Catechesis

Westminster Shorter Catechism

Question 4

What is God?

Scripture

  1. John 4:24 [1]
    God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” (ESV)
  2. Psalm 90:2 [2]
    Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. (ESV)
  3. Malachi 3:6 [2]
    Robbing God “For I the LORD do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed. (ESV)
  4. James 1:17 [2]
    Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. (ESV)
  5. 1 Kings 8:27 [2]
    “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you; how much less this house that I have built! (ESV)
  6. Jeremiah 23:24 [2]
    Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the LORD. Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the LORD. (ESV)
  7. Isaiah 40:22 [2]
    It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them like a tent to dwell in; (ESV)
  8. Psalm 147:5 [3]
    Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure. (ESV)
  9. Romans 16:27 [3]
    to the only wise God be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! Amen. (ESV)
  10. Genesis 17:1 [4]
    Abraham and the Covenant of Circumcision When Abram was ninety-nine years old the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless, (ESV)
  11. Revelation 19:6 [4]
    The Marriage Supper of the Lamb Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns. (ESV)
  12. Isaiah 57:15 [5]
    For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite. (ESV)
  13. John 17:11 [5]
    And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one. (ESV)
  14. Revelation 4:8 [5]
    And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!” (ESV)
  15. Deuteronomy 32:4 [6]
    “The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he. (ESV)
  16. Psalm 100:5 [7]
    For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations. (ESV)
  17. Romans 2:4 [7]
    Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? (ESV)
  18. Exodus 34:6 [8]
    The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, (ESV)
  19. Psalm 117:2 [8]
    For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD! (ESV)