# The Independent God (Part 1 of 2)

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Podcast: [Encounter the Truth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/encounter-the-truth-1283774)
Published: 2026-04-14T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/encounterthetruth/episodes/The-Independent-God-Part-1-of-2-e3hhq21
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Duration seconds: 1498

## Resource

Everything in this world draws its strength, integrity—its very existence—from something else. Everything, that is, except God himself. He truly is independent of all other things. He needs nothing for anything; he depends upon no one and no thing. He is entirely self-sufficient.

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