Characteristics of God - The Meaning"What comes to mind when we think of God is the main idea about us." So says AW Tozer in his timeless novel about the characteristics of God, Familiarity with the Sacred. Why would he make this kind of extreme statement? In our hearts we understand that the above is correct. It is not enough to follow “God”. Then we just create an idol in our heads, if we all just form our own thoughts about what He looks like. Characteristics of God - The Foundation Jesus came to show the God of the Bible. And God showed himself in his novel. Any deviation from this penetration of Him is an invented God. Tozer in Knowledge of the Sacred discovers 18 characteristics of God in the Bible. These characteristics are reiterated here, although not in exactly the same order. The Bible says to praise God for who He is, especially in prayer. Much of the Psalms is a good example of this. Most people focus their praise on just a few places, including God's love, and then spend the rest of their prayers asking Him for things. Aspects of God - Characteristics Wisdom: Wisdom is the ability to conceive perfect ends and also to realize these ends in the most perfect means. Simply put, God makes no mistakes. He is the Father who knows best, as Paul explains in Romans 11:33: “Oh, how great are the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his ways! » Infinitude: God knows no limits. It is without measure. This characteristic by definition has an impact on all the others. Sovereignty: This is the aspect by which He governs all His creation. It is the application of His other aspects of being omniscient and all-powerful. God is in control...... middle of paper...... Bibliography (nd). Retrieved from http://www.gotquestions.org/attributes-God.htmlBible Gateway. (April 3, 2014). Retrieved from Bible Gateway website: http://www.biblegateway.com/Gary Stanley, J.K. (2005). 99 Annoying Attributes of God: Why God Is God and You Are Not. Parker, J. (1993). Know God. INTER-VARSITY PRESS.Pink, A. (1886-1952). The attributes of God. Tozer, A.W. (2007). The Attributes of God: Deeper into the Heart of the Father, with study guide. Wing Spread Publishers. What are the most important things to understand about the nature of God? (nd). Excerpted from What are the most important things to understand about the nature of God? : http://www.gotquestions.org/nature-of-God.htmlWikipedia. (nd). Attributes of God in Christianity. Excerpted from Attributes of God in Christianity: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attributes_of_God_in_Christianity