The Infinity of God, Pt. 1

The infinity of God is that perfection of God by which He is free from all limitations. In other words, in the very nature of God there cannot possibly be any limitations to His divine being.  The Bible implies that He is in no way limited by the universe, by this time-space world, or confined to the universe. When the Bible ascribes to God infinity, it does not mean that the very being of God is somehow spread out across the universe, as if one part of His spirit being is here and another part of His spirit being is there. For God has no body and therefore no extension.

The infinity of God is a concept that man cannot possibly grasp. It is a reality in God fully comprehended only by Him. We can only distinguish various aspects of God’s infinity.

First – GOD’s ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. 

It should not be understood in a quantitative sense, but in a qualitative sense; that is it qualifies all the communicable attributes (qualities which man and God share together) of God. For example, God’s power is infinite power, in the sense that it is an exhaustless potency of power; and infinite holiness is not a boundless holiness, but a holiness which is, qualitatively free from all limitation or defect. The same may be said of infinite knowledge and wisdom, and of infinite love and righteousness.   All of qualities and attributes found in the nature of God, many of which we do not know except for that which God has chosen to reveal to us in the pages of the Holy Scriptures, is absolutely exhaustless, having full infinite potency and boundlessness. Later we’ll see that some of God’s attributes we also share in some similarity, but with a much lesser degree of potency.

Job 11:7-10 - “Can you solve the mysteries of God? Can you discover everything about the Almighty? ⁸ Such knowledge is higher than the heavens—and who are you? It is deeper than the underworld -- what do you know? ⁹ It is broader than the earth and wider than the sea. ¹⁰ If God comes and puts a person in prison or calls the court to order, who can stop him?

Ps. 145:3 - Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! No one can measure his greatness.

Matt. 5:48 - But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.

End of Part 1