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Infinity
INFINITY. Through the Bible does not give any abstract discussion of infinity (or of the infinitesimal), yet the simple literal concept of limitlessness in certain specified aspects of being is consistently assumed. Thus, God is omnipresent in infinite space in all dimensions. Every part of all space

Infinity
INFINITY. Unlimited extent of space or duration or quantity. As designating an essential attribute of God the term refers to His unlimited existence, capacity, energy, and perfections.The word infinity does not occur in the Scriptures, and yet, properly understood, it is an appropriate term and necessary

Infinity
INFINITY — a theological term implying that God is not bound by time and space (Col. 1:15; Heb. 1:3). God does experience everything that happens within the universe He has created. Not even a sparrow falls to the ground apart from His will. He numbers the very hairs of our head (Matt. 10:30). But at

Infinite
INFINITE Unlimited in extent of space, duration, and quantity. Though Scripture does not use the term “infinite” to describe God, theologians have found the term a suitable summary of several attributes of God. God is not limited by space (Ps. 139:7–8); God is not limited by time; God existed before

Infinity
INFINITY. The term infinite describes something without limits—beginningless, endless, or both. Strictly speaking, the infinite quantity can comprise events, points, causes, space, time, and more.Dating back to Aristotle, philosophers have distinguished between two types of infinities: potential infinities

Finitude
Finitude. The Latin fīnis designates a boundary or limit, an end, and thus a purpose or also death. Theologically, humans are born with certain limits that, far from reflecting God’s curse on creation after humanity’s fall into sin, count as divine gifts. Yet there is also “eternity in the human heart” (Eccles.


Infinity
INFINITY—INFINITUDE. In Greek philosophy infinitude was generally not valued, as it was associated with indeterminacy. Finitude, and thus limitedness, was associated with the idea of order and perfection. This conception, which has its roots in Pythagoreanism, Parmenides and *Plato (whereas a more positive