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Lastly we have the matter of omnipresence: universal presence. This is again spoken of God the Father. Paul says of Him that he is “through all” (Ephesians 4: 6). Christ on the other hand when here existed in one place at a time. Eventually he was taken up into heaven (Luke 24:51; Acts 1:9). Clearly he was not taken up where He already was. God, Christ’s Father was always in the heavens (Matthew 16:17). He fills heaven and earth (Jeremiah 23:24) and this can be so for the earth itself is, as we know, an orb circling in the heavens. |
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The above references it will be noticed are mostly from the New Testament and clearly show that it is God the Father that is essentially supreme, all-knowing and everywhere present. As to the general truth that these things apply to God there is plenty of Old Testament support - see, for instance, Psalm 139. However, the point of what is quoted above is that what was predicated of God in the Old Testament applies to the Father in the New. |
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The things predicated of the Father have largely been given to Christ as gifts as will be shown below. |
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As to supremacy; God has made Christ supreme. He has granted Him a name which is above every name (Philippians 2:9). “He... has also ascended up above all the heavens” (Ephesians 4:10) - He has the highest place. All power has been given to Him (Matthew 28:18). “The Father loves the Son, and has given all things [to be] in his hand” (John 3:35) and so we could go on. It is what God has done to Christ because of who He is and because of what He has done. However it must be made clear that it is God who has put all things in subjection under Christ’s feet. Clearly this does not include God Himself as Paul says (1 Corinthians 15:27). Scripture must be read reasonably. God did not give Christ a place that He already had. |
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As to all-knowingness, we know that God makes things known to Christ such as the future (Revelation 1:1). This shows that he did not already know the things revealed. I have heard it said that when Christ said He did not know certain things he really did, but just took the place of not knowing. This is |