Chapter 12:
A. The God idea that God is omnipotent is very comforting to me. It is hard for us to imagine never being tired, or exhausted since that is how we feel for a lot of time in our life. However, God never tires, and he will never stop doing his work which is a huge comfort because there is no chance that he will ever abandon you. Also, since he has all power, he can take care of any situation you find yourself in, and it does not tax him at all.
B. I see God showing his omnipotence most clearly in his creation. He creates everything that is today, and it is effortless to him. He creates it with words. Also, the fact that God can make a network of how we affect each other, and use it all for good, and how the network of people affecting others, and then they affect other people is just an incomprehensible idea, but God can do it with ease.
Chapter 13:
A. If we try to describe God's transcendence, we end up using words like above, and outside of. These words describe how he is so far above us, but we really have no words that fit perfectly as to how much higher than us he is.
B. When I consider the transcendence of God in relation to myself, and nature, the image that always pops into my head is space. The universe is so vast and unexplored, and can make us feel so small. As creatures I believe we are supposed to feel a sense of awe when we look to the heavens and see the planets and stars billions of miles away, and that is what God is like to us. He is so far above us, but when we look at him, we are struck with an immense sense of awe.
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