God as omnipotent, loving and just

• What Christians believe God is

  • Omnipotent - almighty , and having unlimited power 
  • God is benevolent , all-loving and all-good 
  • God is just, the perfect judge of human behaviour who will bring about what is right and fair or who will make up for a wrong that has been committed
• Christians believe God is omnipotent

  • God is the Supreme Being who is all powerful 
  • God has unlimited authority

  
• Christians believe God is benevolent

  • God uses his power to do good 
  • God shows his love by creating humans and caring for them 
  • God showed his love by sending God’s Son, Jesus , to Earth

  
• Christians believe God is just

  • God is a just judge of humankind 
  • Gow will never support injustice, ill-treatment , prejudice or oppresion

  
• Christians believe God is immanent (present in earth and involved with humanity)

  
• Christians believe God is transcendent (outside life and beyond understanding)

  
• Christians believe God is merciful (compassionate and forgiving)

  
• Christians believe God is omniscient (all-knowing)

  
• The problems of evil and suffering challenge belief in the qualities of God:

  • If God is benevolent, why does God allow people to suffer and hurt others 
  • If God is omnipotent why does God not prevent evil and suffering, such as the suffering caused by natural disasters 
  • If God is just , why does God allow injustice to take place
• Christians believe a just God treats people fairly , so they trust God even when things seem to be going wrong