PRAYER: Praise

We gives thanks God for what He does for us. But we praise God for who He is. That's why we need to talk about His attributes. 

Attributes of God

Hymn: How great Thou art!

 

There is a long list of attributes, we’ll talk about just a few

Two most important ones:

Eternal (transcendence), Ps. 145:4 and 

at the same time Personal (immanence), Ps. 145:1-2

 

Three transcendent attributes or 3 OMNI:

Omnipresent – present everywhere, Ps. 139:7-10 

Omniscient – Knowing everything (also, most wise), Ps. 147:5

Omnipotent – All Powerful, Ps. 24:8

 

Another “trinity” – 3 immanent attributes, relational to us, to people:

Just – His judgements/evaluations are always correct, Ps. 51:4

Merciful – He is forgiving, and doesn’t punish the way we deserve, Ps. 51:1-2

Gracious – He is (freely) giving, we receive what we don’t deserve, Ps. 51:18-19 

 

All seven are obviously reflected in the fact of creation, Ps. 104