The personality of God is a foundational concept in Christian theology, reflecting His nature as a personal, relational, and interactive being. Unlike impersonal forces or abstract principles, the God of the Bible is depicted as possessing attributes and characteristics that define a personal being. This entry explores the various aspects of God's personality as revealed in Scripture.

1. Intellect and Knowledge

God's intellect is evident throughout the Bible, as He is portrayed as all-knowing and wise. In Isaiah 40:28 , it is written, "Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out." This passage highlights God's infinite understanding and wisdom, which surpass human comprehension.

2. Emotions

The Bible attributes a range of emotions to God, demonstrating His capacity for feelings. In Genesis 6:6 , it is stated, "And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart." This verse illustrates God's sorrow over human sinfulness. Additionally, God's love is a central theme, as seen in 1 John 4:8 : "Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love."

3. Will and Purpose

God's will is a significant aspect of His personality, as He actively engages in the world to fulfill His purposes. Ephesians 1:11 declares, "In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will." This verse underscores God's sovereign will and His active role in guiding history according to His divine plan.

4. Relational Nature

God's personality is inherently relational, as He seeks to establish and maintain relationships with His creation. In Exodus 33:11 , it is recorded, "Thus the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks with his friend." This intimate interaction with Moses exemplifies God's desire for personal relationships with individuals. Furthermore, God's covenantal relationships with Israel and the Church reflect His commitment to His people.

5. Moral Attributes

God's personality is characterized by moral attributes such as holiness, righteousness, and justice. Leviticus 19:2 commands, "Speak to the entire congregation of the Israelites and tell them: ‘Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.'" God's holiness sets the standard for moral purity and righteousness. His justice is evident in passages like Psalm 9:8 : "He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity."

6. Communicative Nature

God's communicative nature is a vital aspect of His personality, as He reveals Himself through His Word and actions. Hebrews 1:1-2 states, "On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets. But in these last days, He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe." This passage highlights God's initiative in communicating with humanity, culminating in the revelation of Jesus Christ.

7. Creativity and Sovereignty

God's creativity is a reflection of His personality, as seen in the creation narrative. Genesis 1:1 declares, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." This act of creation demonstrates God's sovereign power and creative genius. His sovereignty is further emphasized in passages like Psalm 115:3 : "Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases."

In summary, the personality of God as revealed in the Bible encompasses His intellect, emotions, will, relational nature, moral attributes, communicative nature, creativity, and sovereignty. These characteristics affirm that God is a personal being who engages with His creation in meaningful and purposeful ways.Exodus 3:14
And God said to Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shall you say to the children of Israel, I AM has sent me to you.
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Exodus 8:10
And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to your word: that you may know that there is none like to the LORD our God.
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Exodus 15:11
Who is like to you, O LORD, among the gods? who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
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Exodus 20:3
You shall have no other gods before me.
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Exodus 34:14
For you shall worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
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Deuteronomy 4:35,39
To you it was showed, that you might know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him.
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Deuteronomy 5:7
You shall have none other gods before me.
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Deuteronomy 6:4
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:
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Deuteronomy 10:17
For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regards not persons, nor takes reward:
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Deuteronomy 32:12,39
So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.
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Joshua 22:22
The LORD God of gods, the LORD God of gods, he knows, and Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the LORD, (save us not this day,)
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Judges 13:16
And the angel of the LORD said to Manoah, Though you detain me, I will not eat of your bread: and if you will offer a burnt offering, you must offer it to the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the LORD.
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1 Samuel 2:2
There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside you: neither is there any rock like our God.
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1 Samuel 7:3
And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If you do return to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts to the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
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2 Samuel 7:22
Why you are great, O LORD God: for there is none like you, neither is there any God beside you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
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2 Samuel 22:32
For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?
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1 Kings 8:23,60
And he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like you, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keep covenant and mercy with your servants that walk before you with all their heart:
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2 Kings 17:36
But the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched out arm, him shall you fear, and him shall you worship, and to him shall you do sacrifice.
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2 Kings 19:15
And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, which dwell between the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.
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2 Chronicles 6:14
And said, O LORD God of Israel, there is no God like you in the heaven, nor in the earth; which keep covenant, and show mercy to your servants, that walk before you with all their hearts:
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Ezra 1:3
Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.
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Nehemiah 9:6
You, even you, are LORD alone; you have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and you preserve them all; and the host of heaven worships you.
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Psalm 18:31
For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?
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Psalm 86:10
For you are great, and do wondrous things: you are God alone.
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Psalm 96:5
For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
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Isaiah 37:16
O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwell between the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: you have made heaven and earth.
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Isaiah 40:25
To whom then will you liken me, or shall I be equal? said the Holy One.
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Isaiah 42:8
I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
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Isaiah 43:10,11
You are my witnesses, said the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that you may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
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Isaiah 44:6,8
Thus said the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
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Isaiah 45:5,6,18,21,22
I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded you, though you have not known me:
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Isaiah 46:5,9
To whom will you liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
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Jeremiah 10:6,7,10
For as much as there is none like to you, O LORD; you are great, and your name is great in might.
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Jeremiah 14:22
Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? are not you he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait on you: for you have made all these things.
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Jeremiah 32:27
Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?
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Hosea 13:4
Yet I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt, and you shall know no god but me: for there is no savior beside me.
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Malachi 2:10
Have we not all one father? has not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?
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Matthew 4:10
Then said Jesus to him, Get you hence, Satan: for it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.
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Matthew 23:9
And call no man your father on the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
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Mark 12:32
And the scribe said to him, Well, Master, you have said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
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John 14:9
Jesus said to him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet have you not known me, Philip? he that has seen me has seen the Father; and how say you then, Show us the Father?
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John 17:3
And this is life eternal, that they might know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
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Romans 1:25
Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
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Romans 3:29
Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
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1 Corinthians 8:4-6
As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
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2 Corinthians 4:4
In whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine to them.
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Galatians 3:20
Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.
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Ephesians 4:6
One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
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Colossians 1:15
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
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1 Thessalonians 1:9
For they themselves show of us what manner of entering in we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
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1 Timothy 2:5
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
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Hebrews 1:3
Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:
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Whether the Nature Abstracted from the Personality Can Assume?
... if the personal properties of the three Persons are abstracted by our mind,
nevertheless there will remain in our thoughts the one Personality of God, as the ...
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Giving God Free Use of Ourselves.
... God asks from each of us a consecrated personality. And ... presence. I can give
God the full use of this precious gift of personality. ...
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Whether the Son of God Assumed a Person?
... iii, 6) that the Son of God "assumed what He had sown in our nature." But He sowed
our personality there. Therefore the Son of God assumed a person. ...
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A Brief Reference to the Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Luke their ...
... John, in Respect to the Distinct Personality of the Father and the Son ... virgin is
announced in express terms by the angel himself as the Son of God: "The Spirit ...
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Content of Revelation. God Three in one and the Incarnation.
... sqq.), and Athanasius instinctively falls back on the consideration that the
Personality of the ... to support the contention that the Word, or Son of God in His ...
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God at his Best.
... life. And her whole life is a blasphemy against her personality, and against
the God who gave her that precious sacred personality. ...
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The Spokesman of God.
... It is a contrast between "God" and the "only-begotten God.". ... But will you notice
this? John begins his prologue with a description of a wonderful personality. ...
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Following Hard after God
... capable. Religion, so far as it is genuine, is in essence the response of created
personalities to the Creating Personality, God. "This ...
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The Christian's God
... God is Personal."Personality has two characteristics; self-consciousness
and self-direction. When ... Personality does not limit God. He ...
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The Personality of the Holy Spirit.
... God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be." So then in
this passage we have all the distinctive marks of personality ascribed to the ...
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