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Baptist Catechism, Question 7

Question 7

What is God?

God is a Spirit, Infinite, Eternal, and Unchangeable, in his Being, Wisdom, Power, Holiness, Justice, Goodness and Truth.

Scripture references for paragraph 1

Berean Standard Bible. Public domain text and source credits.

John 4:24

24God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”

Job 11:7-9

7Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?

8They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?

9Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.

Psalms 90:2

2Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.

James 1:17

17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.

Exodus 3:14

14God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

Psalms 147:5

5Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.

Revelation 4:8

8And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”

Revelation 15:4

4Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”

Exodus 34:6-7

6Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,

7maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”

Source and edition

Baptist Catechism. NonlinearFruit/Creeds.json, Unlicense. Creeds.json, English transcription

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