Often when we use adjectives for God we reach for the big guns but find that they don't quite pack the punch we'd hoped. We say 'Holy' and 'Glorious', 'Supreme' and 'Majestic' but the more we Capitalize the Words, The More People Just File Them Away In SPECIAL GOD-SPEAK files, never to consider them again.
I've been thinking - it's the little words, the more ordinary words that can slip under the radar and cause the most surprise. Here are some I've been thinking of lately that have awoken in me genuine worship for a God who is always surprising.
Kind
Selfless
Happy
Fierce
Patient
Communicative
Vulnerable
Committed
Jealous
Friendly
Habitable
Hospitable
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What are your favourite adjectives for God?
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available ?
yes! Brilliant. Available! Love it
faithful, gentle, loving, powerful, gracious, etc., etc., etc.
Incarnate
Nice.
Dan's has inspired this one: 'Personable'
Prep for Sunday's sermon on David and Goliath has also inspired these two:
'Handsome'
'Brave'
Funny. In the blog reader, I saw this post and associated it with another blogger - and if it were his I was not going to play. Now I see it's yours, and it looks fun. Chalk that up to your sincerity.
Dependable - in the sense of always being able to run to your father's bed in a storm as a child.
Meek - in the sense that if you don't pay close, close attention you could miss how terribly strong God is.
Terrifying - if you do pay attention.
Attentive - Many people note that 1000 years is like a day with God, but how many remember that 1 day is like a 1000 years? When He considers our trials of this day, He's given this day 1000 years of thought. His thoughts toward us are like the sand.
Cunning - In the sense that a fisherman waits until the right time, and uses the right bait to draw an invisible prey, God does not break into our lives but angles in.
Stunning - I think I'll actually blog on this one.
And there's a word somewhere between vindictive and just that I can't seem to find but that describes the way He'll remember every injustice done to every widow and orphan and repay every one of those tears. That God will hurt the enemies of His children gets forgotten these days, but I don't believe God ever forgets or ever whitewashes or ever condones evil.
If there's one thought that I believe could lead to revival in our time, it's a reminder that God punishes evil; directly, personally, and with extreme prejudice, God punishes evil. Jesus' extreme suffering of that very prejudiced punishment, roasting in the burning wrath of God, is utterly unknown.
Maybe my adjective might be "Furious."
You know I thought 'furious' in the middle of the night and then forgot it. Definitely. And maybe the word between vindictive and just is 'righteous'? - positively, jealously, committedly, furiously righteous.
Furiously righteous. Yes, I like that a lot! And when you add all the other useful adjectives, it begins to catch that flavor.
Amen.
can't say that these are small, howbeit, they do carry with them picturesque imagery outside what so frequently often is used...
pristine
dazzling
striking
magnificent
beautific
immaculate
splendorous
wondrous
precious
adorable
dumbfounding
awe-striking
remarkable
brilliant
radiant
bright
scorching
frightening
petrifying
terrorsome
tremendous
inconceivable
other... Amen!
*"Cant say that these are small"
I think I thought I was supposed to use little words that were more common and was deciding not to... So dismiss that statement, because it was never requested that we use little words. Additionally, those words aren't too terribly big and I feel awkward and embarassed that I prefaced with that comment. What a way to be humbled right off the start! Praise God.. (Sorry if this seems abstract, I really need to sleep!) God Bless.
Dazzling, Dumbfounding, Terrorsome. Wow! Love it.
Thanks for commenting Lukas
I'm an electronic music producer, with a Batchelor's degree in theological studies, and I've just finished an extremely heavy track called "ALMIGHTY 01" (Yes, it's always in all-caps...) and I've been looking for adjectives of God to use as song lyrics. But mine would be, based on my life experiences:
Transcendent, Almighty, invincible, Strengthener.
Forceful, obliterating the evil one, destroyer.
Restorer, One who inspires, crusher of the devil's head,
this is the almighty, my father, the great I AM.
Just part of the lyrics. :)
God bless!
Thanks for this post, helped me out with a poem I was writing. Here are some I came up with:
Empathetic,
Sympathetic,
Venerable,
Infinite,
Immutable,
Luminous,
Graceful,
Passionate.
Thanks again, God Bless.
Thanks Brett. I'm loving 'luminous'. And I think 'passionate' might well be in my top 3 of all time!
(contra the Westminster Confession: "There is but one only, living, and true God, who is infinite in being and perfection, a most pure spirit, invisible, without body, parts, or passions;)
How about longsuffering?
I love God,i beleive God, because He help me, because He created me .He is abstemious,adoring, affable ,almighty,amorous,first and end
thank you
In one word...He is amazing. He changes lives everyday, and gave His ONLY Son for us. WOW. THAT'S LOVE. "If there isn't a God, nothing matters. If there is Everything matters."
jelous
just
loving
omnipotent
gracious
forgiving
righteous
invincible
Psalm 86:5; Psalm 27:4
Divine Attributes:
1 - Body (Entity)
2 - Seniority (Ezeliyet, not before),
3 - Beka (forever, not the End),
4 - Vahdaniyet (One being, şeriki absence),
5 - Kiyama binefsihî (zatından be-president with the help of the continuation of the lack of existence),
6 - Muhalefetün-lil-tidings (person's attributes does not like Creature, created zatlarına and Titles)
Sübutî adjectives:
1 - Life
2 - Science
3 - Will
4 - Power
5 - Sem (hearing)
6 - Basar (visual)
7 - Theology
8 - Genesis (Creation, do not have) Maturudî sect, according to the capacity of Genesis Other imamımız Imam Ashari creed, it does not consider the title as an independent adjective Thus, it would have been seven mezhepte Sübutî adjectives
La-la-LOVE this post! Thank you!
My favorite:
Splendor: brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc; a display of imposing grandeur; glory; brilliant distinction; great brightness, brilliant light or luster, resplendent with light, radiance, sparkling luster; vivid brightness.
On passionate, see NLT Zechariah 1:14 and 8:2
Thanks again!
Bindblowing!
Last Tuesday, I took part in a race to see who could come up with an adjective for God for each letter of the alphabet the quickest. We all did the usual cop-out of eXcellent or whatever for X, but I got one later one that day and it's a great one:
Xenophilic
Xenophilic. Nice!
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illogical
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desiring constant praise
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