A knowledge of the only true God, the God who reveals Himself in the Holy Scriptures, and of the Lord Jesus Christ, is essential to salvation, and is the life-long pursuit of every genuine Christian. In a sermon preached on January 7, 1855, Charles Spurgeon said:
"It has been said by someone that 'the proper study of mankind is man.' I will not oppose the idea, but I believe it is equally true that the proper study of God's elect is God; the proper study of a Christian is the Godhead. The highest science, the loftiest speculation, the mightiest philosophy, which can ever engage the attention of a child of God, is the name, the nature, the person, the work, the doings, and the existence of the great God whom he calls his Father. There is something exceedingly improving to the mind in a contemplation of the Divinity. It is a subject so vast, that all our thoughts are lost in its immensity; so deep, that our pride is drowned in its infinity. Other subjects we can compass and grapple with; in them we feel a kind of self-content, and go our way with the thought, 'Behold I am wise.' But when we come to this master-science, finding that our plumb-line cannot sound its depth, and that our eagle eye cannot see its height, we turn away with the thought, that vain man would be wise, but he is like a wild ass's colt; and with the solemn exclamation, 'I am but of yesterday, and know nothing.' No subject of contemplation will tend more to humble the mind, than thoughts of God."
You will be greatly blessed and encouraged by listening to these audio messages by Pastor Sarver, an elder of Albany Baptist Church, Albany, NY, as he sets forth many of the attributes or characteristics of the God of the Bible, revealing His true nature and character.
The Absolute Independence Of God
The Immensity And Omnipresence Of God
The Basis Of God's Sovereignty
God's Sovereignty Displayed In Providence
Decretive And Declarative Will Of God
Holiness (Prominence, Meaning And Excellency)
Holiness Displayed In The Person Of Christ
The Goodness Of God (Displayed In Mercy)
The Goodness Of God (Displayed In Grace)
See also the following books and articles:
“The Attributes of God,” by Arthur W. Pink
“The Attributes of God,” by Ferrell Griswold
“The True God,” by James Montgomery Boice
“The Night Watches,” by John MacDuff