What is God?

Which Bible passages support this answer?

The Westminster Assembly attached these Scripture proofs to answer 4. Read them together and ask what each one shows about the answer.

1. John 4:24

   God is spirit, and the people who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” (NET)

2. Job 11:7-9

   ⁷“Can you discover the essence of God? Can you find out the perfection of the Almighty? ⁸It is higher than the heavens—what can you do? It is deeper than Sheol—what can you know? ⁹Its measure is longer than the earth and broader than the sea. (NET)

3. Psalm 90:2

   Even before the mountains came into existence, or you brought the world into being, you were the eternal God. (NET)

4. James 1:17

   All generous giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change. (NET)

5. Exodus 3:14

   God said to Moses, “I AM that I AM.” And he said, “You must say this to the Israelites, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” (NET)

6. Psalm 147:5

   Our Lord is great and has awesome power; there is no limit to his wisdom. (NET)

7. Revelation 4:8

   Each one of the four living creatures had six wings and was full of eyes all around and inside. They never rest day or night, saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God, the All-Powerful, Who was, and who is, and who is still to come!” (NET)

8. Revelation 15:4

   Who will not fear you, O Lord, and glorify your name, because you alone are holy? All nations will come and worship before you for your righteous acts have been revealed.” (NET)

9. Exodus 34:6-7

   ⁶The Lord passed by before him and proclaimed: “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, and abounding in loyal love and faithfulness, ⁷keeping loyal love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin. But he by no means leaves the guilty unpunished, responding to the transgression of fathers by dealing with children and children’s children, to the third and fourth generation.” (NET)

What does this answer mean?

This answer describes God. He is a spirit, so he has no body. He is infinite, without limits; eternal, without beginning or end; and unchangeable. Those three words describe every part of him: his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness and truth. God's wisdom has no limit, his goodness never ends, and his truth never changes.

What can we ask our children?

1. God is a spirit. What does that mean we cannot do with our eyes?
2. What is something that has an end? What about God has no end?
3. Which word about God in this answer is your favorite, and why?