The Divine Attributes of Christ: Part 2 - Omnipresence, Omniscience, and Omnipotence

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The next attributes that Christ shares with God is omnipresence, omniscience, and omnipotence. Omnipresence means that God is all-present or present everywhere at once.   Because God is eternal (not bound by time), self-sufficient (not bound by limitation), and Creator (not bound by space), He can be present to the entirety of creation and its various parts.  However, when Christ took on flesh, He limited His humanity to the time, space, and matter, but His deity remains omnipresent.  Hence, Christ could promise the disciples that He would be with them always.

• teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. - Matthew 28:20

Omniscience means that God knows all things actual, possible, past, present, and future in one moment before they occur.  As God, Jesus knew what was in the heart of man.

• and because He did not need anyone to testify concerning man, for He Himself knew what was in man. - John 2:25

Though having never met, Jesus knew the Samaritan woman’s past.  

• for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; this you have said truly. - John 4:18

The disciples recognized Christ’s omniscience.

• Now we know that You know all things, and have no need for anyone to question You; by this we believe that You came from God. - John 16:30   

Omnipotence means that God is all-powerful and can to do whatever He wills so long as it conforms to His perfect nature.  Jesus, as God, had all authority or power.

• And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. - Matthew 28:18

His authority included the power to forgive sin.

• And Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, Son, your sins are forgiven. […] Why does this man speak that way? He is blaspheming; who can forgive sins but God alone? - Mark 2:5, 7