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The Multi-Dimensional Attributes Of God
Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Apr 23, 2021 (message contributor)
Summary: God is not confined to our three dimensions of space and single dimension of time.
The divine attributes of God give Him supreme power over all things and unlimited knowledge of all truth in every potential situation, whether before the beginning, in between, or at the ending under all possible interpretations of any component in any dimension. He knows everything that will or does happen. Human beings cannot hide from Him.
“Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.” (Psalm139:7-10 NIV)
GOD IS SPIRIT
God is an eternal, perfect, and unchangeable invisible, incorporeal spirit being and is NOT matter. He has always existed and transcends time and space. He is present everywhere, but He is not IN matter. He is not the sun, moon, stars, nor an image of wood, stone, or metal; and not a beast or man. He is not the air, the wind, a universal mind, love or some impersonal quality (see John 4:24). God has revealed Himself uniquely as one God in three separate persons: God, the Father, God, the Son – Jesus Christ, and God, the Holy Spirit.
GOD IS OMNIPOTENT
God is all-powerful. Nothing is impossible or too difficult for Him because He has an infinite ability to meet every need. He promised to enter into every circumstance to work it out for the best for every Christian (see Luke 1:37; Romans 8:28).
GOD IS IMMUTABLE
He said of Himself; “I am the Lord God. I change not” (Malakai 3:6 KJV). He is unchangeable and is worthy of being trusted. He will never fail or change His love, power, or wisdom. He will always be as He always has been and will always be there for those who love Him (See Ex 3:14; Num 23:19-20; 1 Sa 15:29; Job 23:13; Ps 33:11; 119:89-91; Pro 19:21; Eke 3:14; 7:13; Isa 31:2; Heb 6:17-18; Heb 13:8; James 1:17).
God will not be shaped into any human-made image, idea, or likeness to make people feel good about Him. He is as He has always been – the Lord God of ALL creation! He is the great “I am,” not the “I was” or the “I will be.”
GOD IS OMNIPRESENT
God is intimately and infinitely present in respect to every part of creation - past, present, and future. He does not travel through time because there is no time as humans are capable of understanding it in Him.
GOD IS OMNISCIENT
God has infinite and perfect knowledge of the past, present, and future because He lives outside the time-space continuum. God has chosen to know everything. He is totally trustworthy as defined by His omnipotent, immutable, and omnipresent attributes. All of Creation reveals the infinite perfection of God's wisdom (See Psalm 139).
God can see and interact with everything that happens in our multi-dimensional universe. He can act at any time He chooses. God is invisible and cannot be seen except if He elects to reveal Himself in a three-dimensional form that human beings can see. He did that when Jesus “became flesh and made His dwelling among us” (John 1:14 NIV).
GOD IS LOVE
God knows what is best for His created. He knows every person before they are formed in their mother’s womb (Jeremiah1:5). He knows all their needs before they ask for them (Matthew 6:8). He plans to prosper them and give them hope in the future because He already knows what the future is! (Jeremiah 29:11)
Christianity is the only religion that sets forth the Creator of the Universe as Love. All of Creation resounds with the proof that God is love (1 John 4:8b). Within Him is found all the fullness of excellence, beauty, and perfection. He is the author of all that is good in creation. This truth is taught throughout the Bible, beginning with Adam in the Garden of Eden.
Everything in the Cosmos was created because of love, and every human being is connected by love. Love describes who God is and not something He has. It is the essence of His character and nature. Human beings are all connected because they were created by the love of God, who energized them with life by the Holy Spirit. Energy is not God. It is the love of God that gives energy to everything.
GOD IS BEAUTIFUL
God is magnificent and beautiful. Beauty is the possession and characteristic of Him and is one of His distinctive qualities. It is what emphasizes the form in which He reveals Himself in the external manifestation of His presence and the quality of His greatness, authority, dignity, preeminence, power, perfection, and majesty.
