Section 6
expression. The Bible also reveals that God is righteous and holy. The adjective "righteous" used with respect to God refers to God's way. God's way of doing things is always righteous; He never does anything unrighteously. The adjec tive "holy" refers to God's inward nature. God is righteous in His doings and holy in His nature.
God's image is depicted by these four words: love, light, righteous, and holy. These are God's attributes. Hence, when we use the term "di vine attributes" we are referring to God's love, light, righteousness, and holiness. Our God is love and light, and our God is righteous and holy. This is not a description of God's likeness; it is a description of God's very being. God is love; that is, love is His being. God is light; that is, light is His being. Furthermore, the being of God is righteous in His acts and holy in His nature. This is the image, the description, of our God. The four main features of this description are God's attributes.
MAN CREATED WITH THE CAPACITY TO CONTAIN THE DIVINE ATTRIBUTES
God created man in His own image in such a way that man has the capacity to contain God's love, light, righteousness, and holiness. The