Thursday, December 7, 2006

Systematic Theology Part 3




Theology Proper (Who is God?) Listen here for Part 1 Listen here for Part 2




Theology Proper - the study of the nature and person of God

God’s ontology

Spirit – invisible John 4:24, 1 Tim 1:17
Triune –Personal Matt 28:19, 2 Cor 13:12
Perfect –most wise, most righteous 1 Tim 1:17, Rom 11:33-36
Infinite – self-existing therefore incomprehensible Isa 55:9

Non communicable attributes (infinite attributes)

Omnipotent - Sovereign Jer 32:17-19, Ps. 115:3, Ps. 135:6, Isa. 46:10
Omnipresent – yet both transcendent and immanent Jer. 23:24, 1 Kings 8:27, Col. 1:16-17; Acts 17:28
Omniscient Ps. 139:1-4 1 John 3:20
Immutable Mal 3:6, Jam 1:17
Impassable Jam 1:17


Communicable attributes (moral attributes)
Holy Isa 6:3 – Love 1 John 4:16 Good Nahum 1:7, Just Rom 3:25, Merciful Psa 118, Titus 3:4-5

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