I. The Essence of God
To speak of the essence of God is to speak about who God really is. By essence we mean "being". The word essence is derived from the Latin verb "to be" and is in turn a translation of the Greek word ousia, which also means "being". More than having being or existence, God is being. He makes this clear to all when He proclaims His name Yahweh to Moses and explains its meaning:1
Then God said to Moses, "I shall be who I am. This is what you will tell the sons of Israel: ‘
I. The Essence of God
To speak of the essence of God is to speak about who God really is. By essence we mean "being". The word essence is derived from the Latin verb "to be" and is in turn a translation of the Greek word ousia, which also means "being". More than having being or existence, God is being. He makes this clear to all when He proclaims His name Yahweh to Moses and explains its meaning:1
Then God said to Moses, "I shall be who I am. This is what you will tell the sons of Israel: ‘
