Attributes of God Pt. 5:
"God Is Omnipresent"

Definition:
God is present everywhere and at all times.

"God, in the totality of His essence, without diffusion or expansion, multiplication or division, penetrates and fills the universe in all its parts.”
–A.H. Strong
(Systematic Theology)

General Remarks:
• We can be wholly aware or unaware of God's presence
• God is not obligated to make His presence known
• At certain times, God graciously allows us to experience His presence
• Although God is present everywhere, God is not everything (Pantheism)
• God would remain should any or all parts of our universe be destroyed
• God's presence among us is an act of voluntary condescension

Metaphors used to describe God's visible presence include:
1. Clouds and/or fire

Metaphors used to describe God's visible presence include:
1. Clouds and/or fire
2. Consuming fire

Metaphors used to describe God's visible presence include:
1. Clouds and/or fire
2. Consuming fire
3. Brilliant colors and light

Human responses to God's presence include:
1. Fear

Human responses to God's presence include:
1. Fear
2. Restricted activity

Human responses to God's presence include:
1. Fear
2. Restricted activity
3. Reverence & Praise

Human responses to God's presence include:
1. Fear
2. Restricted activity
3. Reverence & Praise
4. Cessation of life

Human responses to God's presence include:
1. Fear
2. Restricted activity
3. Reverence & Praise
4. Cessation of life
5. Humility

Human responses to God's presence include:
1. Fear
2. Restricted activity
3. Reverence & Praise
4. Cessation of life
5. Humility
6. Glorification

Human responses to God's presence include:
1. Fear
2. Restricted activity
3. Reverence & Praise
4. Cessation of life
5. Humility
6. Glorification
7. Courage