An Attribute of God Alone An attribute of God alone. It is the quality of having all knowledge (Is. 40:14). Omnipotence, Omnipresence, and Omniscience represent the nature of God concerning His relation to the creation. Source unknown
Omnipresence, Omnipresent
An Attribute of God alone An attribute of God alone. It is the quality of being present in all places at all times (Jer. 23:23, 24). He is not bound by time and space. This does not mean that nature is a part of God and is, therefore, to be worshiped. Creation is separate from … Continue reading “Omnipresence, Omnipresent”
Omnipotence
An Attribute of God Alone An attribute of God alone. It is the quality of having all power (Ps. 115:3). He can do all things that do not conflict with His holy nature. God has the power to do anything He wants to. Does omnipotence mean that God can do literally anything? No, that is … Continue reading “Omnipotence”
Omission
Major His career as a private detective supplied novelist Dashiell Hammett with much of the material used in his books. On one occasion, the chief of police of a southern city sent Hammett a detailed description of a wanted man, even mentioning the mole on the man’s neck. The description omitted, however, the important fact … Continue reading “Omission”
Old Covenant
Resource • Carl B. Hoch, Jr., All Things New, (Baker Books, Grand Rapids; 1995), pp. 75ff
Old Age
Grandma and Grandpa After Christmas vacation, a teacher asked her small pupils to write an account of how they spent their holidays. One youngster wrote about a visit to his grandparents in a life-care community for retired folks: “We always spend Christmas with Grandma and Grandpa,” he said. They used to live here in a … Continue reading “Old Age”
Okinawa
Medal of Honor To reach the home of Desmond T. Doss near Rising Fawn, Ga., you take the Desmond T. Doss Medal of Honor Highway. The folks around there are mighty proud of their neighbor up on Lookout Mountain. As a 20-year-old in 1945, the shy, slim Seventh-day Adventist became one of the most famous … Continue reading “Okinawa”
Occult
Occult means “hidden”. It covers practices that are not approved of by God e.g., astrology (Is. 47:13), casting spells (Deut. 18:11), consulting with spirits (Deut. 18:11), magic (Gen. 41:8), sorcery (Exodus 22:8), witchcraft (Deut. 18:10), and spiritism (Deut. 18:11). Occult practices such as ouji boards, tarot cards, astrology charts, contacting the dead, seances, etc. are … Continue reading “Occult”
Occam’s Razor
Quote The explanation requiring the fewest assumptions is most likely to be correct. – William of Occam – 14th century scholar
Obstacle, Obstacles
Success Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles that one has overcome while trying to succeed. Booker T. Washington (1856–1915), Educator, as quoted in Bits & Pieces, Vol. T/No. 17, p. 5 Famous People 1. After Fred Astaire’s first screen test, … Continue reading “Obstacle, Obstacles”