Attribute #1: Our God Is Alive

While at a friend’s youth group one Wednesday evening, the activity was choosing an attribute of God and finding as many verses as possible to back up that statement.  The point of it was to not only be searching through the scriptures, but to be able to say why we believe what we believe.  Why is our God alive?  Because the Bible says so, and I can show you where – you know, that sort of thing.  I enjoyed the activity – it was much like a treasure hunt in the Bible for, indeed, the Bible is full of treasures – God’s words to us.  I encourage you to do this activity yourself (after all, I can’t put on every single one of the verses) and meanwhile I will be posting one attribute with verses every so often.

So now: our God is alive (living, risen, etc.)

Job 19:25 - For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:

Psalm 18:46 - The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.

Psalm 42:2 - My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

Psalm 84:2 - My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

Jeremiah 4:2 - And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.

Jeremiah 10:10 - But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.

Daniel 6:26 - I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.

Matthew 28:6 - He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

Matthew 28:20 - Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Mark 16:6 - And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.

Luke 24:23 -  And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.

John 6:69 - And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

Acts 1:3 - To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:

Acts 17:3 - Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.

Acts 25:14 - But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

Romans 8:34 - Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

Romans 9:26 - And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.

1 Corinthians 15:4 - And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

2 Corinthians 6:16 - And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

1 Timothy 4:10 - For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.

Hebrews 10:31 - It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Revelation 1:18 - I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

Revelation 2:8 - And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;

Revelation 4:9 - And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth forever and ever (Revelation 4:10, 5:14, 10:6, 15:7)

No one can say our God is not alive!  "You ask me how I know he lives, he lives within my heart."  - the hymn He Lives