02.01.01 - Infinity

A. Infinity: God is infinite in His nature, unlimited and unbounded in every positive way:

Hear, O Israel: the Lord is our God, the Lord is one.

Deuteronomy 6:4. When firmly grasped, God’s infinity – infinity in every way and according to any conceivable true standard – is a clarifying concept, illuminating His abilities. God’s infinite nature will always be more than the highest, the best and the purest that the human mind can comprehend.

1. God is Spiritual:(3) God is spirit, and those who worship Him must do so in [His] Spirit and in [His] truth.

John 4:24.

God’s being transcends the physical universe. He is not limited or bounded by material issues or concerns. God is not subject to matter in any way. God is not made of matter – God created matter and employs it however He desires (Genesis 1:1; Genesis 14:19 & Genesis 14:22; Deuteronomy 10:14; Job 38:4-11; Psalms 102:25; Isaiah 45:18; John 1:3; Colossians 1:16-17; Hebrews 1:3).

2. God is Eternal:

Before the mountains were born, or you gave birth to the earth and world,    from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.

Psalms 90:2.

God’s being transcends time. He is not limited or bounded by temporal issues or concerns. God is not subject to time in any way. God is not constrained by time – God created time and employs it however He desires (Psalms 90:4; Psalms 93:2; Psalms 102:24-27; Micah 5:2; John 8:58; John 17:5; Hebrews 13:8; Revelation 4:8-11).

3. God is Immeasurable: Shall God really dwell on earth? Behold, the heavens – even the entire universe – cannot contain You! How much less this temple I have built.

1 Kings 8:27.

God’s being transcends space. He is not limited or bounded by spatial issues or concerns. God is not subject to space in any way. God is not confined by space – God created space and employs it however He desires (2 Chronicles 2:5-6; Job 11:7-9; Job 36:26; Job 37:23; Psalms 86:10; Jeremiah 23:24; John 6:21; Acts 17:24; Ephesians 1:23 b).

4. God is Unique:

"With whom will you compare Me that I should be equal [to him]?" says the Holy One.

Isaiah 40:25.

Uniqueness comes from God’s infinite nature. No one else in the universe can reasonably be compared to Him. He is absolutely unique within His own creation, and therefore the one Person to whom all honor is due. Uniqueness thus speaks to God’s natural authority and ability to order the universe however He chooses. From the standpoint of His transcendence of the physical universe, He is unique by virtue of His spirituality, eternity and immeasurability. From the standpoint of His supremacy within the physical universe, He is unique by virtue of His omnipotence, omniscience and omnipresence (Deuteronomy 4:39; Deuteronomy 6:4; Deuteronomy 32:39; Isaiah 43:10-11; Isaiah 45:5-6, Isaiah 45:14, Isaiah 45:21-22; James 2:19). Only God is able to create morally accountable creatures and a world in which they may exercise their free-will.

5. God is Omnipotent:

Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Does any miracle lie beyond my power?

Jeremiah 32:27.

God is all-powerful, irrespective of matter. He can effect anything He desires in the material realm, and nothing can transpire apart from His will. Therefore there is no deed, nor was there ever, nor will there ever be which God is unable to do, small or great. As the Almighty One (Revelation 1:8; Revelation 4:8), His ability to accomplish any event he desires within His creation now and forever is comprehensive and absolute (Genesis 18:14; Job 5:9; Job 26:6-14; Job 38:4-38; Job 42:2; Psalms 8:1-9; Psalms 62:11 [in Hebrew: see KJV]; Proverbs 21:30; Isaiah 40:26; Jeremiah 27:5; Luke 1:37; John 1:3; Romans 1:20; Ephesians 1:19; Colossians 1:17; Hebrews 1:3).

6. God is Omniscient:

I am God – there exists no other One;

[I am] God – and nothing like Me exists.

Since the [very] beginning, I have been making known the end;

Since [eternity] past, things that have not yet been done.

Isaiah 46:9-10.

God is all-knowing, irrespective of time. He can effect anything He desires in the temporal realm. Therefore God knows, always has known and always will know everything, the end from the beginning. As the Everlasting One (Psalms 90:2 & Psalms 90:4), His knowledge of every event that ever has or will or even could occur within His creation is comprehensive and absolute (1 Samuel 2:3; Psalms 139:1-4 & Psalms 139:12; Psalms 147:5; Isaiah 42:9; Matthew 10:29-30; Matthew 11:21; John 1:1-2; 1 Corinthians 2:7-10; Hebrews 4:13; 1 John 3:20).

7. God is Omnipresent: Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from before you?

If I should ascend to heaven, you are there.

If I should make my bed in Sheol, there you are.

If I should wing my way to where the sun rises in the east, or take up residence beyond the furthest reaches of the western sea, Even there you would lead me by the hand, you would hold me fast with your [strong] right hand.

Psalms 139:7-10.

God is ever-present, irrespective of space. He can effect anything He desires in the spatial realm (Job 26:7). Therefore God has the ability, has always had and always will have, to be anywhere and everywhere, local and universal. As the Ever-Present One (Acts 17:27-28), His ability to be present at any or every point within His creation whenever He desires is comprehensive and absolute (Job 22:12; Isaiah 66:1-2; Jeremiah 23:23-24; Proverbs 15:3).