Descriptive Attributes of God | The Institute for Creation Research

Descriptive Attributes of God

"And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran." (Acts 7:2)

There are seven beautiful descriptive attributes of God mentioned in the New Testament. The first was used by Stephen, who called Him "the God of glory" as he gave his defense to the Jewish council just before he was martyred and indeed "saw the glory of God" (Acts 7:2, 55) himself as he finished his testimony.

The apostle Paul later called Him "the God of patience and consolation," while urging his fellow Christians to be "likeminded one toward another" (Romans 15:5). In the same chapter, he also called Him "the God of hope" in a benedictory prayer: "Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing" (Romans 15:13).

To the Christians at Corinth, Paul wrote about "the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation" (2 Corinthians 1:3-4). Then later he wrote: that "the God of love" would be with them (2 Corinthians 13:11).

To both the Philippians and the Thessalonians, he wrote about "the God of peace" (Philippians 4:9). "And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly" (1 Thessalonians 5:23).

The seventh of these beautiful descriptions was written by the apostle Peter. "But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you" (1 Peter 5:10).

Recapitulating, in this logical Bible order, these seven beautiful attributes of God (we could almost call them "titles" of God) are as follows: He is the God of glory, the God of patience and consolation, the God of hope, the God of all comfort, the God of love, the God of peace, and the God of all grace! No wonder we can honor and adore Him! HMM

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