Basic 2 · Religious and Moral Education · God the Creator
God is All-Powerful, All-Knowing and Everywhere
In this topic you will learn three great attributes of God.
By the end of these notes you should be able to:
- Explain that God is all-powerful
- Explain that God is all-knowing
- Explain that God is everywhere
What you already know
- God the Sustainer
Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.
- Strand
- God’s creation and Attributes
- Sub-strand
- God the Creator
- Indicator
- B2.1.1.1.1 – Mention the attributes of God that reveal His nature
Introduction
No person can make the sun rise. No person knows everything. No person can be everywhere at once. But we believe God can.
1. Three Great Attributes
| Attribute | Big word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| all-powerful | omnipotent | God can do all things |
| all-knowing | omniscient | God knows everything |
| everywhere | omnipresent | God is in every place at the same time |
2. What This Means for Us
- God sees us even when no one else does, so we should do good.
- We can pray to God anywhere.
- We can trust God because He is powerful.
New words
- omnipotent
- All-powerful.
- omniscient
- All-knowing.
- omnipresent
- Present everywhere.
- trust
- To believe someone will help you.
Summary
- God is all-powerful (omnipotent).
- God is all-knowing (omniscient).
- God is everywhere (omnipresent).
Class activity: Attribute Match
- Read the attribute word cards.
- Match each big word to its meaning.
- Say one way each attribute helps us live well.
You need: Bible, Qur’an, Local leaves, Flowers, Printed photographs of Ghanaian landscapes
Exercises
Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.
1. "All-knowing" means God…
- A. knows everything
- B. is asleep
- C. is small
- D. is far away
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Answer: knows everythingGod knows all things.2. Which word means "everywhere"?
- A. Omnipresent
- B. Omnipotent
- C. Omniscient
- D. Merciful
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Answer: OmnipresentOmni means all; present means here.3. We can pray to God anywhere.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: TrueGod is everywhere.4. God can only be in one place at a time.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: FalseGod is omnipresent.5. "All-powerful" is the big word ______.
Show answer
Answer: omnipotentThat is omnipotent.6. Why should we do good even when no one is watching?
Show answer
Answer: God sees everything; He is all-knowing and everywhere.God knows what we do.
Homework
- Tell someone at home what "omnipresent" means.