation.

Resurrection - Being raised up from the dead, a restoration to life, epitomized by Jesus Christ's rising, which guarantees believers with the hope to also be raised to an imperishable "spiritual body" (a fleshly body empowered by the Spirit) for eternal life, signifying victory over death and judgment for all. It's a core Christian hope, promising believers a transformed, immortal existence in God's new age, unlike the finality of the second death.

Church - The "Body of Christ"—all believers united by the Spirit into one spiritual organism, with Jesus as the Head. It's also described as God's building/temple, a spiritual house of living stones (believers) built on Christ. The Greek word ekklesia, meaning "called-out assembly," signifies a people gathered by God, encompassing the universal church (all believers) and local assemblies of believers, functioning together in worship, fellowship, discipleship, and mission.

Saints - A “holy one" or someone set apart for God's special purpose, a designation given to all genuine believers in Jesus Christ, not just a select few; it signifies their position in God's eyes through Christ's redemption, calling them to live holy lives reflecting that calling. While it applies broadly to all Christians as a group (e.g., "saints in Corinth"), the term also refers to people of notable holiness, including Old Testament figures, angels, and those officially recognized by churches, though the core biblical meaning is inclusive of all God's people.

Sin - coming short of the glory of God missing God's mark of perfection, a deliberate or unintentional violation of His holy law, will, or character, encompassing wrong actions, thoughts, words, and even failing to do good (1 John 3:4; James 4:17; Romans 3:23). It's rebellion against God by transgressions, leading to spiritual separation, manifesting as lawlessness, iniquity, or straying from the path of righteousness.

Iniquity - deep-seated moral perversity, a twistedness of heart, or gross injustice that goes beyond a single act of sin, often involving willful rebellion, deep-rooted depravity, and persistent unrighteousness, leading to guilt and separation from God. While sin is missing the mark and transgression is intentional rebellion, iniquity describes the bent, crooked condition of the heart that fuels ongoing wicked acts, encompassing lawlessness (Greek anomia).

Hell - representing the grave, a temporary spirit prison in the bowels of the earth, a place of fiery judgment for the wicked and unbelievers, characterized by eternal separation from God, darkness, torment, and unquenchable fire for the unrepentant after final judgment, a state of conscious punishment.

Damnation - Condemnation to final, eternal punishment, often described as separation from God and eternal destruction or fire for the unrighteous, stemming from unbelief or disobedience, but the term can also refer to lesser, temporary judgments or spiritual condemnation by one's own conscience. Key verses link it to not believing in Jesus (John 3:18) or disobeying God (Romans 2:8, 2 Thessalonians 1:9), with Revelation describing it as the "lake of fire" for those not in the book of life (Revelation 20:15).

Time - The delay of God's final judgement, created, linear framework where God's redemptive plan unfolds, starting at creation (Genesis 1:1) and moving towards a future consummation, with God existing outside of it but sovereign within it. It's a purposeful flow, marked by specific "seasons" (Kairos) for divine events, contrasting with chronological time, and is a precious resource humans should steward for God's glory. Time is no more at the sound of the 7th trumpet of the 7th seal when God finally judgement of the 7 vials ate poured out on the earth and the mystery of God is finished.

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