The greatness of God is defined as God’s eternality, God’s supremacy, and most prominently God’s sovereignty; all other attributes of God’s greatness fall under those three umbrellas. God’s greatness includes His eternality, which refers to His immortality, His invisibleness, and His desire for exclusive worship (1Tim. 1:17; 6:15-16; Jo. 1:18; 4:24). God’s eternality includes His preexistence (Gen. 1:1; Is. 44:6; Jude 25; Ps. 90:1-2; Jo. 8:58), His continued existence for the remainder of eternity (Ps. 102:12; 27; 147:5; Rev. 1:8; 21:6; 22:13), and His unchanging nature (2Tim. 2:13; Heb. 6:17; 13:8; Jer. 4:28; Job 42:2; Mal. 3:6; Prov. 19:21; Ps. 102:26-27; Ezek. 24:14; Zech. 8:14; Lam. 3:22-23).
God’s greatness includes His supremacy. God is self-sufficient and does not need anything that His creation has to offer (Acts 17:25). God’s purpose is supreme to any other purpose or will. His purpose will be accomplished and nothing can escape it (Jer. 10:10). Everything that occurs, whether part of God’s purpose or not, is allowed to occur by Him (Matt. 10:29; Phil 2:13) to such an extent that even life is derivative from God; God gave even His own divine Son life on earth (Jo. 5:26).
God’s greatness includes His sovereignty, which includes His omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, and transcendence. Nothing is impossible for God (Matt. 19:26; Luke 1:37) or too difficult for God’s power (Gen. 18:14; Acts 26:8), which is surpassing in greatness (Eph. 1:19); God can do all things (Job 42:1). God’s understanding has no limits (Ps. 147:5); He knows all the laws of nature that He put into place (Job 37:16), what we will say before we speak it (Ps. 139:4), and even how many hairs are on our heads (Matt. 10:30). We cannot flee from the presence of God’s Spirit (Ps. 139:7; Jer. 23:23; Matt. 28:20). While God is present in this world by Spirit, His thoughts are not of this world (Is. 55:8), His being is over all (Eph. 4:6), and is above the stature of all gods and creation (Ps. 97:9). Moreover, God sees everything we do and think (Job 28:24; 1Jo. 3:20; Heb. 4:1; 13; Prov. 15:3).
God’s greatness includes His supremacy. God is self-sufficient and does not need anything that His creation has to offer (Acts 17:25). God’s purpose is supreme to any other purpose or will. His purpose will be accomplished and nothing can escape it (Jer. 10:10). Everything that occurs, whether part of God’s purpose or not, is allowed to occur by Him (Matt. 10:29; Phil 2:13) to such an extent that even life is derivative from God; God gave even His own divine Son life on earth (Jo. 5:26).
God’s greatness includes His sovereignty, which includes His omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, and transcendence. Nothing is impossible for God (Matt. 19:26; Luke 1:37) or too difficult for God’s power (Gen. 18:14; Acts 26:8), which is surpassing in greatness (Eph. 1:19); God can do all things (Job 42:1). God’s understanding has no limits (Ps. 147:5); He knows all the laws of nature that He put into place (Job 37:16), what we will say before we speak it (Ps. 139:4), and even how many hairs are on our heads (Matt. 10:30). We cannot flee from the presence of God’s Spirit (Ps. 139:7; Jer. 23:23; Matt. 28:20). While God is present in this world by Spirit, His thoughts are not of this world (Is. 55:8), His being is over all (Eph. 4:6), and is above the stature of all gods and creation (Ps. 97:9). Moreover, God sees everything we do and think (Job 28:24; 1Jo. 3:20; Heb. 4:1; 13; Prov. 15:3).
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