Paper 3 Overview: The Attributes of God

God is everywhere present in the universe and rules through his Paradise Creator Sons. The Creator Sons help reveal God to those who cannot see him directly because of his infinite nature. God's work of creation is a key part of his nature, but all of his qualities are equally important and work together.

God has many amazing qualities, including being everywhere at once, having unlimited power, knowing everything, and having no limits. He rules with supreme authority yet allows his children free will. God is a loving Father who cares deeply about all his creation.

God is present everywhere and rules the circle of eternity, working through his Paradise Creator Sons in local universes. These Creator Sons help lower beings see and understand God, since God himself is infinite and therefore harder to perceive directly. The Creator Sons reveal God to us.

Creating is not just one quality of God but represents his entire active nature. This creative function is eternally present and controlled by all of God's divine qualities. While we cannot say any one quality comes before others, if we could, God's nature as Creator might come first, which ultimately shows God's role as Father.

God can be everywhere at the same time, which is his omnipresence. Only God can be in countless places at once, as he is present "in heaven above and on earth beneath." He fills all parts of his creation and all hearts, yet even the entire universe cannot contain all of him because he is infinite.

God's presence constantly moves throughout the universe. He lives not only around us but also within us through his spirit. This spirit is our inseparable companion and guides our eternal destiny. When we dwell in love, God dwells in us, and even when we do wrong, the divine part within us experiences the consequences.

God rules all universes with omnipotent power. Everything in the world and other worlds is under divine supervision, and there is no power except that which comes from God. Within what fits his divine nature, "with God all things are possible."

When viewed as a non-spiritual phenomenon, God is energy and the first cause of all physical events in space. He controls all power and has made pathways for lightning and set the circuits of all energy. These energies circle forever around Paradise in an orderly procession of stars that make up the universe of universes.

God knows everything happening in creation. His divine mind knows the thoughts of all beings. He counts and names all the stars, and even notices when a small bird falls to the ground. God also knows the number of hairs on our heads.

God is the only one who knows the exact number of stars and planets in space. He sees the troubles of people and hears their cries. All things are open to God, and he remembers we are dust. Jesus reminded us that our Father knows what we need before we ask.

God never gives away so much of himself that he becomes less. When he gives himself to universes as they are created, his power, wisdom, and love remain complete. He never loses any part of his glorious personality by sharing himself with his creation.

Even if creation continued forever without end, God's power to control everything would still be enough. His supply of force and energy would remain undiminished. The same is true for wisdom - —no matter how much mind he gives to countless beings, God's central personality will always have the same eternal, infinite wisdom.

In the universes beyond the central universe, God works through his Sons and their helpers. He gives them authority, but if they fail, God will act directly. This is always done with perfect wisdom, working through an unbroken chain of rulers down to the Planetary Princes.

Life has certain challenges that are designed to help us grow. These include developing courage through hardship, learning to help others through facing social inequality, building hope by facing uncertainty, and creating faith by having less knowledge than belief. Life's challenges help us develop important spiritual qualities.

God gives authority to others but remains the primary being of creation. His hand controls the universe, and he holds the all-powerful veto over everything for the welfare of all creation. The universe was not an accident or self-created - it is God's work and follows his will.

God loves men, the Son serves men, and the Spirit inspires God's children toward the adventure of finding the Father. All religious thinking eventually reaches the idea of one God ruling a unified universe. The Source of life and cosmic mind must be above what it creates, and man's moral nature cannot be explained without acknowledging God.