Q. 4. What is God?
Question. What is God?
Answer. God is a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth.
Proofs.
- [a] Deut. 4:15-19; Luke 24:39; John 1:18; 4:24; Acts 17:29
- [b] IKings 8:27; Ps. 139:7-10; 145:3; 147:5; Jer. 23:24; Rom. 11:33-36
- [c] Deut. 33:27; Ps. 90:2; 102:12, 24-27; Rev. 1:4,8
- [d] Ps. 33:11; Mal. 3:6; Heb. 1:12; 6:17-18; 13:8; Jas. 1:17
- [e] Ex. 3:14; Ps. 115:2-3; I Tim. 1:17; 6:15-16
- [f] Ps. 104:24; Rom. 11:33-34; Heb. 4:13; I John 3:20
- [g] Gen. 17:1; Ps. 62:11; Jer. 32:17; Mat. 19:26; Rev. 1:8
- [h] Heb. 1:13; I Pet. 1:15-16; I John 3:3, 5; Rev. 15:4
- [i] Gen. 18:25; Ex. 34:6-7; Deut. 32:4; Ps. 96:13; Rom. 3:5, 26
- [j] Ps. 103:5; 107:8; Matt. 19:17; Rom. 2:4
- [k] Ex. 34:6; Deut. 32:4; Ps. 86:15; 117:2; Heb. 6:18
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Citation: Westminster Shorter Catechism Q. 4, Wikisource digital text.
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Scripture refs: 1JN.3.20, 1JN.3.3, 1JN.3.5, 1KI.8.27, 1PE.1.15-1PE.1.16, 1TI.1.17, ACT.17.29, DEU.32.4, DEU.33.27, DEU.4.15-DEU.4.19, GEN.17.1, GEN.18.25, HEB.1.12, HEB.1.13, HEB.4.13, HEB.6.18, JAS.1.17, JER.23.24, JER.32.17, JHN.1.18, LUK.24.39, MAL.3.6, MAT.19.17, MAT.19.26, PSA.103.5, PSA.104.24, PSA.115.2-PSA.115.3, PSA.139.7-PSA.139.10, PSA.145.3, PSA.147.5, PSA.33.11, PSA.62.11, PSA.86.15, PSA.90.2, PSA.96.13, REV.1.4, REV.1.8, REV.15.4, ROM.11.33-ROM.11.34, ROM.11.33-ROM.11.36, ROM.2.4, ROM.3.26, ROM.3.5
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