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“ Summary, Part 3 ” We cannot actually ascend to heaven or tunnel into the middle of the earth. But if we could, we would find God there. He is also in the uninhabited and even in the dark places. Verse 12 means that darkness does not thwart God at all. 3. PR 15:3 [31:22]. God’s ‘eyes’ are His faculty of perception, not eyes of flesh. He is aware of every sordid thing that sinners do in His world and every good deed that His saints perform for His glory. His omnipresence implies that men should live in the fear of God (cf. Lev 19:14). This is a spur for holy striving and against hypocrisy and bitterness. The perfect judge will judge perfectly. 4. JER 23:24 [38:06]. This text epitomizes all we have seen. It confirms that God is present, with His whole being, in the entire universe. The mountains do not hide those who seek their protection from Him. 5. MT 18:19-20 [41:27]. This text links God’s omnipresence with His special presence. He offers comfort in His presence, as he did for Jacob in prison and for the liberated building the Temple. CONCLUDING APPLICATIONS [44:32]. 1. We are called to fear God and walk sincerely before Him. 2. We are called to wait on God for vindication and validation. 3. We are assured that we are never beyond the range of God’s protection.
Ian Migala (9/8/2014)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 2 ” God is present everywhere in His entirety. Do not confuse this with pantheism. God is everywhere does not infer that everything is God. C. GOD IS SPECIALLY PRESENT ON EARTH, IN SOME PLACES, AND IN HEAVEN [16:54]. God, according to His sovereign good pleasure, specially or emphatically dwells in diverse locations at diverse times. Scripture often refers to these places as “His house” or “His temple”. An example is the Garden of Eden. Jacob: “Surely the Lord is in this place” (Gen 28:16). God was in the tabernacle. Today, He dwells in every true church and Christian. He dwells permanently in Heaven (Col 2:9). Other places, we read of God departing, leaving off, etc. II. Survey of the biblical witness to God’s spatial supremacy [20:02]. A. THE BIBLICAL WITNESS TO GOD’S IMMENSITY AND OMNIPRESENCE. 1. 1 KI 8:22-27 [21:27]. In Acts 17:28, we read of God’s immanence, which is a different quality. The current text better captures the quality at hand. In his dedication to God’s house, Solomon asserts God’s immensity. His temple does not exhaust his special presence, let alone His omnipresence. 2. PS 139:7-12 [24:52]. There is no such thing as a God-forsaken place. Yet how often do we all try to flee from Him? Where God’s Spirit is, there God is. God is in the inaccessible places.
Ian Migala (9/8/2014)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 1 ” [Pastor Nutter credits his former professor, Pastor Greg Nichols of Grace Immanuel Reformed Baptist Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan for the outline of this message, which can be found in Pastor Nichols’ book, *What does the Bible say about God?: The Biblical doctrine of God*.] God alone is without limitation. In this message, we focus exclusively on God’s relation to space. Nothing external can limit Him. I. THE CONCEPT OF GOD’S SPATIAL SUPREMACY [starting at 6:07 of the audio]. We summarize as follows: (1) God is not limited by space (His immensity); (2) God is present with His whole being at every point in space (His omnipresence); (3) God is specially present at some points in space (His special presence). A. GOD IS IMMENSE [9:47]. The vast heavens cannot contain him. We can assert His immensity, but we can’t entirely comprehend it. Indeed, He is often far too small in our minds. B. GOD IS OMNIPRESENT [11:42]. He is present with His whole being at every point in space. No one can flee from His presence. He is everywhere, no matter what else is there. Spirits can occupy occupied space as well, yet cannot fill all of space like God can. The devil has the same limitation despite the common notion that he is omnipresent (he isn’t).
