Class 21 Topic 2 God is Transcendent Immanent

Topic 2: God is Omnipresent/ Transcendent and Immanent:

Topic 2: God is Omnipresent/ Transcendent and Immanent www.chapbettis.com www.theapollosproject.com

QUESTIONS:

QUESTIONS Explain the meaning and significance of the omnipresence of God. Explain the meaning and significance of the transcendence of God. Explain the meaning and significance of the immanence of God.

Omnipresence:

Meaning - God is present everywhere. Definition - God does not have size or spatial dimensions and is present at every point in space with his whole being, yet God acts differently in different places. Omnipresence

Omnipresence:

Scriptural proof "Am I only a God nearby," declares the LORD, "and not a God far away? Can anyone hide in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the LORD. "Do not I fill heaven and earth?" declares the LORD. - Jeremiah 23:23-24 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, [ a ] 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. - Ps 139:7-10 Omnipresence

Further Explanation :

Further Explanation 1. We cannot think of God in spatial terms. -Pantheist believes that God is everything that exists. -Analogy of sponge and water. Water is not the sponge and sponge is not the water. They are completely distinct. 2. God is present in different ways in different places. -God acts differently in different places. God is present in hell to punish. .

Further Explanation cont.:

Further Explanation cont. 3. Present to sustain. Col 1:17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 4. Present to bless. Most of the time when God is talking about his presence, he is referring to his presence to bless. God is not more present in heaven but is more present to bless there

Significance :

Significance 1 . We can pray wherever we are. 2. God will never leave us I will never leave you or forsake you. Heb 13:5 And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Matt 28:20

Transcendence and Immanence :

Transcendence and Immanence Transcendent Meaning - God is above creation . Definition - God is above creation in the sense that he is greater than creation and independent of it.

Transcendence and Immanence :

Transcendence and Immanence Immanent Meaning - God remains in creation. Definition - God remains involved in creation. It is dependant upon him for functioning

Scriptural Proof:

Scriptural Proof Eph 4:6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all . Deut 4:39 the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth below. Acts 17:25 And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else. ( Transcendent) Acts 17:28 'For in him we live and move and have our being.' As some of your own poets have said, 'We are his offspring.' (Immanent) The Lord is my shepherd. Psalm 23:1

Scriptural Proof cont.:

Scriptural Proof cont. Job 12:10 In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind. Col 1:17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together . Heb 1:3 The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being , sustaining all things by his powerful word .

Further Explanation :

Further Explanation God is both distinct yet always involved in creation. Significance God most high God most nigh (near)

Card Strategy:

Card Strategy Explain the meaning and significance of the omnipresence of God. Explain the meaning and significance of the transcendence of God. Explain the meaning and significance of the immanence of God.