How the Bible Describes God

How the Bible Describes God
How does the Bible describe God? The first truth taught in scripture is that God is not to
be compare to any likeness on the earth. In Exodus 20, God commanded that the people
were not to create any image with the likeness of anything that is in heaven. Why? When
man creates a god, he exalts it to becomes his god. In the heart of man is a need to
worship. When we exalt something, we worship it. The only way to successfully worship
God is to keep a sense of awe about Him. When we compare something to God, even if
we have good intentions, God is diminished. If nothing seen can be compared to God and
we say ’God is like...’, then we have brought God down to the image we have created in
our mind. Once God is inside the box, we are no longer worshipping the true and living
God.

The Bible is very careful in how God is identified. God is never really described, only
attributes are described. ’Our God is a mighty Warrior’ describes the attribute that God
conquers. ’He Covers us with His feathers’ describes God’s protection and because we
can see a hen protecting her brood from danger in nature, we can get a glimpse of how
God protects us. ’Our God is a consuming fire’ depicts God’s holiness and that anything
that does not withstand His judgement will not remain. ’God is light’ describes God’s
truth and how we can see only if we are walking in it. There are many other attributes
described. None of these describe God, but they all describe attributes of God. One thing
the Bible does make clear is that God is not a man and God is Spirit. Look at John 4
23 "But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship
the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.
24 "God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."

If God is Spirit, how can these teachers all declare that God is a six foot tall man? They
are demoting God and creating Him into their image rather than conforming to His
image. Let’s take a little time to look deeper into the demotion of God. This is a very
serious challenge against God, His word, and to our faith. You cannot serve a demoted
God and serve the true God at the same time. In the next few sections, we will look at
how God and Jesus Christ are demoted and Satan and man are exalted by this movement
that claims to be part of the evangelical church. But first let us look at other Word-Faith
teachings that find their origins in cultic philosophy.

Unholy Trinity
I dislike the practice of speaking ’a word of knowledge’ in a time of worship. I have been
in many services where people take turns saying, ’Thus saith the Lord....’ and then
proceed to give a word of revelation. People are led to believe that the first word that
pops in their heads is a revelation of the Holy Spirit. God said that if we say that He has
spoken when He has not spoken, then we are declaring falsely. It is a serious matter to
declare that God has spoken. Generally speaking, God’s will is revealed through His
word, through prayer, and seeking Him. To blurt out declaration is putting yourself at risk
needlessly. To say the Holy Spirit reveals something is blasphemy if the Holy Spirit is
not the author of our thoughts. An example of this blasphemy is when Benny Hinn stood
before a