Is God Omnipresent?

I'll note that the concept that God is omni-anything is suspiciously missing from traditional Christian theologies prior to Keirkegard. Following this, Kant seems to start with teh assumption that God can do the logically impossible -- which is also missing from traditional Christian theologies.So, for example, is one asks, "Can God sin?" The answer, in traditional Christian theologies, is no. Therefore, God is not omnipotent.For another example, is one asks, "Can God be reside forever within hell?" The answer, in traditional Christian theologies, is no. Therefore, God is not omnipresent.Similarly, is one asks, "Can God know what is happening in hell after all has been restored?" The answer, in traditional Christian theologies, is no. Therefore, God is not omniscient.Many people seem to get tripped up on these kinds of questions. But I'll note that these questions do not pertain to how many percieve the Christian God. People can make comparisons if they like, but, if they're seriously considering the traditional idea of the Christian God, they need to realize that these questions have already been answered.Omnipresent? no. Most present? yes.
Omnipotent? no. Most potent? yes.
Omniscient? no. Most prescient? yes.This message has been edited by Mr. Ex Nihilo, 03-19-2006 02:00 AM

Thanks for the feedback ReverendDG. I guess I'll just add three additional qualifiers of where I do believe God is in some way omni...they seem to be centrally focused around his will.I think that God's will, in the traditional Christian sense, is omnibenevolent -- that is, everything he does is out of goodness and whatever happens to humanity will involve the least amount of evil possible.I also think that God's will, in the traditional Christian sense, is omnidirectional -- that is, all things work according to his greater purpose even when others chose not to follow his will.In addition to this, I think God's will, in the traditional Christian sense, is omnisentient -- that is, his will has always been around since eternity past and his will will always exists into infinite future.In other words, I think God is his own self-contained reality and he is dependant on nothing else to sustain his being. But, just to be clear in comparing the contrasts between various thoughts of God, I would sum up my own thoughts as follows...Omniscient? no. Omnibenevolent? yes.Omnipresent? no. Omnisentient? yes.Omnipotent? no. Omnidirectional? yes.The differences might be nearly subliminal, but I think it makes a big difference in how one perceives God.This is all in my own opinion.

I tend to agree. In fact, I think that demonic agencies cannot exist without some type of agency that is still connected to God. I actually think it's the opposite -- they use us to stay alive.So, for example, it could be saids that man is the "dust of the earth" upon which the adversary feasts... It seems as though when God told the serpent that he would eat dust, he seems to be telling him that he would eat humanity. And this is fairly well what Peter tells us in his epistle: I also find it interesting, in contrast to the adversary consuming us, that Christ offers us his body and blood to consume in the Lord's Supper.