But with any further reading of scripture you will grasp the fuller picture. Just a side note, why brother Paul is justified in asking if you are an atheist is because quoting half the verses applicable = half truth = devil tactics with Jesus as mentioned in Matt 4. A key verse to remember is verse 7 Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God.
Why? If god gave us logic, powerful/large brains and language, why can we not use them to expland our knowledge about the nature of god?
I ran into this argument while enrolled at my catholic high school 25 years ago. I am still waiting a reasonable answer.
See God is who He is. Let scripture define Him, not your assumptions.
Here is the full list of traits, as I have read them, in the bible:
1. omnipotent (Revelation 19:6; Jeremiah 32:17, 27),
2. omnipresent (Psalm 139:7-13; Jeremiah 23:23),
3. omniscient (Psalm 139:1-5; Proverbs 5:21; 1 John 3:20).
4. infinite (Deuteronomy 33:27; Psalm 90:2; 1 Timothy 1:17),
5. incomparable (2 Samuel 7:22; Psalm 86:8; Isaiah 40:25; Matthew 5:48),
6. unfathomable (Isaiah 40:28; Psalm 145:3; Romans 11:33, 34),
7. incorruptible (Psalm 117:2; 1 Samuel 15:29),
8. unequaled (2 Samuel 7:22; Isaiah 40:25),
9. an all consuming fire (Isaiah 6:3; Habakkuk 1:13; Exodus 3:2, 4-5; Hebrews 12:29),
10. does not change (Malachi 3:6; Psalm 102:26-27),
11. does not lie (Numbers 23:19; 1 Samuel 15:29; Titus 1:2),
12. jesalous (Exodus 20:4-5),
13. creates evil (Isaiah 45:7),
14. is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything (Acts 17:25),
15. good (Romans 11:22),
16. gracious (Exodus 34:5-6),
17. manifests in the material world (Acts 17:28),
18. immaterial (John 4:24; Isaiah 57:15),
19. incomprehensible (Isaiah 40:28),
20. love (1 John 4:16),
21. the source of all life (Acts 17:25),
22. three gods in one (1 John 5:7) and
23. wrathful (Exodus 15:7; Deuteronomy 9; Psalm 69:24; John 3:36).
Instead of: Creator + omniscience + omnipotent + good + impartial + just = free will = good God.
What would the combination of all the above 23 traits give us? Noting that some are contradictory and others may be limited, due to the problem of evil and the Euthyphro dilemma.