“What is meant by God’s perfection? In this context, God’s perfection refers to God’s metaphysical rather than his moral greatness. God’s perfection is not only God’s maximum moral goodness; it is the repleteness of his life, the fullness or completeness of his being, the entirety with which he is himself. As the perfect one, God is utterly realised, lacks nothing, and is devoid of no element of his own blessedness. From all eternity he is wholly and unceasingly fulfilled. Conceived in this way, God’s perfection stands in close proximity to such divine attributes as his infinity – that is, the unrestricted character of his being and of his presence to creatures – or to his sovereignty – that is, the entire effectiveness of God’s righteous rule over all things. As the sum of the divine attributes, however, ‘perfection’ is a more comprehensive concept, indicating the full majesty in which God is who he is.”
- John Webster, Confessing God: Essays in Christian Dogmatics II (T & T Clark, 2005), 155.
