“Can God sin? If God cannot sin, is He truly omnipotent?”……Answer: To answer this question, we must first consider who God is. The human mind, however, cannot adequately grasp who He is if it were not for the special revelations He has given us. One avenue of revelation is through God's creation (Psalm 19:1-6). Creation's […]

“Is God fair?”……Answer: Fortunately for us, God is not fair. Fairness would mean that everyone got exactly as he or she deserved and everyone would be treated the same. If God were completely fair, we would all spend eternity in hell paying for our sin, which is exactly what we deserve. We have all sinned […]

Does God have a physical body? …Both the Bible and good philosophy report that God is non-physical – spirit. In John 4:24 it is said that God is spirit (see also Luke 24:39Romans 1:20Colossians 1:151 Timothy 1:17). This is why no material thing was to be used to represent God (Exodus 20:4). But this can […]

“What does it mean that God is Almighty?”……Answer: In Hebrew, the title “God Almighty” is written as El Shaddai and probably means "God, the All-powerful One" or "The Mighty One of Jacob" (Genesis 49:24Psalm 132:2,5), although there is a question among most Bible scholars as to its precise meaning. The title speaks to God's ultimate […]

Descriptive Attributes of God July 26, 2012 “And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran.” (Acts 7:2) There are seven beautiful descriptive attributes of God mentioned in the New Testament. The first was used by Stephen, […]

“What does it mean that God is omniscient?”……Answer: Omniscience is defined as having total knowledge, knowing everything. For God to be sovereign over His creation of all things, whether visible or invisible, He has to be all-knowing. His omniscience is not restricted to any one person in the Godhead-Father, Son and Holy Spirit are all […]

“What is the immutability of God?”……The immutability of God (that He does not change) is clearly taught throughout Scripture in countless passages. For example, in Malachi 3:6 God affirms, “I the Lord do not change.” (See also Numbers 23:191 Samuel 15:29Isaiah 46:9-11Ezekiel 24:14.) James 1:17 tells us "Every good gift and every perfect gift is […]