Here's a short tidbit of theology that struck me as awesome:
Omniscience of God
"Omni" generally means all.
"Science" generally refers to knowledge. Therefore this term refers to
God's all-knowing nature. Greek logic (which has heavily influenced our
own logic) says that there's this heavenly "Logos", or knowledge. And
this contains all knowledge there is to know in the universe. As
humans, we only know a small fraction of this Logos. So then, God's
omniscience must refer to Him knowing the heavenly Logos.
But
scripture provides a far more intense description: God doesn't just
contain all knowledge, he has direct and immediate access to all
knowledge at all times. He knows thoughts, knows all possible outcomes
before a decision is made. He not only knows each thing in and of
itself, He also knows each thing in relation to the whole. It refers to
His sovereignty; He knows all things, sees all things, sustains all
things, and governs all things. In order for us to learn something, it
takes time to process, whereas God instantaneously knows all happenings.
That's just awesome.
(Scripture references: 1 Sam.
16:7, 23:9-13; 1 Kings 8:39; 2 Kings 13:19; 1 Chron. 28:9; Ps. 33:13-15,
81:14-15, 139:1-6, 139: 13-16; Prov. 15:3; Job 24:23; Jer. 16:17; Isa.
40:13-14, 48:18; Luke 16:15; Rom. 8:27, 11:33-36; Eph. 1:11; Heb. 4:13)
You're right - that *is* awesome.
ReplyDeleteAnd to top it off, we get to call him "Dad."