Omnipotent
To perceive all of God’s attributes is not possible for one to do, but as Romans 1:20 states, His invisible attributes have been perceived in the things that have been made ever since the creation of the world. Thus, everything that has ever existed and ever will exist is the observation of God’s eternal power and divine nature.
Transcendent
To say “Jesus is my homeboy” has its relevance in teaching others that God is not against us, but desires us to be on his ‘side,’ as a friend. Although this has its truth, observing the reaction of those that encountered God in the Bible exposes the levity of this statement. Take the reaction of Daniel when seeing God in a vision:
So I was left alone and saw this great vision, and no strength was left in me. My radiant appearance was fearfully changed, and I retained no strength. Then I heard the sound of his words, and as I heard the sound of his words, I fell on my face in deep sleep with my face to the ground. (Daniel 10: 8-9)
One can see here that Daniel is not responding “what up, dude!” or exchanging a high-five, but rather has lost all strength and fallen to the ground. God to us is entirely transcendent, causing us to see our weakness and our sins. Perhaps a fearful respect of the God most high would be a more accurate description than ‘Homeboy.’
Omnipresent
As Christians, we commit our lives to acting in line with God’s commands, sharing the Gospel of Christ and executing God’s will. If God, who is most high, simply left us an instruction manual of what we need to do, our work on earth would be incomplete. Thankfully, this is not the case, as God is near to us. Although he is exalted above everything and everyone, we are able to feel our way towards him to find him, as he is close to each one of us (Acts 17:27). This means that instead of looking up and straining our necks to contact the supreme being, we have comfort in knowing He is right here with us. This is an extreme aid in our ministry as Christians, because instead of just an instruction manual, we have God’s word in our mouths and in our heart, and in this same manner we are saved (Romans 10:8-9).
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2. Well done, good example selected. This creative application can be extremely effective when teaching others.
3. This composition needed some streamlining--more use of the verse to answer the question, and less peripheral commentary, especially with the Romans passage.