God's Omnipresence Analysis

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God transcends our ability to understand Him the creation and in His nature. Another example is His omnipresence. Considering that the size of our visible universe is (Halpern, 2010) 93 billion ly (light years) in diameter, by faith we have to know that He is present in the whole universe Ps. 139:7. Not only is God present throughout the universe, but his nature is also homogenous in that his veracity is total. God is complete truth in all aspects, no falsehood as whatever God has revealed Himself as He truly is. There is no false pride or vanity as God knows all as it truly exists. Contrasting to God’s omnipresence is His holiness which sets Him apart from all others. It is God alone who is holy and sanctifies choosing the people and items to become holy in service to Him. God also calls …show more content…
“Along with Abraham Kuyper, Herman Bavinck (1854-1921) was one of the two major architects of a Reformed revival in The Netherlands in the late nineteenth century, a revival commonly known as neocalvinism.”

Conclusion Bavinck is a reformed theologian who is committed to preserve orthodox belief. This kind of preserving is just what we need now in the face of our own liberal society. His work in The Doctrine of God is made known to us in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Let us note as have mentioned God the Father, our belief in Him implies belief in God the Son. (Heb. 1:3).
Bavinck is careful to mention that the outcome of the angels (elect/reprobate) that the final outcome is God’s will. Let us note carefully that man is given grace and that the angels are not given the option of salvation. We should rejoice greatly that election is only in His grace, infallible, that Christ is glorified and that those elect shall be saved. Let us give thanks to God in His unfathomable mercy, grace, longsuffering, lovingkindness and compassion to us as

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