Omniscience
God as omniscience is all-knowing, all knowledge. God is Mind. God is omnipresent Mind enfolding and
interpenetrating all things. Mind is common to all, above and below, within and without. God must be in His universe as everywhere-intelligent power; otherwise it would fall to pieces.
Substance
God is substance. This does not mean matter. Matter is formed while God is the formless. This substance which God is lies back of all matter and all forms. Substance is the divine idea of the underlying reality of all things. Substance is everywhere present, pervades all things. Through substance all the attributes of Being are expressed. It sustains and enriches any idea that is projected into it. Divine substance is supply. It is that which is the basis of all form yet enters not into any form as finality. It cannot be seen, tasted, or touched. Yet, it is the only "substantial" substance in the universe. God as substance is the all-providing law which supplies bountifully out of His own abundance.
Ideas
The real of the universe is held in the Mind of Being as ideas. The firstborn of everything in the universe is an |