Nature of God

• Christians try to follow God's example in their actions
• John 3:16 NIV: '"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son"'
• Those who reject God and live sinful lives will be punished
• God knows everything in the past, present, and future
• God is present in the human world and takes an active role in humanity
• Christianity is a montheistic religion: Ten Commandments: '"You shall have no other gods" (Exodus 20:3 NIV)'
• God allows each person free will
• Characteristics of God in Christianity

  • OMNIPOTENT
  • BENEVOLENT
  • JUST JUDGE
  • OMNISCIENT
  • ETERNAL
  • TRANSCENDENT
  • IMMANENT
  • PERSONAL
• God forgives people who are sorry for what they've done and become faithful to him
• God has always existed and will continue to exist forever
• God judges people's actions fairly
• God is a 'person' and a relationship is possible through prayer
• God doesn't depend on the world to exist
• Omnipotent

  All-powerful
• Omnibenevolent

  All-loving and infinetely good
• God is a 'just judge'


  God is a (fair) judge and judges people's actions fairly
• Omniscient

  All-knowing
• Eternal


  God has always existed + will exist forever
• Transcendent

  God is beyond this world (doesn't rely on it to exist)
• Immanent

  God is present in the human world and takes an 'active role' in humanity
• Personal

  God is a 'person' and a relationship with Him is possible through prayer