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According to classical theism, God, the Creator of the universe, is the Supremely Perfect Being. This Supremely Perfect Being is simple (not composed of parts), eternal (has always existed and always will exist), omnipotent (unlimited in power), omniscient (knows everything), omnipresent (not spatially limited), perfectly wise, and perfectly Good. According to orthodox Christian Trinitarian theology, … Read more
Omnipresence Christians believe that God is an omnipresent Spirit. He is not a physical body, and is not confined by the category of space. Instead, His Being is immaterial, and exists everywhere. How, skeptics ask, can Christians reasonably believe in such an invisible God? And even if this immaterial God exists, how can an immaterial … Read more
According to the Christian doctrine of the Trinity, there is one God who eternally exists as three Divine “Persons”: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This is possibly the Christian doctrine which is most misunderstood and criticized by non-Christians. How can God be both one and three? If God is three People, then it seems that … Read more
According to the doctrine of Divine simplicity, God does not have parts. God is not a being who happens to possess various qualities. Rather, God simply is the Supremely Perfect Being, and His existence is His essence. Strictly speaking, God does not have various distinct properties; rather, the various properties of the Divine nature we … Read more