Category: Theology 101
Incommunicable Attributes
C. Infinity.
“Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable.”
Infinite means “not finite.” That which is finite has boundaries or limitations. Therefore, that which is infinite is without boundaries or limitations. When speaking about God’s infinitude we mean that there are no limitations or boundaries to His perfection. God's knowledge is a perfect knowledge. There are no limits to His knowledge; He knows everything that is knowable. As we learn early in our Christian tutelage—God is great, God is good. There are no boundaries to His greatness or goodness. He is infinitely great and infinitely good. When speaking in terms of time, God’s infinitude is called eternity. God is not bound by time, He has no beginning or ending. He is eternal. When speaking in terms of space, God’s infinitude is called immensity. God transcends all spatial categories. He is not confined to the here or there, but is everywhere present. However, He is not limited to being everywhere, for He transcends space. There is nowhere that God is not, and yet no space contains Him.