My Personal Creed on the Doctrine of God.

I believe:

There is one God (Deut 4:35,39; Isa 45:5; James 2:19) manifest in three persons (Gen 1:26; Isa 6:8; Matt 3:16-17, 28:19): the Father (Luke 15:11-32; Rom 8:15; James 1:17), the Son (Isa 9:6; John 5:18; Rom 8:17), and the Spirit (Matt 3:16-17; John 15:26; Rom 8:16; Eph 4:4-6). All three persons are equally divine (John 10:30; Acts 5:3-4) yet have distinct roles (Matt 3:8-12; John 3:15-17, 6:38-40; Acts 2:1-36).

God has always existed (Gen 1:1; Ex 3:13-16; John 8:56-58; Heb 11:6). He did not create Himself nor was He created by anything else. He is sovereign over everything (Ex 4:21; Deut 10:22; Ps 47:1-4; Matt 6:30; Acts 17:26; James 4:13-15). He is the creator of all things (Gen 1:1-2:25; Psalm 104:24; Jer 27:5; Neh 9:6; Acts 14:15) and therefore is unique from everything He created. God created everything so that He would receive glory, honor, and praise (Isa 43:7; Neh 9:6; Rev 4:1-11).

God is love (Ps 98:3; 2 Chr 6:14; Hos 11:1; John 3:16-17; Rom 8:39; 1 John 3:1). Everything He does comes out of His love for His creation (Gen 1:31, 2:18, 6:1-9:19; Ps 139:17-20; John 1:1-18).

God does not exist within the confines of His creation. He is completely independent in His sufficiency (Deut 10:14; Ps 50:12-13, 121:4; 1 Cor 10:24) yet still relates to people in a personal way (Judg 2:18; 2 Sam 24:16; Ps 34:15; Luke 7:11-16). He is continually and constantly present in all of creation (Ps 139:7-12; Jer 23:23-24; Matt 18:20). He is all knowing (Num 24:16; Ps 147:4-5; 2 Pet 3:18). Has an interpersonal knowledge of His creation (Ps 139:1; Luke 12:7). God is completely powerful (Gen 1:1-2:25, 11:6-8; Matt 19:26; Acts 1:6-7). He is unchangeable (Ps 102:25-27; Mal 3:6).

God continually reveals himself through His creation (Ps 19:1-2; Rom 1:19-20; Col 1:15). God created all people with an inner knowledge of Himself. Many people deny this inner sense of God and in doing so suppress the truth (Rom 1:18, 3:3-4). God is truth (Isa 65:16; Eph 4:20-21).

Through God’s word and His creation we may and do understand limited aspects of who He is (Phil 3:10; 1 John 4:7-8), but we will never fully understand Him (Job 26:14; Ps 145:3, 147:5; Isa 55:8-9; Rom 11:33-34). Furthermore, we will never be able to fully comprehend any single attribute of Him. Every attribute of God is always completely true of Him (Mal 3:6). His being and His attributes are inseparable (Ex 34:5-7).

God is jealous for His honor and glory (Ex 20:5, 34:14; Ezekiel 20:44; Zech 14:9; Hebrews 1:1-14). He is glorified by the expression of His character in His people (Num 25:10-15).

God did not create anything that is evil (Gen 6:5). By His holy nature (Isa 6:3; 1 Peter 1:15-16) He must stand opposed to all that is evil (Gen 6:6; Ex 34:5-7; Job 34:10).