What is God like?

What the bible says about God

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Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. Psalm 90:2 NIV

Know therefore today, and take it to your heart, that the LORD, He is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other. Deuteronomy 4:39 NASB

But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance. From heaven the LORD looks down and sees all mankind; Psalms 33:11‑13 NIV

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“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” Revelation 22:13 NIV

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18 NIV

Before the mountains were brought forth, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God. Psalm 90:2 NHEB

Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth
and made the heavens with your hands.
They will perish, but you remain forever;
they will wear out like old clothing.
You will change them like a garment and discard them.
But you are always the same; you will live forever. Psalm 102: 25‑27 NLT

"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty." Revelation 1:8 NIV

How great is God - beyond our understanding! The number of his years is past finding out. Job 36:26 NIV

“But you are my witnesses, O Israel!” says the LORD. “You are my servant. You have been chosen to know me, believe in me, and understand that I alone am God. There is no other God— there never has been, and there never will be. Isaiah 43:10 NLT

The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. Deuteronomy 33:27 NIV

Are You not from everlasting, O Lord, my God, my Holy One? Habakkuk 1:12 NASB

For His lovingkindness is great toward us, And the truth of the LORD is everlasting. Praise the LORD! Psalm 117:2 NASB

For [Christ] was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has appeared in these last times for the sake of you who through Him are believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. 1 Peter 1: 20‑21 NASB

Father, I [Jesus] want these whom you have given me to be with me where I am. Then they can see all the glory you gave me because you loved me even before the world began! John 17:24 NLT

All honour and glory to God forever and ever! He is the eternal King, the unseen one who never dies; he alone is God. Amen. 1 Timothy 1:17 NLT

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In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 NIV

All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. John 1:3 ESV

For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. Colossians 1:16 ESV

Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 124:8 NIV

Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. Psalm 90:2 NIV

Praise him, O sun and moon! Praise him, all you shiny stars!
Praise him, O highest heaven, and you waters above the sky!
Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for he gave the command and they came into existence.
He established them so they would endure;
he issued a decree that will not be revoked. Psalm 148: 3‑6 NET

Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honour and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created. Revelation 4:11 ESV

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Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory forever and ever. Amen. 1 Timothy 1:17 NASB

God is not a man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfil it? Numbers 23:19 ESV

And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do. Hebrews 4:13 NASB

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. John 4:24 ESV

The Lord by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens; by his knowledge the deeps broke open, and the clouds drop down the dew. Proverbs 3: 19‑20 ESV

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 1 John 1:5 ESV

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before you. Psalm 89:14 ESV

The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he. Deuteronomy 32:4 ESV

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By faith [Moses] left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing Him who is unseen. Hebrews 11:27 NASB

Who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see. To Him be honour and eternal dominion! Amen. 1 Timothy 6:16 NASB

No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him. John 1:18 NASB

[Jesus] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. Colossians 1:15 NASB

Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory forever and ever. Amen. 1 Timothy 1:17 NASB

And the Father who sent Me, He has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time nor seen His form. John 5:37 NASB

No one has seen God at any time; if we love one another, God abides in us, and His love is perfected in us. 1 John 4:12 NASB

Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; Were He to move past me, I would not perceive Him. Job 9:11 NASB

Behold, I go forward but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive Him; Job 23:8 NASB

For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made . . . Romans 1:20 NASB

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also… Matthew 6: 19‑21 BSB

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Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other. Deuteronomy 4:39 NIV

The eyes of the LORD are in every place, watching the evil and the good. Proverbs 15:3 NASB

Both riches and honour come from You, and You rule over all, and in Your hand is power and might; and it lies in Your hand to make great and to strengthen everyone. 1 Chronicles 29:12 NASB

You shed abroad a plentiful rain, O God; You confirmed Your inheritance when it was parched. Psalm 68:9 NASB

Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who provides rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains. Psalm 147:8 NASB

The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Almighty gives me life. Job 33:4 NASB

For in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, 'For we also are His children. Acts 17:28 NASB

He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. Colossians 1:17 NASB

Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? Matthew 6:26 NASB

And yet He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness. Acts 14:17 NASB

And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 NASB

Seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. 2 Peter 1:3 NASB

Yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him. 1 Corinthians 8:6 NASB

Do not worry then, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear for clothing?' For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Matthew 6:31‑33 NASB

How I love you, Lord! You are my defender. The Lord is my protector; he is my strong fortress. My God is my protection, and with him I am safe. He protects me like a shield; he defends me and keeps me safe. I call to the Lord, and he saves me from my enemies. Praise the Lord! Psalm 18: 1‑3 GNT

The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalm 18:2 NASB

My shield is with God, Who saves the upright in heart. Psalm 7:10 NASB

For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; it is he who will save us. Isaiah 33:22 NIV

Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; Your judgments are like a great deep O LORD, You preserve man and beast. Psalm 36:6 NASB

For God is the King of all the earth; sing to him a psalm of praise. God reigns over the nations; God is seated on his holy throne. Psalm 47: 7‑8 NIV

Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendour and the majesty, for everything in the heavens and on earth belongs to You. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all. Riches and honour come from You, and You are the ruler of everything. Power and might are in Your hand, and it is in Your hand to make great and to give strength to all. 1 Chronicles 29:11‑12 HCSB

I know that You can do anything and no plan of Yours can be thwarted. Job 42:2 HCSB

The Lord has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all. Psalm 103:19 HCSB

Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the Lord’s decree will prevail. Proverbs 19:21 HCSB

No wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel will prevail against the Lord. Proverbs 21:30 HCSB

Consider the work of God, for who can straighten out what He has made crooked?  In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that man cannot discover anything that will come after him. Ecclesiastes 7:13‑14 HCSB

The Lord of Hosts Himself has planned it; therefore, who can stand in its way? It is His hand that is outstretched, so who can turn it back? Isaiah 14:27 HCSB

He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding. Daniel 2:21 HCSB

You open Your hand And satisfy the desire of every living thing. The LORD is righteous in all His ways And kind in all His deeds. Psalm 145:16‑17 NASB

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Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” Genesis 1:26 ESV

And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Look! God's dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. Revelation 21:3 NIV

God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. Genesis 1:31 NASB

The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love. Psalm 147:11 ESV

The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty [warrior] who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness. Zephaniah 3:17 ESV

“But let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD who exercises lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things," declares the LORD. Jeremiah 9:24 ESV

“Say to them: ‘As I live,’ says the Lord GOD, ‘I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’ Ezekiel 33:11 NKJV

By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so, on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Genesis 2:2 NIV

But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. Ephesians 2:4‑10 NASB

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Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. Luke 2:14 KJV

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16 NASB

Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good, For His lovingkindness is everlasting. Psalm 107:1 NASB

Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yes, our God is compassionate. Psalm 116:5 NASB

"In an outburst of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, But with everlasting lovingkindness I will have compassion on you," Says the LORD your Redeemer. Isaiah 54:8 NASB

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich. 2 Corinthians 8:9 NASB

To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him. Daniel 9:9 ESV

The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemies before you . . . Deuteronomy 33:27 NIV

And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? Who will bring a charge against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies; who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us. Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? . . . But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:28‑39 NASB

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:17 NIV

I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness. If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. John 12: 46‑47 NIV

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As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him; Psalm 103:13 NIV

A Father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families, he leads forth the prisoners with singing. Psalm 68:5‑6 NIV

[God is] the Father from whom all fatherhood derives its name. Ephesians 3:15 NIV

Your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Matthew 6:8 GWT

Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your Heavenly Father feeds them.  Are you not much more valuable than they? Matthew 6:26 NIV

If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! Matthew 7:11 NIV

In the same way, your Father in heaven does not want [any] one of these little ones to be lost. Matthew 18:14 GWT

See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is. 1 John 3:1‑2 NASB

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The LORD is close to the broken-hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18 NIV

He heals the broken hearted and binds up their wounds. Psalm 147:3 NIV

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Matthew 5:4 NIV

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 2 Corinthians 1:3‑4 NIV

But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 1 John 4:8 NLT

But now, this is what the Lord says—he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Saviour; I gave Egypt for your ransom, . . . Since you are precious and honoured in my sight, and because I love you, . . . Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring . . . my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth — everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made. I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more”. Isaiah 43: 1‑ 7, 25 NIV

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