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GOD

  • GOD is omnipresent. Everywhere there is GOD, and no matter which direction you face, there’s GOD. There are no other gods – how would they fit?
  • GOD is omniscient. GOD knows what has happened, is happening, and what will happen. There are no other gods – where would they hide?
  • GOD is omnipotent. GOD can do anything. There are no other gods – what would they do?
  • GOD is omnibenevolent. GOD loves. There are no other gods.

Omnis

Theologians and philosophers have proposed several additional “omni‑attributes” beyond the classic four, though they are not universally accepted in Judaism or Christianity. The four you listed are the core ones:

  • Omniscience – all‑knowing
  • Omnipotence – all‑powerful
  • Omnipresence – present everywhere
  • Omnibenevolence – perfectly good

But over the centuries, thinkers have explored other “omni” properties to describe God’s nature more precisely.

🜂 Additional “Omni” Attributes Sometimes Proposed

1. Omnificence

Definition: The ability to create everything; “all‑creating.” Use: Rare, but used by some Christian philosophers to emphasise God as the source of all being.

2. Omniprovidence / Omnicare

Definition: Perfect providence; God sustains and guides all things. Use: Not usually phrased as “omni,” but some modern theologians use it to highlight God’s continual involvement.

3. Omnitemporality

Definition: God exists in all times simultaneously (past, present, future). Use: Found in philosophical theology; contrasts with the idea that God is outside time.

4. Omnispirituality

Definition: God is fully spirit everywhere, without physical limitation. Use: Rarely phrased this way, but appears in metaphysical discussions of divine simplicity.

5. Omnificence (creative power)

Sometimes separated from omnipotence to emphasise creative ability rather than raw power.

🜁 More Philosophical / Less Traditional “Omni” Attributes

These appear in analytic philosophy of religion, not mainstream doctrine:

6. Omnivalence

Definition: God possesses all possible values or virtues perfectly. Use: Proposed in value‑theory discussions.

7. Omniperfection

Definition: God has every perfection to the maximal degree. Use: A generalisation of classical attributes; used in arguments for divine simplicity.

8. Omniconsonance

Definition: God’s attributes never conflict; they harmonise perfectly. Use: Introduced to address paradoxes (e.g., justice vs. mercy).

9. Omnijustice

Definition: Perfect justice in all circumstances. Use: Sometimes invoked in discussions of theodicy.

10. Omnifaithfulness

Definition: Perfect covenant loyalty. Use: Appears in Jewish philosophical theology (related to emet and chesed).

🜂 Attributes that sound “omni” but are not usually phrased that way

These are classical attributes but not typically given the “omni” prefix:

  • Immutability – unchanging
  • Impassibility – not subject to suffering or emotional fluctuation
  • Aseity – self‑existence
  • Simplicity – not composed of parts
  • Eternity – without beginning or end
  • Incomprehensibility – cannot be fully understood by finite minds

Some philosophers do occasionally call these “omni‑immutability,” “omni‑eternity,” etc., but that’s not standard.

🜁 Summary: What’s actually mainstream?

In Christianity and Judaism, the widely accepted “omni” attributes are:

  • Omniscience
  • Omnipotence
  • Omnipresence
  • Omnibenevolence (more emphasised in Christianity than Judaism)

Everything else is either:

  • philosophical expansions,
  • attempts to solve theological paradoxes,
  • or modern analytic proposals.

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