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Doctrine of God 0002 - Lesson 5
Attached Audio:
- THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD (Continued)
- His Goodness (Continued)
- Holiness (Continued)
- Attributes connected to the holiness of God
- Righteousness
- Meaning: God always does what is right.
- God is not controlled by a standard of righteousness higher than Himself. What He is and what He does is righteousness (Genesis 18:25That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
See All...; Psalm 50:6And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.
See All...; Psalm 92:15To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
See All...; Daniel 9:14Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.
See All...) - Justice
- Meaning: Righteousness in the giving of rewards or punishment; a legal term. God as a righteous judge.
- The death of Christ and His suffering for the sins of others is the only solution to a guilty world. In this way only can God be both just and the justifier (Romans 3:26To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
See All...). - Truth
- Titles of God connected with truth
- The true God (2 Chronicles 15:3Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.
See All...; Jeremiah 10:10But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
See All...; John 17:3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
See All...; 1 Thessalonians 1:9For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
See All...; 1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
See All...) - The God of truth (Deuteronomy 32:4He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
See All...; Psalm 31:5Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.
See All...; Isaiah 65:16That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.
See All...) - The identity of the trinity with truth
- The Father is truth (John 3:33He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.
See All...; 2 Corinthians 1:18But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.
See All...). - The Son is truth (John 14:6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
See All...; 1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
See All...) The true Light (John 1:9That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
See All...) - The true bread (John 6:32Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
See All...) - The way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
See All...) - The true vine (John 15:1I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
See All...) - The truth is in Jesus (Ephesians 4:21If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
See All...) - He that is true (Revelation 3:7And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
See All...) - The faithful and true witness (Revelation 3:14And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
See All...) - Called Faithful and True (Revelation 19:11And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
See All...) - The Spirit is truth (John 14:17Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
See All...; John 15:26But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
See All...; John 16:13Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
See All...; 1 John 5:6This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.
See All...) - The definition of truth – “What is truth?” (John 18:37-38 [37] Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
[38] Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.
See All...) - An exact and faithful expression of the facts; as on the witness stand – “the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.” The truth is that which is no lie (1 John 2:21I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
See All...) and God is truth because He cannot lie (Titus 1:2In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
See All...; Hebrews 6:18That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
See All...). - The standard by which to judge all else; a final authority.
- The unchanging and unchangeable measure of all things; those things that remain (Hebrews 12:26-28 [26] Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.
[27] And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
[28] Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
See All...). - Bible concepts associated with truth. Note: these concepts are net necessarily synonyms, but are rather additional concepts. They tend to fill out the fullness of God’s attributes. As such, they are either related to the holiness of God or the love of God.
- Triple concepts that are parallel to holiness, truth, and love
- 2 Chronicles 31:20And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God.
See All... – “And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God.” - Good – love
- Right – holiness
- Truth – truth
- Psalm 45:4And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
See All... – “And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.” - Truth – truth
- Meekness – love
- Righteousness – holiness
- Psalm 85:10Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
See All... – “Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.” - Mercy and peace – love
- Truth – truth
- Righteousness – holiness
- Note: Psalm 85:9Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
See All... taken with verse ten show that these attributes are brought together in God’s salvation for the purpose of bringing glory to Him. - Ephesians 5:9(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
See All... – “(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)” - Goodness – love
- Righteousness – holiness
- Truth - truth
- Concepts related to God’s holiness
- Holy (Revelation 6:10And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
See All...) - Just (Revelation 15:3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
See All...) - Righteous and righteousness (Psalm 19:9The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
See All...; Psalm 45:4And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
See All...; Psalm 85:1Lord, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
See All...; Proverbs 12:17He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
See All...; Zechariah 8:8And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.
See All...; Revelation 19:2For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
See All...) - Judgment (Jeremiah 4:2And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
See All...) - Concepts related to God’s love
- Goodness (Exodus 34:6And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
See All...) - Kindness or lovingkindness (2 Samuel 2:6And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.
See All...; Psalm 26:3For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.
See All...; Psalm 40:10-11 [10] I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation. [11] Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
See All...; Psalm 89:49Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?
See All...; Psalm 138:2I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
See All...) - Mercy (2 Samuel 15:20Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee.
See All...; Psalm 25:10All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
See All...; Psalm 57:3He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.
See All..., 10; Psalm 61:7He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
See All...; Psalm 85:10Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
See All...; Psalm 86:15But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
See All...; Psalm 89:14Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
See All...; Psalm 98:3He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
See All...; Psalm 100:5For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
See All...; Psalm 108:5Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;
See All...; Psalm 115:1Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake.
See All...; Proverbs 3:3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
See All...; Proverbs 14:22Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
See All...; Proverbs 16:6By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
See All...; Proverbs 20:38
See All...) - Peace (2 Kings 20:19Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days?
See All...; Esther 9:30And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,
See All...; Isaiah 39:8Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.
See All...; Jeremiah 33:6Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.
See All...; Zechariah 8:19Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.
See All...). - Grace (John 1:14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
See All..., 17; Colossians 1:6Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:
See All...) - Love (Ephesians 4:15But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
See All...; 2 Thessalonians 2:10And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
See All...; 2 John 1:3Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
See All...; 3 John 1:1The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
See All...)