Man is born with a God-conscious mind. There are millions who have never read the scripture but profess belief in the existence of a supreme being.

This is because God created in man that instinct to know Him.

Knowledge of his nature and attribute is important as it has been observed that people’s civilization, progress, attainments and moral standards never rise above there concept of God.

Wherever individuals, nations and churches have a concept of GOD, prosperity, peace, progress, great exploits, material and spiritual blessing, growth and success are always their lots.

Daniel rightly said, “…the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits”（Daniel 11:32）.

The more a person knows GOD rhe more spiritual he/she becomes and the more progress he make spiritually and physically.

General concepts of God

Bible references （isaiah 40:18-20; romans 1:21-25; ephesians 4:17,18; 2:2, 12; mark 12:24）.

A wrong concept of God can make one not to enjoy God’s best in life. The bible gives us the reason the modern man follows these blind-alley belief: “because that, when they knew God they glorified him not as God …” （Romans 1:21）.

The beliefs of modern man about God

1. Agnosticism. Agnostics believe that the finite mind of man cannot grasp the infinite God. They therefore state that man cannot know God. They cannot be right. Although man cannot fully grasp or understand God, the bible states that we can know him as he reveals himself to us. We cannot know him perfectly with our finite minds or else, he would cease to be our object of worship. We can know God enough only as to help us understand his plan for our lives and his sovereignty over the universe. “the secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law ”
2. Pantheism. pantheism is another school of thought whereby mordern man tries to evade the worship of the true God. pantheist says that “God is the universe and the universe is God”. this is another way of saying “God is anything and anything is God”.they equate God with clouds, trees, birds, reptiles and rivers.
3. Poytheists. polytheist is another group who believe that the universe is not governed by one force alone, but by many. Hence, they believe that there is god of peace, a god of war, a god fire, a god of water, etc. Polytheists promote the worship of many gods.
4. Deism. deism is  another wrong concept of God. the deist admits that God created the universe but afterward, left it to be run by itself. according to this view, there is no possibility for revelation or the miracle-working power of God since he has gone away to somewhere nobody knows. A universe without an ever-present God is a universe without purpose.  Men may be confused about God’s presence and His active participantion in the affairs of men, but His word reminds us that He rules in the kingdoms of men （Daniel 4:17）
5. atheism. atheism taking from two greek words meaning “without God” is another view  that runs contrary to the teaching of scripture on the nature and attributes of God

“ELOHIM ” is one of the names of God used in the scripture. The name  “ELOHIM,”  translated about God, is used about 2,500 times in the Old testament and it means “the strong one.” the name is used whenever the creative power of God is described or implied. The name “ELOHIM” is a uniplural noun which foreshadows the doctrine of the  trinity of the Godhead.

JEHOVAH. God also revealed himself as jehovah. The Word “JEHOVAH” IS derived from the verb “TO BE”  it includes the past, present and future tenses. In other words, he is the one who was, and is and is to come, “THE ETERNAL ONE”.

Another words that are compound with the name “JEHOVAH”  to form his complete name for that any occasion are;

• “JEHOVAHNISSI”, which means “i am thy banner.” OCCASION: after the victory of Israelite over the Amalek they “built an altar, and called the name of it JEHOVAHNISSI” （Exodus 17:15).
• JEHOVAH RAPHA. which means; “the LORD that healeth”. this is to show God’s people that  healing of infirmities is God’s will and pre-occupation (Exodus 15:26). All who are sick today can look up to him for healing.
• JEHOVAH-SHALOM. meaning “I am thy peace” (judges 6:24). peace flow like a river into the hearts and lives o all who belong to the lord.
• the LORD is revealed as the shepherd in Psalm 23. he is fulfilment of all our needs for provision, security, peace, guidance, restoratio, safety, comfort, and anointing.

God’s nature and his attributes are inseparable. His nature is revealed through His name. God manifested Himself through different names in the scriptures not for the purpose of confusing man but to reveal rhe different phases of his nature.

HIS ATTRIBUTES AND NATURE ARE AS FOLLOWS 

1. GOD IS A SPIRIT.
2. GOD IS INFINITE.
3. GOD IS WISE.
4. GOD IS OMNIPOTENT.
5. GOD IS OMNIPRESENT.
6. GOD IS OMNISCIENCE.
7. GOD IS HOLY

Although he thinks, feels, speaks, and acts, he is not subject to the limitations of those who possess a body.

he is neither subject to, nor limited by earthly boundaries. Since God is infinite and there is no measure of his greatness, His certainly sufficient for our needs.

God is sovereign whether we recognize it or not. The sovereignity of GOD is one of the deepest thought in the universe. HE HOLDS A POSITION OF ABSOLUTE AUTHORITY. We should have no fear of his will for it is always the expression of his great love and mercy.

His wisdom is a combination of all his other attributes.

How grateful we should be to have this all-wise GOD TO direct and control our affairs! What a blessing to have the ancient of Days as our counsellor and guide as we traverse this complex world!

GOD IS OMNIPOTENT.

His power knows no limitation .he is all powerful .and there nothing that he cannot do .“ i know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee” （job 42:2)

GOD IS OMNPRESENT

He is everywhere at all times

GOD IS OMNISCIENT .

He is perfect in knowledge. He knows all things. He is all-wise （psalm 94:9;,139:16; hebrews 4:13). He has perfect knowledge of all that transpires in human existence. He knows all that has taken place, what is taking place and will take place in future. There is no problem that he cannot solve.

GOD IS HOLY.

This is essential reason he is our object of worship. When Isaiah saw the lord in his glor, he heard an angel cry,“…HOLY , HOLY , HOLY IS THE LORD OF HOSTS …” (Isaiah 6:3) the amount of grace, love, power and goodness you draw from GOD depends, to a large extent, on your understanding of his nature and comformity with it.