Theology for Presupp

God is Just Job 8:3, 34:17, 40:8, Dt.32:4, Dan.9:14, Isa.45:19,21, 26:7, Jn.17:25, Psa.145:17, 11:7, 103:6, 33:4-5, 97:2, 48:10, 116:5, 119:137-8, 142, 172, Zep.3:5, Zec.8:8, 1 Jn.1:5, 2:29, Psa.5:5, Heb.1:9, 6:10, 2 Tim.4:8, Ezr.9:15 God is angered by sin and disobedience Dt.4:25, 6:15, 7:4, 9:7, 31:29, 32:16, 21, Num.22:22, Judges 2:12, 1 Kin.14:9, 22, 15:30, 16:13, 26, Jer.7:20, 44:8, 2 Chr. 28:25, 33:6, 34:25, 36:16, Isa.1:4, Nah.1:2, Jam.4:4, Jn.3:36, Rom.1:18, Eph.5:5-6, Col.3:5-6, Isa.59:2, 1 Pet. 3:12, Prov. 6:16, 15:8-9, 26, 21:27, 28:9, Psa.11:5, 5:5 Salvation therefore must be righteous Rom.3:25-6, 1 Jn.1:9, Ex.23:7, Prv.17:15, Isa.45:8,21, 56:1, 59:16-7, 46:13, 51:5-8, 63:1, Jer.23:5-6, 33:15-6, Psa.71:2,15, 98:2 All of God’s judgments are just Heb.2:2, Isa.59:18, Jer.51:56, Rev.16:7, 19:2, Jer.9:24, Hab.1:13, Nah.1:3, Psa.18:20,24, Prv.17:13, 1 Ki.8:32, Rom.2:5-6, Job 8:4, Psa.89:14, Zep.3:5 He demands righteousness Ezk.18:5, 45:9-10, Lv.19:36, Dt.25:15, Prv.11:1, 16:11, 17:15 God will judge every sin because he is just Prv.24:12, Ecc.12:14, Mt.16:27, Rv.2:23, 20:13, 22:12, 2 Chr.6:23, Psa.9:4, Dt.21:5, Jer.11:20, 25:14, Jd.15, Rom.2:6-10, 3:5-6, 12:19, Ex.34:7, Num.14:18, Heb.2:2, 10:30, 12:23, Mt.12:36, 2 Cor.10:5, Gen.6:5, Ecc.3:17, Dt.21:5, Jer.32:19, 2 Chr. 6:30, 1 Ki.8:39, Nah.1:2, Rom.13:4, Dt.32:35,41,43, Psa.94:1, Isa.35:4, Jer.51:6, 5:9,29, 46:10, Ezk.25:17, Lk.18:7-8, 1 Thes.4:6, Acts 17:31 God keeps covenant because he is just Dt.7:9, 1 Kin.8:23, Neh.1:5, 9:7-8,32, Dan.9:4 God is exact or precise in his judgments- Ex. 21:23-5, Lev. 24:19-21, Lev. 19:34-6, Deut. 17:8, 19:21, 21:5, Deut. 25:14-16, Prov. 20:10,23, 11:23, 16:11, Micah 6:11

Omnipresence- Psa.139:8-10 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. 1 Kings 8:27 But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; Acts 17:28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; Psa.90:1 Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. Isa.57:15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity… Jer.23:23-4 Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off? Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD. Mt.23:21-2 And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon. Jn.8:29 And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him. With Matt.6:9 Our Father which art in heaven Jn 14:10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.

Omniscience- Col.2:3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Jn.3:20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.1 Cor. 2:10-11 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. Psalm 147:4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. Mt.10:30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Psa.139:1-4 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether. Isaiah 40:28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. Isaiah 46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done… Psa.147:5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. Job 37:16 … the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge? Ezk.11:5… Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them. Isa.48:5 I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee… Prv.15:3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. Isa.46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: Eph.1:11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: Rom.11:33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

Rev. 19:6 Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Job 42:2 I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee. Luke 1:37 For with God nothing shall be impossible. Jeremiah 32:27, 17 Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me? Psalm 115:3 But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. Isaiah 46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: Isaiah 55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. Daniel 4:35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? Heb.1:1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, Heb.11:3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. (For the invisible things of him... even his eternal power and Godhead- Rom. 1:20) Isaiah 45:12 I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded. Colossians 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: Revelation 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

Transcendence Psalm 145:3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. Job 5:9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvelous things without number: Job 9:10 Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number. Isaiah 14:24 The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand: Isaiah 55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. Isaiah 43:13 Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it? Isaiah 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things. Deut. 32:39 See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand. 1 Samuel 2:6-8 The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. [7] The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. [8] He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them. Isaiah 40:28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. Job 37:12-13 And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth. [13] He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy. Psalm 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Daniel 2:21-22 And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: [22] He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him. Jeremiah 27:5 I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me. Job 41:11 Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine. Job 37:23 Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: Immanence Psa.139:8-10 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. Acts 17:28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; Psa.90:1 Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. Jer.23:23-4 Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off? Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD. Matt.18:20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. 28:20 … lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world

Immutability & Impassibility discussed by Calvinist Phil Johnson. http://www.romans45.org/articles/impa... The revelation in scripture is that God is sovereign, and man is a free agent- (Prv.29:26, 21:1, 19:21, 16:1,4, 9, Ac.2:23, 4:27-8 w/ Jn.19:11, Lk.22:22, 37, Mt.26:24, Psa.76:10, Rev.17:17) This would be an apparent paradox or a divine mystery. God knows what free moral agents can do and what they will do before they actualize it. (1 Sam.23:10-13, Gen. 49:1; Deut. 31:29; Acts 20:29-30; 1 Tim.4:1-3) (Isa.46:10, Ac.15:18, Gen.15:13-16) In scripture God distinguishes himself from idols by prophecy- Isa.41:22-3, 44:7, 45:21, 48:3,5. He himself can and does “Shew the things that are to come hereafter”, “the things that are coming, and shall come”. Isa.48:5 I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee… Jesus exercised himself in this revelation stating regarding his future betrayal in John 13:19 “Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.” God foretells in Daniel 9:25 that there will be a “going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem” from a future leader capable of commanding this who will actualize this free will decision. And Isaiah called him by name some 170+ years prior stating, “That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.” “Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him...” (Isa. 44:28, 45:1) Which indeed came to pass- 2 Chr.36:22-3, Ezr.1:1-2. Jeremiah told them that they would serve Babylon 70 years and then he would punish the king of Babylon. “And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the Lord, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations.” Jer. 25:11-12, 29:10-11 To the Hyper-Calvinists we see God dealing with man in successive moments in time- Gen. 6:6-7; Ex. 32:12-14; Num. 23:19; Deut. 32:36; Jdg. 2:18; 1 Sam. 15:11, 15:29, 15:35; 2Sam. 24:16; Ps. 90:13, 106:45, 110:4, 135:14; Jer. 4:28, 15:6, 18:8, 18:10, 20:16, 26:3, 26:13, 26:19, 42:10, Eze. 24:14, Hos. 11:8, 13:14; Joel 1:13-14; Amos 7:3, 7:6; Jonah 3:9-10, 4:2; Zech. 8:14 We see God responding to man in prayer thus in time- Josh. 10:14; Dan. 10:12; 1 Kings 17:22; Matt. 7:7-11; Ex. 32:10- 14; Num. 11:1-2, 14:12-20, 16:16:20-35; Deut. 9:13-14, 9:18-20, 9:25; 2 Sam. 24:17-25; 1 Kin. 21:27-29; 2 Kin. 20:6; 2 Chron. 12:5-8; Jer. 26:19; Isa. 38:5. God establishing covenants presupposing time- Gen.6:18, 9:9-17, 15:18, 17:2-21, Ex.6:5, 19:5, 31:16, Dt.4:13,31, 7:9,12, Jer.31:31-33, 32:40, 33:20-25; Ezek. 37:25-27.

Immutibility- Mal.3:6 For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. Jam.1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. Heb.13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. Heb.1:11-12 They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. Psa.102:12 But thou, O LORD, shall endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations. (v27) But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end. Ex.3:14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. 1 Chr.16:34 O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever. Psa.9:7…But the Lord shall endure for ever

Eternality- Gen.21:33 …the name of the Lord, the everlasting God. Psa.102:24 …thy years are throughout all generations. Dt.33:27 The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms… Psa.41:13 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen. Psa.90:2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. 93:2 Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting. 103:17 But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him… 106:48 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting… Isa.40:28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. Isa.57:15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy… Isa.63:16 …thy name is from everlasting. Jer.31:3 The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. Hab.1:12 Art thou not from everlasting, O Lord my God, mine Holy One?... 1 Tim.1:17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Ex.3:14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM; So then, “he that cometh to God must believe that he is”. (Heb.11:6)

The foundation of all thought (epistemology) is the Christian God. His attributes of Omniscience, Omnipresence, Omnipotence, Eternality and Immutability provide the preconditions for logical and mathematical and scientific laws. There is no substitute. Psalm 111:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever. Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.