Christian beliefs: God

"I am God Almighty" (Genesis 17:1).

Jesus looked at them and said, "With men this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God" (Mark 10:27).

"God is a spirit, and his worshipers must worship Him in Spirit and in truth" (John 4:24).

"You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on earth beneath or in the waters below" (Exodus 20:4).

"I am the Lord who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy."

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

"You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments" (Exodus 20:4-6).

"They made Him jealous with strange gods; with abominations they provoked Him to anger. They sacrificed to demons who were not God, to gods whom they have not known, new gods who came lately, whom your fathers did not dread" (Deuteronomy 32:16-17).

God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM"; and He said, "Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you'" (Exodus 3:14).

"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty" (Revelations 1:8).

"... for he is not a man, that he should change his mind" (1 Samuel 15:29).

"When tempted, no one should say, 'God is tempting me.' For He cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed."

"Since you call a Father who judges each man's work impartially, live your lives as strangers here in reverent fear" (1 Peter 1:17).

"... He causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on righteous and the unrighteous" (Matthew 5:45).

"O righteous God, who searches minds and hearts, bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure."

"Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands. But those who hate him he will repay to their face by destruction."

"Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed His love among us: He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins."

"For the Lord your God is a merciful God."

"When our fathers were in Egypt they gave no thought of Your miracles; they did not remember Your many kindnesses, and they rebelled by the sea, the Red Sea."

"But for the very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on him and receive eternal life."

"For the Lord your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your forefathers, which he confirmed to them by oath."

"They refused to listen and failed to remember the miracles you performed among them. They became stiff-necked and in their rebellion appointed a leader in order to return to their slavery. But you are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love. Therefore you did not desert them..."

"O LORD, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD."

"God is a righteous Judge, a God who expresses wrath every day."

"Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast."

"Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty? They are higher than the heavens -- what can you do? They are deeper than the depths of the grave -- what can you know? Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea."