Aseity of God Powerpoint presentation for bible Category

n a former life, I was an actor, and one of my first professional acting roles was on a nationwide tour in which we dramatized various parts of the life story of Jesus. I portrayed Simon Peter, which I brilliantly did by shouting a lot, and I also portrayed John the Baptist, which I brilliantly did by shouting a lot while wearing a wig.

Each night during the show, an evangelist would give a fifteen-minute presentation of the good news about Jesus—at least, that was what was advertised. More often than not, however, he presented Jesus like this: “Think of Him on the cross. Look at the tears in His eyes. See how alone He is. He’s doing all this so you’ll be His friend. He’s pleading with you. ‘Won’t you come to Me and be My friend?’”

As a young Christian, I was troubled by this, and couldn’t quite put my finger on why. But the reason is simple: this is not the God revealed in Scripture. This evangelist had not reckoned with what we call the aseity of God.

The impression that evangelist gave is that God is somehow incomplete without us. He’s lonely. He needs our help. He can’t do anything without us. Pity Him!

Is that our view of God, perhaps subconsciously?

Because the Trinity of Father, Son, and Spirit doesn’t need us to—in the immortal words of Jerry Maguire—“complete Him.” He is self-existent, meaning He has the power of being in and of Himself. He depends on nothing and no one for His existence. He is self-sufficient. (That’s what aseity means—the a se in aseity is Latin and means “from himself.”)

And think about this. Within the Godhead Himself there is a never-ending Niagara of perfect, overjoyed love overflowing between the Father and the Son through the Spirit. Unlike you and me, God needs no one outside Himself in order to love and be loved. He is, in Himself, both the great Lover and the great Beloved. This is why the Bible says, “God is love.” He doesn’t need anyone or anything—apart from Himself—in order to love or to exist. How very unlike us. Think about how many things we’re dependent on to get anything done. We need oxygen to exist, we need our hearts to pump, our synapses to fire, our blood cells to—whatever it is blood cells ought to be doing. And that’s before we even start talking about needing warmth and food and shelter and clothes and other human beings.

I recently had a baby girl, or to be medically accurate, my wife had a baby girl. For nine months, our little nugget was totally and utterly dependent on us, or to be medically accurate, my wife, for everything.

That’s a picture of who we are in relation to God. There is, as it were, an “invisible umbilical” connecting us to the God who sustains us. Without it, we would simply cease to live.

God, on the other hand, isn’t dependent on anyone or anything—but everyone and everything is dependent on Him. He is the great unmade Maker, the great self-sustaining Sustainer.

That’s what we mean by the aseity of God, and it’s all over the Bible.

1. Aseity of god

2. aseity of god Self-Existence God’s existence is not contingent on anything outside of Himself. He is the uncaused cause, the source of all that exists. Self-Sufficiency God is not in need of anything. He is complete in Himself and does not require anything from creation to sustain Him Immutability As part of His self-sufficiency, God does not change. His essence and nature remain constant. Eternality Connected to aseity is the idea that God is eternal.

3. Theological Significance Christianity The aseity of God is foundational in Christian theology, emphasizing that God is the ultimate source of everything. Islam The concept of aseity is expressed through the idea of Tawhid, the absolute oneness and uniqueness of Allah, who is independent and self-sufficient. Judaism The aseity of God underscores the belief in a singular, all-powerful God who is the creator and sustainer of all things.

4. exodus 3:14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’” Surah Al-Ikhlas 112:2 He is Allah, the One and Unique. Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.