Sermon Tone Analysis

"Omnis:” Definitions

Omnipresent

Omni

God is perfectly present with himself, transcending all limitation of space, and yet present with every point of space with all that he is.

Transcendance means that God is greater than and independent of the creation.

Immensity refers to the fact that God transcends and fills all space.

And omnipresence indicates that God is present with every point of space in his entire being.

*This is different than pantheism.

God is not only omnipresent, he is transcendent.

God may be in the tree, but the tree is not a part of God.

To cut down the tree, is not to somehow diminish or harm God.

God is omnipresent, yet also greater than and independent of the creation.

1.

He is the Creator and possessor of all things (Gen.

14:19, 22; Deut.

10:14; Col. 1:16; Rev. 10:6).

2. Heaven and earth cannot contain him (1 Kings 8:27; 2 Chron.

2:6; Isa.

66:1; Acts 7:48–49).

3.

He fills heaven and earth, so nothing is hidden from his presence, and he is both close and far off (Ps.

139:7–10; Jer.

23:23–24; Acts 17:27–28).

4.

He manifests himself variously in various places:

a.

He dwells and has his throne in heaven (Deut.

26:15; 2 Sam.

22:7; 1 Kings 8:32; Pss.

11:4; 33:13; 115:3, 16; Isa.

63:15; Matt.

5:34; 6:9; John 14:2; Eph.

1:20; Heb.

1:3; Rev. 1:4–5).

b.

He descends from heaven (Gen.

3:8; 11:5, 7; 12:7; 15:1; 18:1; Ex. 3:7–8; 19:9, 11, 18, 20; Deut.

33:2; Judg.

5:4).

c.

He dwells in the midst of his people (Ex.

20:24; 25:8; 40:34–35; Deut.

12:11; 1 Sam.

4:4; 2 Sam.

6:2; 1 Kings 8:10–11; 2 Kings 19:15).

d.

He is far (relationally) from the wicked (Pss.

11:5; 50:16–21; 145:20).

e.

He is close (relationally) to the righteous (Pss.

11:7; 51:19; Isa.

57:15).

f.

Christ is the fullness of the Godhead bodily (Col.

2:9).

g.

God indwells the church (John 14:23; Rom.

8:9, 11; 1 Cor.

3:16; 6:19; Eph.

2:22; 3:17).

1ki

Jer

Omniscient

God’s omniscience is his perfect knowing of himself, all actual things outside himself, and all things that do not become reality in one eternal and simple (not having any parts but having distinctions) act (exertion of energy).

Is

Scriptural Evidence.

The following list shows the objects of God’s knowledge from Scripture:

1. Himself as triune (Matt.

11:27; John 1:18; 10:15; 1 Cor.

2:10)

2. All things (2 Chron.

16:9; Isa.

40:13; Rom.

11:34; Heb.

4:13; 1 John 3:20)

3.

All needs (Matt.

6:8, 32)

4.

Even the smallest physical things (Matt.

10:30)

5.

The heart of man (1 Kings 8:39; Ps. 7:9; Prov.

15:11; Jer.

11:20; 17:9–10; 20:12; Luke 16:15; Rom.

8:27; 1 Thess.

2:4; 1 John 3:20)

6.

The thoughts and meditations of man (Ps.

139:2; Ezek.

11:5; 1 Cor.

3:20)

7. Man in the totality of his being and acts (Psalm 139)

8. Sheol and Abaddon (Prov.

15:11)

9. Man’s sin and wickedness (Ps.

69:5; Jer.

16:17; 18:23; 32:19)

10.

Things that are contingent from a human perspective (1 Sam.

23:10–13; 2 Kings 13:19; Ps. 81:12–16; Jer.

26:2–7; 38:17–20; Ezek.

3:4–6; Matt.

11:21)

11.

People before they are conceived (Ps.

139:13–16; Jer.

1:5; Rom.

8:28–30; Rev. 13:8; 17:8)

12. Future things (Isa.

41:22–26; 42:8–9; 43:9–12; 44:6–8; 46:9–11)

13.

The days and geographical limits ordained for each person (Pss.

31:15; 39:4–5; 139:7–16; Job 14:5; Acts 17:26)

Omnipotence

God’s omnipotence describes his ability to do anything consistent with his nature.

Matt

JER

Heb

Scriptural Evidence.

Biblical evidence for God’s omnipotence is visible in the following observations:

1. God’s names and titles display his power: el, elohim (God), el shaddai (“God Almighty”), adonai, Yahweh, Yahweh-tsabaoth (“LORD of hosts”), “the Mighty One of Israel” (Isa.

1:24), “King of kings and Lord of lords” (1 Tim.