God makes covenants with men, as we can see in Exodus 34, verse 10 [“And He said, ‘Behold, I make a covenant: Before all your people I will do marvels such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation; and all the people among whom you are shall see the work of the LORD. For it is an awesome thing that I will do with you.”]

God sets the terms of these covenants and then He binds Himself to keep the covenant, with the condition that man exercise the proper conduct and keep the contract, Deuteronomy 7, verse 9 [“Therefore know that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God Who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments”].

As a Lawgiver, God reveals His Will to man, Deuteronomy 8, verse 11 [“Beware that you do not forget the LORD your God by not keeping His commandments, His judgments, and His statutes which I command you today…”]. There it speaks about His commandments, His rules, and His statutes or laws.

And as Lawgiver, God has established “elemental laws,” that is, the law of gravity, the law of thermodynamics, the other laws that we see in effect, such as various weather patterns, and the rotations of the planets. All of those things make up what we call the “elemental laws of God.”

God has also established the “laws of enactment,” such as the Law of Moses and the Law of Christ. God expects man to obey and to be governed by the elemental laws and by His enactment laws.

As another activity, God is the REDEEMER of the fallen and sin-sick race. “God so loved the word that He gave His Only Begotten Son…” John 3:16 [“For God so loved the world that He gave His Only Begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”]; 2 Corinthians 5, verse 19 [“that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the Word of reconciliation.”]; and Titus 3, verse 5 [“not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit…”]. God’s great love for man has led Him by His Grace to provide for man’s salvation and for an eternal home in Heaven for us. He accomplished this through Jesus Christ, His Son, in His vicarious death on the cross, 2 Peter 3, verse 9 [“The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.”]. See also: Ephesians 1:3-4; Ephesians 3:1-13; Psalm 103; Psalm 104; Psalm 105; Psalm 106.

Finally, we see God’s activity as the SOVEREIGN LORD of history. 2 Chronicles 29:11-12: “Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, the power and the glory, the victory and the majesty; for all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and You are exalted as head over all. Both riches and honor come from You, and You reign over all. In Your hand is power and might; in Your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all.”Psalm 115:3: “But our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases.” Isaiah 45:9: “Woe to him who strives with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to Him Who forms it, ‘What are you making?’ Or shall Your handiwork say, ‘He has no hands’?” Ephesians 1:11: “in Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him Who works all things according to the counsel of His Will…” 1 Timothy 6:15: “which He will manifest in His Own time, He Who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords…” See also: Romans 9:14-24.

As the Creator and the Sustainer, God has the right to rule over man. Through His providence, God continues to work in the world today. He sustains this world, keeping His laws in force, to bring about His purposes. Hopefully this will be helpful to you in seeing what the Bible has to say regarding the Doctrine—the instruction—the teaching—about God.