What is the singular, immutable, defining, distinguishingly different characteristic of God’s Sovereign, uncreated, always existent sinless holiness vs, apart from His electing, grace, the immutable, unholy, damning sinfulness of every son of Adam – man (Roms 8:6-8; 3:23)?
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Numbers 23:19: 19 “God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent; has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?”
I Samuel 15:29: 29 “Also the Glory of Israel will not lie or change His mind; for He is not a man that He should change His mind.”
Titus 1:1-3: 1 “Paul, a bond-servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of those chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, 2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised long ages ago, 3 but at the proper time manifested, even His word, in the proclamation with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior,…..”
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What then is this singular characteristic?
Truthfulness vs Untruthfulness(Lying)
Our God is Truth, the only source of Truth: Ps 19:7-11; 119; Is 55.8(Ps 50:21; 135:6),9-11; 40:5-8; 42:5-&; 66:1-2; Pro 30:5-6; II Tim 3:16-17; II Ptr 1: 19-21; Roms 1:25; I Jn 1:8; Jn 8:31-32,44-47; Rev 22:18-19
Lie: Roms 1:25; Col 3:9; Ps 119:69; Jer 8:8; Acts 5:3
Lying: Proverbs 6:7; 26:28
Liars: I Tim 4:2; I Jn 5:10
Jer 9:5-6: 5 “Everyone deceives his neighbor and does not speak the truth, They have taught (clearly an intentional act of the individuals will/jgw) their tongue to speak lies; They weary themselves committing iniquity. 6 “Your dwelling is in the midst of deceit; Through deceit (intentionally – Roms 1:18) they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.
A factious man: Titus 3:9-11