God and His Character:

• God is love
• God is the Creator

• God is for good

  • Genesis 50:20 – “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good…”

  • Exodus 14:13–14 – God will fight for you; you need only to be still.

  • Psalm 23:1–6 – The Lord is my shepherd; He leads, restores, and protects.

  • Psalm 34:7 – The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, delivering them.

  • Psalm 37:23–24 – God establishes the steps of the righteous and will not let them fall.

  • Psalm 121:1–8 – God watches over us; our help comes from the Lord.

  • Matthew 6:31–33 – Do not worry about food, drink, clothing; seek first His kingdom, and all these things will be given.

  • Philippians 4:19 – God will meet all your needs according to His riches in Christ Jesus.

  • Psalm 84:11 – No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

  • Psalm 103:2–5 – God forgives, heals, redeems, and satisfies the desires of the soul.

  • Isaiah 58:11 – The Lord guides and satisfies the soul in scorched places.

  • Proverbs 3:11–12 – Do not despise the Lord’s discipline; He corrects those He loves.

  • Psalm 32:8 – God will instruct and teach in the way to go.

  • Proverbs 16:9 – God directs the steps of a person.

  • Isaiah 48:17 – “I, the Lord, teach you what is best for you…”

  • Romans 8:28 – “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”

  • Genesis 50:20 – Joseph tells his brothers God turned evil intentions into good.

  • Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the plans I have for you… plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.”

• God is compassionate

• Generous

• Merciful

  • Exodus 34:6–7 – God is merciful, gracious, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.

• Faithful & Trustworthy

  • Genesis 9:12–17 – God keeps the covenant with Noah (rainbow).

  • Numbers 23:19 – “God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind… what he promises, he will do.”

  • 2 Samuel 7:28 – “O Sovereign Lord, you are God! Your words are trustworthy, and you have promised this good thing to your servant.”

  • 1 Chronicles 16:15–17 – God remembers his covenant forever, his promises for a thousand generations.

  • Deuteronomy 7:9 – “Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations…”

  • Deuteronomy 32:4 – “The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he.”

  • 1 Samuel 12:22 – “The Lord will not forsake his people, for his great name’s sake…”

  • Psalm 18:30 – “As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true…”

  • Psalm 19:7 – “The law of the Lord is perfect… trustworthy is everything he does.”

  • Psalm 33:4 – “For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.”

  • Psalm 36:5 – “Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.”

  • Psalm 89:8–9 – “Who is like you, Lord God Almighty? You are mighty, O Lord, and your faithfulness surrounds you.”

  • Psalm 91:4 – “He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.”

  • Psalm 100:5 – “For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.”

  • Psalm 119:90 – “Your faithfulness continues through all generations; you established the earth, and it endures.”

  • Psalm 145:13 – “The Lord is trustworthy in all he promises and faithful in all he does.”

  • Psalm 9:10 – “Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.”

  • Psalm 37:3–5 – “Trust in the Lord and do good… Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this.”

  • Psalm 56:3–4 – “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.”

  • Isaiah 25:1 – “Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things.”

  • Isaiah 26:3–4 – “Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.”

  • Jeremiah 17:7–8 – “Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water.”

  • Lamentations 3:22–23 – “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”

  • Matthew 5:18 – “For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter… will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.” (God keeps His promises.)

  • John 14:1 – “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.”

  • Romans 3:3–4 – “God is faithful, even if everyone else is a liar.”

  • 1 Corinthians 1:9 – “God… is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son.”

  • 2 Thessalonians 3:3 – “The Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.”

  • Hebrews 10:23 – “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.”

  • 1 John 1:9 – “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”

  • 1 John 5:20 – “He is the true God and eternal life; in him we are confident.”

• God is a jealous God

  • Exodus 20:5 – God is a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents who hate Him.

  • Exodus 34:14 – “Do not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.”

  • Deuteronomy 4:24 – “The Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.”

  • Deuteronomy 5:9 – Reiteration of the Ten Commandments: God is jealous.

  • Deuteronomy 6:15 – “For the Lord your God, who is among you, is a jealous God.”

  • Deuteronomy 32:16 – “They stirred him to jealousy with strange gods.”

  • Joshua 24:19 – Joshua warns Israel that God is a jealous God.

  • 2 Chronicles 6:14 – Solomon acknowledges that God is jealous.

  • Nehemiah 1:5 – Nehemiah calls God great and awesome, “taking covenant loyalty seriously, and is jealous.”

  • Nahum 1:2 – God’s jealousy emphasizes His wrath against injustice.

  • Psalm 78:58 – Israel provoked God to jealousy by offering sacrifices to false gods.

  • Psalm 79:5 – Enemies made God jealous by defiling His sanctuary.

  • Psalm 89:24 – God’s zeal and jealousy protect His covenant with David.

  • Psalm 97:10 – God’s jealousy hates evil.

  • Psalm 105:15 – Do not provoke God to jealousy, as He is jealous for His people.

  • Isaiah 42:13 – God will march like a warrior, His jealousy kindled like fire.

  • Ezekiel 16:38 – God will punish Israel for provoking Him to jealousy through idolatry.

  • Ezekiel 23:25 – God’s jealousy brings judgment on unfaithfulness.

  • Nahum 1:2 – God is jealous and avenging.

  • 2 Corinthians 11:2 – Paul says he is jealous for the church, as God is jealous for His people, presenting them as pure to Christ.

  • James 4:5 – “God yearns jealously over the spirit he has made to dwell in us.”

• Just & Righteous

  • Deuteronomy 32:4 – “He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.”

  • Psalm 9:7–8 – “The Lord reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment. He rules the world in righteousness and judges the peoples with equity.”

  • Psalm 11:7 – “For the Lord is righteous, he loves justice; the upright will see his face.”

  • Psalm 33:5 – “The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.”

  • Psalm 37:28 – “For the Lord loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones.”

  • Psalm 72:1–4 – God’s kingly justice: ruling the poor and oppressed with righteousness.

  • Psalm 89:14 – “Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you.”

  • Exodus 22:22–24 – God will hear the cry of the widow and orphan and punish oppressors.

  • Psalm 103:6 – “The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.”

  • Psalm 146:7–9 – “The Lord upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free, gives sight to the blind, lifts up those who are bowed down.”

  • Proverbs 31:8–9 – “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves… defend the cause of the poor and needy.”

  • Isaiah 1:17 – “Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.”

  • Isaiah 30:18 – “For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him.”

  • Isaiah 42:1–4 – God’s servant will bring justice to the nations.

  • Isaiah 61:8 – God loves justice and hates wrongdoing.

  • Jeremiah 9:24 – “Let the one who boasts, boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight.”

  • Zephaniah 3:5 – “The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does.”

  • Romans 3:25–26 – God demonstrates His righteousness and justice through the forgiveness of sins in Christ.

  • Romans 12:19 – “Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: ‘It is mine to avenge; I will repay,’ says the Lord.”

  • 2 Thessalonians 1:6–7 – God will repay those who trouble His people and give relief to the afflicted.

  • Revelation 16:5–7 – God is just in His judgments on the earth.

  • Revelation 19:11–16 – Jesus as the righteous Judge who judges with justice.

• Almighty and Able

  • Genesis 17:1 – “I am God Almighty; walk before me faithfully and be blameless.”

  • Genesis 18:14 – “Is anything too hard for the Lord?”

  • Exodus 6:3 – God declares Himself as the Lord, mighty in power.

  • Deuteronomy 10:17 – “The Lord your God… is the God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome.”

  • Psalm 62:11 – “Power belongs to God.”

  • Psalm 68:35 – “Awesome is God from His sanctuary; the God of Israel—He gives power and strength to His people.”

  • Psalm 145:3, 6–7 – God is great, mighty, and His works are glorious and mighty.

  • Isaiah 40:28 – “The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; His understanding is unsearchable.”

  • Jeremiah 32:17 – “Ah, Sovereign Lord! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for You.”

  • Daniel 4:35 – God does as He pleases in heaven and on earth.

  • Genesis 1:1–31 – God creates the heavens, earth, and all living things by His word.

  • Psalm 33:6–9 – By the word of the Lord the heavens were made; He spoke, and it came to be.

  • Psalm 104:24–30 – God’s power sustains all creation.

  • Exodus 14:13–14 – God fights for His people; nothing is impossible for Him.

  • Psalm 18:29–32 – God arms, strengthens, and makes the righteous able.

  • Psalm 115:3 – “Our God is in heaven; He does whatever pleases Him.”

  • Jeremiah 32:27 – “I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for Me?”

  • Matthew 19:26 – “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

  • Luke 1:37 – “For nothing will be impossible with God.”

  • Ephesians 3:20 – God is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine.

  • Revelation 1:8 – “I am the Alpha and the Omega… the Almighty.” Job 12:16–17 – “With Him are strength and insight… He removes kings and sets up kings.”

  • Psalm 33:10–11 – God frustrates the plans of nations but fulfills His own purpose.

  • Daniel 2:20–21 – God gives wisdom and power to rulers.

  • Revelation 19:6 – “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns.”

• Forgiving

  • Exodus 32:32–34 – Moses pleads for Israel; God promises forgiveness while punishing sin.

  • Leviticus 4:20, 26, 31, 35 – Sacrificial system provides forgiveness for sin.

  • Psalm 32:1–2 – Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven.

  • Psalm 65:3 – God forgives our iniquities.

  • Exodus 34:6–7 – “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin…”

  • Numbers 14:18 – God is “slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion.”

  • Nehemiah 9:17 – “You are a God of forgiveness…”

  • Psalm 86:5 – “You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you.”

  • Psalm 103:8–12 – “The Lord is compassionate and gracious… He does not treat us as our sins deserve… as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.”

  • Psalm 130:4 – “But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you.” Isaiah 1:18 – “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.”

  • Isaiah 43:25 – “I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.”

  • Micah 7:18–19 – God delights in showing mercy, will tread our sins underfoot and cast them into the depths of the sea.

  • Jeremiah 31:34 – God will forgive their wickedness and remember their sins no more. Matthew 6:12, 14–15 – “Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.”

  • Matthew 9:2–6 – Jesus forgives sins; shows God’s authority to forgive.

  • Mark 2:5–12 – Paralytic forgiven; Jesus demonstrates God’s forgiving power.

  • Luke 5:20–21 – Jesus forgives sins; Pharisees question, showing God’s prerogative.

  • Luke 23:34 – Jesus: “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”

  • Ephesians 1:7 – “In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace.”

  • Colossians 1:13–14 – “He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom… in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”

  • 1 John 1:9 – “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”

• Reconciling

  • Isaiah 1:18 – “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow… God calls for reconciliation through repentance.”

  • Isaiah 57:18–19 – God comforts the repentant, guiding them to peace.

  • Isaiah 59:1–2 – God’s desire is hindered by sin; He offers forgiveness to restore relationship.

  • Jeremiah 3:12–14 – God calls back His people, promising restoration if they return.

  • Jeremiah 31:31–34 – God will establish a new covenant, forgiving iniquity and restoring fellowship.

  • Ezekiel 36:24–27 – God promises to cleanse, give a new heart, and restore His Spirit to enable obedience.

  • Hosea 2:14–23 – God seeks to woo His people back, promising love and restoration.

  • Hosea 11:1–4 – God tenderly calls Israel back like a parent calling a child.

  • 2 Corinthians 5:18–19 – God reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.

  • Romans 5:10–11 – We were reconciled to God through the death of His Son and have peace with Him.

  • Colossians 1:19–22 – God reconciles all things through Christ, bringing peace through the blood of His cross.

  • Matthew 5:23–24 – Jesus teaches reconciliation with others is part of restored fellowship with God.

  • Ephesians 2:13–16 – God reconciled Jews and Gentiles to Himself through Christ, breaking down hostility.

  • Philippians 2:1–2 – Believers called to be of one mind, reflecting God’s reconciling work.

  • Psalm 51:10–12 – David asks God to create a pure heart and restore a steadfast spirit, reflecting God’s reconciling work.

  • Psalm 85:10–11 – Mercy and truth meet; righteousness and peace kiss, showing God’s restorative purpose.

  • Malachi 3:7 – God calls His people to return, promising reconciliation and blessing.

  • Luke 15:11–32 – Parable of the Prodigal Son: God actively seeks and welcomes back the lost.

  • John 3:16–17 – God sent His Son so that the world might be saved, not condemned.

  • Romans 8:31–32 – God, who did not spare His own Son, reconciles us to Himself.

• Saviour (bringing salvation)

  • Exodus 15:2 – “The Lord is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.”

  • Deuteronomy 33:29 – “Blessed are you, Israel! Who is like you… He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword; your enemies will cower before you.”

  • 2 Samuel 22:2–3 – “The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”

  • Psalm 18:2 – “The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge… my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”

  • Psalm 27:1 – “The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear?”

  • Psalm 62:1–2 – “Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.”

  • Psalm 89:26 – “He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock my Savior.’”

  • Isaiah 12:2 – “Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid.”

  • Isaiah 25:9 – “The Lord Almighty will be my salvation.”

  • Isaiah 43:11 – “I, even I, am the Lord, and apart from me there is no savior.”

  • Isaiah 45:17 – “But Israel will be saved by the Lord with an everlasting salvation; you will never be put to shame or disgraced.”

  • Isaiah 46:13 – “I am bringing my righteousness near… I am the Lord, and there is no savior besides me.”

  • Luke 2:11 – “Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.”

  • John 3:16–17 – God sent His Son so that the world might be saved through Him.

  • Acts 4:12 – “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”

  • Romans 10:9–13 – Confess Jesus as Lord and believe in His resurrection to be saved.

  • 1 Corinthians 1:30 – “Christ Jesus… has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.”

  • Ephesians 2:8–9 – “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works.”

  • Titus 2:11–14 – God’s grace brings salvation to all people.

  • Hebrews 7:25 – Jesus is able to save completely those who come to God through Him.

  • 1 Peter 1:3–5 – God has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus, for an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading.

  • 2 Peter 3:9 – God is patient, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

  • Romans 5:9–10 – We are saved through the blood of Christ.

  • Romans 8:24–25 – We are saved in hope; waiting for full salvation.

  • 1 John 4:14–15 – God sent His Son as Savior of the world.

  • 1 John 5:11–12 – God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.