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BiUe Writers' Theology Chapter Four
G Immensity
God is limitless. David exclaimed: "Whither shall I go from thy spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the utter most parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me..." (Psalm 139: 7-10). This shows the unique imihensity of God. King Solomon said of God's immensity, "Behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?" (I Kings 8;27). (See II Chronicles 2:6; Jeremiah 23:24; Psalm113:4-6; Isaiah 66:1; Acts 17:2^-26). God is infinite in relation to space. God's immensity is-beyond comprehension. God is both imminent and transcendent, in essence, as well as, in knowledge and power.
H Eternity
God iseternal, immortal, everlasting, and infinite in relation to time. He is without beginning or ending. God is the cause of time. God must have existed and must continue to exist forever.
• InthescriptureGodiscalledtheeverlastingGod(Genesis21:33).
• The psalmist calls Him, "from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God" (Psalm 90:2) and declares "...thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end" (Psalm 102:27).
• IsaiahalsorepresentsGod,saying,"Forthussaiththehighandlofty One that inhabiteth eternity..." (Isaiah 57:15).
• PaulproclaimsthatHeis"thesameyesterday,andtoday,andforev er" (Hebrews 13:8).
• AgainPaulproclaimingHisimmortality:"whoonlyhathimmortali ty, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and power everlast
ing. Amen"(ITimothy6:16).
The whole ofthe divine essence iseternal, for God is one now and forev er. HepossessesthewholeofHisexistenceinoneindivisibleperson(Psalm 102:24-27; Isaiah 41:4; Psalm 90:2).
4.5 Attributes of God
TheattributesofGodareHisqualities,orperfectionsofHis divinenature or His essence. God's attributes objectively describes the particular ways in which Heexists andoperates. His attributes do not denote distinct "parts" of God, but rather give light to the multiplicity of His perfect characteris-