Revelation: WEEKEND RECHARGE!

REFLECTION QUESTIONS

1. When you think about God, do you naturally picture Elohim—the all-powerful Creator—or Yahweh—the personal, covenant-keeping LORD? How does holding both together shape your worship and trust?
   
   
2. God created the universe with absolute power, yet stooped down to form humanity and breathe life into us. Where in your life do you need to remember that the same powerful Creator is also personally near and attentive?
   
   
3. Like God’s people throughout Scripture, we sometimes ask, “Is the LORD among us or not?” What circumstances in your life are currently testing your faith, and how might remembering God as Yahweh Elohim help you respond with trust rather than fear or impatience?
   
   
4. If God the Father planned salvation, God the Son accomplished it, and God the Holy Spirit now lives in and empowers believers, how should that truth shape the way you live, pray, and trust God each day?
   
   
5. What would it look like for you to approach your work this week as ministry rather than merely a paycheck? 

Below is a list (not comprehensive) of God’s communicable and incommunicable attributes. 

INCOMMUNICABLE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD
(Attributes God does not share with his creation. These belong to God alone.)

1. Self-Existence – God depends on no one for existence.
2. Eternity – God is beyond time, without beginning or end.
3. Immutability – God does not change in his being, character, or purposes.
4. Infinity – God is without limits or boundaries.
5. Omnipresence – God is present everywhere at the same time in his full being.
6. Omniscience – God knows everything there is to know about everything there is to know .
7. Omnipotence – God is all-powerful and able to accomplish all his will.
8. Simplicity – God is not made of parts. All his attributes are unified.
9. Self-Sufficiency– God does not need creation for fulfillment or existence.
10. Transcendence – God exists above and beyond the created order.

COMMUNICABLE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD
(Attributes God does share with humanity in a limited, created way. While these attributes are tainted by our sin, by the power of the Holy Spirit we can grow in their prominence in our lives.)

1. Holiness – God is morally pure and set apart and believers are called to reflect this.
2. Righteousness – God always does what is right and fair and we are called to live righteous lives.
3. Goodness – God is benevolent and kind in all he does and calls us to do the same.
4. Love – God is love and we have the capacity to love and be loved.
5. Mercy – God shows compassion to those in distress as should we.
6. Grace – God gives unmerited favor and we should demonstrate grace with others.
7. Patience – God is slow to anger with us, and we should be patient with others.
8. Faithfulness – God is trustworthy and keeps his promises as should we.
9. Truthfulness – God is the source of all truth, and we should live in truthfulness.