He is love. 1 John 4:8. It was God the Father that so loved this world as to give his only begotten Son to die for us that we might live. John 3:16.
He is eternal. “The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.” Deut. 33:27.
He is omnipotent. “And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and [pg 309] said unto him. I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.”
He is omniscient. “O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I can not attain unto it.” Psa. 139:1-6. “Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.” Acts 15:18.
He is omnipresent. “Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell [Hades], behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea: even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.” Psa. 139:7-10. “Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off? Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord.” Jer. 23:23, 24.
He is immutable. “For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.” Mal. 3:6.
He is the source of all goodness. “And he said unto [pg 310] him. Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.” He dwells within the hearts of his saints: “And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.” 2 Cor. 6:16.
He is capable of being grieved. “And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.” Eph. 4:30. An influence can not be grieved. It is only a person that has feeling and affections.
God in olden time spoke audibly to his people. Such an order of things ended when Jesus came. His mission in that respect was accomplished. He came in the flesh as the Son, and conquering sin and the grave through death and resurrection, he ascended to the Father. His mission as a sacrifice was completed. He now comes in the Spirit. Christ in speaking of the Holy Spirit's coming, says, “I will come to you.” John 14:18. Thus the Spirit is Christ or God in another personage. It is the Holy Spirit that now talks to men. He teaches, interprets, guides, comforts and reproves. The children of God once knew God by his audible voice. They know him now by the voice of the Holy Spirit. You show me a man that denies the Holy Spirit, and I will show you a man that does not know God. The terms Holy Ghost and God are used interchangeably. See Acts 5:3, 4. The attributes of [pg 311] Deity are ascribed unto him as well as unto the Father and the Son.
He is eternal. “How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?” Heb. 9:14. He is omnipresent. “Whither shall I go from thy Spirit?” Psa. 139:7. He is omniscient. “But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.” 1 Cor. 2:10. He is omnipotent. “Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God.” Rom. 15:19.