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those that said will God “judge through the dark cloud ?” (Job 22:13). They thought they could get away with their evil doings because God could not see them. A vain hope. |
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The dictionary definition of this word is ‘everywhere present’ or something that means the same. David was aware that wherever he was God was there (Psalm 139:7-13) and Paul in the New Testament spoke of God as “through all” (Ephesians 4:6). |
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What this means for the wicked is that they cannot escape from God. There is no hiding place. For the godly this means that they have the comfort of knowing that God is always with them and is accessible wherever they are (Acts 17:27/28). |
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These things we have considered are of vital importance if God is going to judge mankind and should be a comfort to them that do well, knowing that there is no possibility that they will be overlooked. |
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However, though the foregoing things are essential if all that is wrong is to be adequately dealt with and all that is right vindicated, what God is morally is at least as important. What would be the value of a judge being all powerful, all knowing and everywhere present if he were not a righteous judge ? It would be better if he were none of these things. God is a righteous judge (Psalm 7:9) and because Christ has loved righteousness and hated lawlessness God has made him judge (Psalm 45:6/7; 72:1-4; Acts 17:31). |
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The things we have been speaking of: omnipotence, omniscience and omnipresence are not what God is essentially. When one speaks of what God is, one is speaking about his nature, that is, his essential character or, as we may say, his distinguishing qualities or personal traits. What we know of God is that He is both light and love (1 John 1:5; 4:8); He is both holy and righteous (John 17:11 and 25) and so on. The confusion of God’s power, knowledge and presence with his nature is the main reason for the confusion that exists between God the Father and his Son, Jesus Christ. The three things: power, knowledge and presence, are glories (distinguishing marks) of God the Father. Applying them to the Son results in |