1. Where “if” becomes “when”, v. 12-14a) that God is self-existent and therefore not dependent on anything else for his own existenceb) that God is the creator and sustainer of all that exists* Hebrews 1:1-3c) that God is immutable in his being and character and thus is not in the process of becoming something different from what he isd) that God is eternal in his existencee) that God is personal2. Why God distinguishes himself, v. 15a) polytheism- the worship of or belief in multiple gods.b) pantheism- everything and everyone is God.c) syncretism- the mixing of different religions which results in a “new religion.”3. That God knows the past, present and future, v. 16-22