Eternal / Self-existing

Eternal means...

"Eternal" means timeless (existing outside of time), without end. God is immortal. He is not subject to death. God is preexistent. He existed before creation.

How do we know God is eternal?

In Psalms 90:2, the writer says God exists "from eternity to eternity". God has always existed (Psalms 93:2) and He lives forever (Deuteronomy 32:40).

God is called the Alpha and Omega (Revelation 22:13), or the First and the Last, signifying God existed before anything and after everything is gone, will continue to exist ( 1 Timothy 6:16). (This is not to imply that we will not live forever with God. God said we will. Our life is hid in Him. But our source of life is from God. We are not self-existent)

Self-existent means...

"Self-existing" means never having had a beginning and not being dependent on anyone or anything for existence

How do we know God is self-existing?

God's name, Yahweh, or "I AM" (Exodus 3:13-14) includes the idea of eternal self-existence.

What significance do these attributes have for us?

God said that those who believe in Him would have eternal life with Him. Because of this promise, and because God is eternal, we can be assured of eternal life.

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