Attributes of God That Starts With A – Z

One of the things that fascinates me is doing in-depth studies of God’s attributes. When I first started studying this topic, I errantly thought that I’d be studying maybe 10 attributes of God. 

Two years later, I’m STILL studying His attributes. They are vast and they are all there, recorded in the pages of Scripture for us to see and know. 

God is not a God who hides. He does not keep His will from us, nor does He turn His back on us. He WANTS to be known. The more we learn about God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, the more peace we have in life because we learn to trust Him with everything. 

These last few years of studying His attributes in depth have been one of the most amazing times in my life, where I’ve truly gotten to know my Father much more than I ever have in my entire life. 

I would encourage EVERY Christian to hurriedly start with studying all His attributes and learning more about the God we call Savior. It will truly change your entire life!!! 💯

Attributes of God That Starts With A – Z

Learning about God is truly one of the best things you can do in your Christian experience. Thankfully, we have a lot of material in the Bible to go on. Here you’ll find the attribute, followed by a passage or two where you can study it more in-depth. 

You can make these into memory cards for kids, create a Bible study for your church group, study it on your own, and so much more!

God is…

• Attributes of God that starts with A 

• Able (Ephesians 3:20; 2 Timothy 1:12) – He is able to do anything and is not bound by space, matter, or time.
• Advocate (1 John 2:1; Revelation 12:10) – Jesus is our advocate who stands up for us as if a lawyer in a trial against Satan’s accusations and attacks.
• Almighty (Genesis 17:1) – God is Almighty; there are none before Him nor will come after Him. He alone is the supreme one.
• Anthropomorphic (Isaiah 63:15-19) – He has human characteristics. 
• Awe-inspiring (Psalm 66:5) – He is full of majesty and we are in awe of Him, desiring to pattern our lives after Him (1 Peter 2:21).

• Attributes of God that starts with B

• Banner (Exodus 17:15) – The Lord is my banner. He is whom we do everything for. He is our King, our reason for existing.
• Beautiful (Psalm 27:4) – He is beautiful, absolutely stunning. Everything He does is good and perfect. 
• Blessings (Psalm 16:11; Psalm 145:9; Psalm 84:12) – He is a blessing to His children (Genesis 12:2).
• Bountiful (Philippians 4:19; Psalm 13:6) – Since He is the Creator of all things, He has and owns ALL things. Everything is His to give, according to His great riches in Heaven, on earth, and everything else in the galaxy.

• Attributes of God that starts with C

• Cleanser (Psalm 51:10) – He cleanses us from unrighteousness and sin.
• Comforter (2 Corinthians 1:3-4) – He comforts us when we are suffering, in trials, or in pain. He is always there for us as our loving Father. He cares for us like no other.
• Commander (Joshua 5:13-15; Psalm 91:11) – He is the ultimate commander, leading myriads of angels, rescuing His children from sin and darkness, and upholding the whole earth and everything in it daily.
• Compassionate (Isaiah 54:8; Isaiah 63:7) – God knows what we are going through and what we struggle with and is always there with compassion toward His people. 
• Cornerstone (Ephesians 2:20-21) – Jesus is the cornerstone, the rock on which we build. He is our foundation and everything results from Him.
• Creator (Genesis 1:1) – God created everything. Nothing existed before Him.

• Attributes of God that starts with D

• Defender (Psalm 46:1; Zechariah 9:15; Psalm 94:22) – When trials come and Satan accuses us (Revelation 12:10), the Lord is our defender (1 John 2:1). 
• Deliverer (Psalm 18:2; Psalm 34:4; Job 36:15) – We must learn to not count on others to deliver us, but our deliverance and salvation belong to the Lord God Almighty alone. He holds all things in His precious and very capable hands.
• Dependable (Numbers 23:19; Job 42:2) – You can count on God; He will do what He says.
• Divine (Revelation 22:13; 2 Peter 1:3; Isaiah 46:9; Psalm 46:10; Exodus 3:14) – God is God and there is no other above Him. 

• Attributes of God that starts with E

• Emmanuel (Matthew 1:23) – Emmanuel means ‘God with us’. God is always with us and when we say He is not (in any context), we are literally blaspheming against His very character!!!
• Eternal (Isaiah 40:28) – He has no beginning or end.

• Attributes of God that starts with F 

• Fair (Psalm 7:11; Hebrews 6:10) – While things may not always be fair on earth, in the end, God will make ALL things fair due to His great righteousness.
• Faithful (Lamentations 3:22-23; Deuteronomy 32:4) – He always keeps His promises and is faithful to His children.
• Forbearing (Romans 2:4) – When we sin, God will convict us and show us how we are wrong and give us time to repent. If we don’t, He then shows us what will happen if we don’t turn from our sin. If we still do not repent, He gives us more time to come back to Him and works with us, through situations, circumstances, and trials in order to call us back to Him. If after all that, we are stubborn and still do not repent, He chastises us and punishes us for our sin (Psalm 7:12-13), all the while calling us back to Him. We rarely see this process as it’s happening, but this is exactly what’s going on with every sin we commit. He is incredibly forbearing, kind, and loving toward us.
• Forever (Revelation 22:13) – God was in the beginning and will be there in the end. There is none who came before Him.
• Forgiving (Psalm 130:4; 1 John 1:9; Psalm 103:12) – When we sin and mess up, isn’t it amazing that we have a great high priest to forgive us our sins, who paid our debt on the cross so that we can become free?!
• Fortress (Psalm 18:2) – When David was fleeing for his life from Saul, he found refuge in the wilderness, a rock cave to hide in and called it his fortress because it represented God’s protecting love for him.
• Fulfilling (Matthew 5:6; Philippians 4:19; Ephesians 3:14-19) – We were created to worship something and when we do not worship God, we worship other things, idols in our lives. But when we come back to Christ and worship HIM, we are fully satisfied (Psalm 145:16) and fulfilled in our souls.

• Attributes of God that starts with G

• Gentle (2 Corinthians 10:1) – He shepherds the sheep, He comforts us when we are brokenhearted, He is gentle, kind, and loving to us always.
• Glorious (Psalm 72:19; Isaiah 6:3) – He is beautiful and great.
• Good (Psalm 145:8-9; Psalm 136:1) – He is full of kindness and goodness (Psalm 31:19).
• Gracious (Psalm 145:8-9; Psalm 103:8-14) – He is full of grace, mercy, and love.
• Great (Psalm 145:3) – He is awesome and worthy to be praised.

• Attributes of God that starts with H

• Healer (Matthew 8:16) – God alone holds our lives and health in His hands (Luke 12:25). He alone has the power to heal our physical bodies, but also, our souls! He heals the brokenhearted, He heals us of pain, hurts, and injustices committed against us. He heals us of our sin. He is the great healer. 
• Holy (Exodus 15:11; Isaiah 6:3) – He is perfectly good and righteous.

• Attributes of God that starts with I

• Immortal (Psalm 102:26) – He never dies or has an end.
• Immutable (Malachi 3:6) – He never changes.
• Impartial (Acts 10:34-35) – God doesn’t play favorites with us. He is a righteous and perfect judge (Psalm 7:11) who shows no partiality. 
• Incomparable (2 Samuel 7:22) – There is no one else like Him in comparison. He is the only God (1 Timothy 1:17).
• Incomprehensible (Isaiah 55:8–9) – If God were to tell us everything He knows, our human minds would explode. We simply cannot handle all that knowledge and wisdom. God, the Father alone knows everything (Matthew 24:36) and is above all things. 
• Independent (Psalm 36:7-9) – He has no needs. He is self-sufficient and self-existing.
• Infinite (Job 11:7-9) – He is not limited by time or space.
• Intercessor (Romans 8:26-27; Hebrews 7:25) – Jesus and the Holy Spirit intercede with God on our behalf to help us. Think about that for a minute. God prays to God for us. It’s incredible!!! 

• Attributes of God that starts with J

• Jealous (Exodus 34:14) – God is a jealous God who lovingly fights for your attention. He will not allow you to have any other idols or deem anything else more important than He is.
• Judge (Psalm 7:11; Acts 17:31) – God is the supreme judge who sits on high. There is no higher-ranking person above Him.
• Just (Job 34:11-12) – He is always fair and just, and judges with righteous, supreme, and perfect judgment.

• Attributes of God that starts with K 

• Kind (Romans 2:4; 1 Corinthians 13:4 [1 John 4:8]; Galatians 5:22-23) – God is loving, patient, gentle, and kind in all of His ways. Even in His judgments and punishments, He is very kind out of His great love for us.
• King (1 Timothy 1:17; Psalm 24:7-10) – God is the ultimate King, there is none above Him.
• Knowledgable (1 John 3:20; 1 Chronicles 28:9) – God’s wisdom transcends all time and matter. He knows absolutely everything since He alone created it all.

• Attributes of God that starts with L

• Life (John 14:6) – God is our source of life.
• Light (John 8:12; Psalm 119:105) – God is good, perfect, and a shining light to all.
• Living water (John 7:37-39) – God compares Himself to Living water. Drink of Me and be satisfied, He, in essence, is saying.
• Lord (Revelation 19:16; Jeremiah 31:35) – God is Lord above all. As Christians, we are created to serve and bow down to Him in all areas of our life.
• Loving (1 John 4:8; Psalm 117:2) – He is, at all times (even when judging), loving and caring toward all people.

• Attributes of God that starts with M

• Majestic (1 Chronicles 29:11) – He is full of majesty, wonder, and awe and should be greatly praised and revered.
• Merciful (Psalm 145:8-9; Deuteronomy 4:31; 1 Peter 1:3) – He is full of compassion and goodness.
• Messiah (John 1:41) – Messiah is translated as Christ, the anointed one, Savior. Jesus was anointed to carry out His task of going to the cross and paying a ransom for our debt. He humbly submitted Himself to God to go to the cross for us (Philippians 2:8; 1 Peter 2:22–25) and die a terrible death to pay for our sins, while He remained completely innocent and perfect.

• Attributes of God that starts with N

• Name that is above every name (Philippians 2:5-11) – Because Jesus humbly submitted to God (a promise for us as well: James 4:10) to go to the cross for all mankind, God exalted Jesus and gave Him a name above every other name, that every knee on earth, under the earth, and in Heaven will bow to the name Jesus and confess that Jesus is Lord. Interestingly enough, the name “Jesus” means “Yahweh saves” or “Yahweh is salvation” (see Yahweh). 
• Near (Psalm 145:18; Psalm 34:18; James 4:8) – The Lord is near to all who call upon Him (even those who are unsaved) when we admit/agree with Him that He is the Lord God Almighty.

• Attributes of God that starts with O

• Omnipotent (Jeremiah 10:12-13) – God has power over all things at all times.
• Omnipresent (Jeremiah 23:24) – He is always everywhere.
• Omniscient (Psalm 147:5; Proverbs 5:21) – He is all-knowing (Romans 11:34).
• Overcomer (John 16:33) – All the schemes of the devil, all the pain, injustice, and suffering of his people, all the plans against God from fallen angels and Satan, God has and will overcome it all. Do not forget that Satan and his demons have no authority over God and must ask HIM permission to do anything!

• Attributes of God that starts with P 

• Patient (Psalm 86:15) – He bears all things and is patient and understanding toward us, even when we mess up and sin.
• Peaceful (Philippians 4:7) – He is full of peace, not causing drama or unnecessary problems. He always strives to resolve conflicts (of others) harmoniously. 
• Perfect (Matthew 5:48) – He is completely perfect, without error, in all things.
• Powerful (Job 42:2) – Nothing is too hard for Him (Jeremiah 32:17).
• Protector (Psalm 18:30) – He protects and cares for His children.
• Provider (Philippians 4:19; Matthew 6:31-33) – God provides for His children in all ways (spiritual, physical, financial, emotional), according to His great riches in Heaven.

• Attributes of God that starts with Q

• Qualified (Psalm 18:30; 2 Timothy 3:16-17) – The Lord God Almighty is more than qualified to teach us, lead us, and perfect us in His infinite and amazing grace and love.

• Attributes of God that starts with R

• Redeemer (Job 19:25) – The Lord God is our redeemer, the One who saves us out of sin (Romans 6:23; John 3:16), and upholds our life day by day (Hebrews 1:3).
• Refuge (Psalm 46:1) – God is our refuge, the place and person to whom we can run to when things are not going well. He is our safe place.
• Righteous (Romans 3:21-26; Isaiah 41:10) – He is always righteous and does what is right. He never does the wrong thing.

• Attributes of God that starts with S

• Savior (Luke 2:11) – Only God can save us from our sin.
• Shelter (Psalm 61:4) – God is our refuge and shelter, our safe place away from the storms and trials of life.
• Shield (Psalm 84:11; Psalm 3:3; Psalm 7:10) – God is our shield, always protecting and loving us through everything.
• Sinless (2 Corinthians 5:21) – God is perfect and without sin.
• Sovereign (Romans 11:36; Psalm 95:3) – He is above all things and has power over all things.
• Spirit (John 4:24; Galatians 5:22-23) – He is an invisible being (1 Timothy 1:17).
• Strong (Psalm 28:7; Psalm 46:1) – God is the strongest being in existence. Nothing is stronger than Him. Thankfully, He shares His strength with us. He strengthens us by His grace as we need it. 

• Attributes of God that starts with T

• Triune (2 Corinthians 13:14) – God is God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
• Truthful (Numbers 23:19) – He hates lying and is always truthful. He never lies.

• Attributes of God that starts with U 

• Unchangeable (Psalm 102:26-28) – He never changes. His good will (Jeremiah 29:11) for us is predetermined from before the foundation of the world (Ephesians 1:3-6).
• Unconquerable (Job 42:2) – Nothing and no one is greater than the Lord and nothing can therefore conquer Him or His purposes.
• Understanding (Psalm 139:1-6) – Having been man, God understands everything we’ve gone through or will go through perfectly and is compassionate toward us.

• Attributes of God that starts with V

• Victorious (1 Corinthians 15:57; Revelation 11:15) – Victory, whether on this earth, in heaven, or anywhere in between belongs to God alone. He shares that victory with us, His children, but it is ultimately because of Him we are victorious. 

• Attributes of God that starts with W

• Wise (1 Corinthians 1:20-25) – He is full of perfect wisdom and knows everything. His understanding is unsearchable (Isaiah 40:28).
• Worthy (Revelation 5:12; Psalm 145:3) – God is perfect and loving at all times, worthy of our respect, admiration, and godly fear.

• Attributes of God that starts with X

• eXalted (Philippians 2:9-11; Psalm 46:10; Revelation 4:8) – God is exalted, high above anyone or anything else, since He has created all things.
• eXample (Matthew 5:48) – God is the perfect example for us to pattern our lives after for He alone is perfect and worthy to be praised. 
• Xristos (Luke 23:35) – Greek word that means Christ, Anointed One, or Messiah.

• Attributes of God that starts with Y

• Yahweh (Exodus 6:2-3) – Hebrew name for God / The Lord. Yahweh (YHWH) has been interpreted to mean “I am,” “He that is,” or “He brings into existence”. In English, Yahweh is sometimes translated as “Jehovah”. His name was revealed to Moses as God revealed Himself to Moses more than Abraham, Isaac, or Jacob. This name is given to the trinity: God, the Father, Jesus, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. See “Name that is above every name”.
• Yoke (Matthew 11:29-30) – God’s yoke, His plan for us to partner with Him, is easy and light. He does not overwork us but gives us steady, peaceful, happy work to do with Him for the purpose of others. He gives us plenty of rest and balances His kingdom work with pleasure and time spent with Him (Luke 10:38-42).

• Attributes of God that starts with Z

• Zealous (Isaiah 9:7; Isaiah 37:32; Isaiah 42:13) – The Lord God is full of zeal. He is not lukewarm as He asks us not to be too (Revelation 3:15-16), but rather He is zealous for His people and His will to accomplish His purposes.