God And His Word - A Question And Answer Approach To Understanding The Bible

6. HAS GOD ALWAYS EXISTED? Yes. Before time began, God already existed. This is another way of saying that God is ETERNAL; that no or ending. "From everlasting to everlasting, thou art God" - Psalms 90:1-2. Actually, God is SELF EXISTENT" He is life in Himself. Genesis l:1; Isaiah 41:4; 44:6; Psalms 36:9. Note Exodus 3:2; John 1:4, "In Him was life." 7. WHAT IS GOD MADE OF? "God is a Spirit" (John 4:24), which means that He is a living, personal being without a visible form. Think of all the living creatures you know about: fish, birds, animals and men. God lives just as they do – WITH ONE GREAT EXCEPTION! Since all MATTER is subject to change and death, God chose to be without form, invisible, and, therefore, able to be everywhere at once! God is a personal being, but without flesh and blood which can be affected by death. "God is a Spirit" - John 4:24. 8. HOW BIG IS GOD? God’s bigness is UNLIMITED. He is bigger than the entire universe, larger than anyone can realize. There is no device known to man by which God’s bigness can be measured. Note again question 3 about the word “infinite.” His hands are large enough to measure the waters. He can weigh the mountains in His scales. He covers all. Isaiah 40:12, 15, 22. 9. WHERE IS GOD? God’s throne and home is in heaven; yet, it can be said that God inhabits the whole earth and is everywhere. Isaiah 66: l; 2 Chronicles 16:9; Proverbs 15:3; Psalms 139:7, 8. 10. TWELVE DESCRIPTIONS THAT HELP US UNDERSTAND THE INFINITE GOD: [1] ETERNAL - Unlimited by time. "The everlasting God" - Genesis 21 :33. [2] UNCHANGING - Unaffected by circumstances, immutable. “I am the Lord, I change not” – Malachi 3:6. "The invisible things of Him (God)" - Romans 1:20. "Now the Lord is that Spirit" - 2 Corinthians 3:17. "Him who is invisible" - Hebrews 11:27. "No man hath seen God at any time" - John 1:18.

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