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Ten Things You Should Know about God's Incommunicable Attributes

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  • Jen Wilkin

God is different from us. We know this from his attributes. Some of his attributes he shares with humanity; others he does not, and these are known as God's incommunicable attributes. This article provides ten things to know on the subject.

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Ten Things You Should Know about God's Attributes

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  • Mark Jones

This article discusses ten important features about God's attributes, including: he is simple, infinite, eternal, unchangeable, independent, omnipotent, love, and his attributes shine forth most clearly in Christ.

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"Great Is the Lord"

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  • Kenneth D. Macleod

This article considers some of the attributes of God, namely, his power, justice, and wisdom, all of which are infinite.

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God is Great!

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  • Derek W. H. Thomas

This article is about knowing who God is – His nature, character and attributes.

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Bavinck on the Names and Attributes of the Triune God

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  • Cornelis P. Venema

In this article the author discusses Bavinck's view of the names of God and the attributes of God (communicable and incommunicable attributes).

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Loving God Without an Agenda

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  • Kevin C. Cobb

The author of this article calls Christians to love God for who He is, not only for what He gives. Psalm 150 shows that this can be done by praising God for what He has done and for who He is. Christians can better understand who God is by meditating on His attributes.

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The Godhood of God

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  • Arthur W. Pink

To speak about the Godhood of God is to affirm that God truly is God. Looking at God and His attributes, this article shows how society through its lifestyle can deny these attributes and paint another picture of God, which this article calls the "modern god". The author points to creation, revelation, salvation and providence as affirmation of the Godhood of God.

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Euthyphro, God's Nature, And The Question Of Divine Attributes (Part 3)

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  • Jules Grisham

Looking at the relationship between the attributes of God and His nature, this article discusses some solutions given to the doctrine of the simplicity of God; namely, the Cartesian solution, the contemporary nominalist solution, the Thomist solution, and the Augustinian solution.

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Euthyphro, God's Nature, And The Question Of Divine Attributes (Part 2)

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  • Jules Grisham

Looking at the relationship between the attributes of God and His nature, this article gives some historical background to the formulation of the doctrine of the simplicity of God. The author discusses the challenge of hyper-realism and nominalism - are the attributes of God independent or dependent of Him? Choosing one of these poses the challenge of painting an unbiblical view of God.

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Euthyphro, God's Nature, and the Question Of Divine Attributes (Part 1)

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  • Jules Grisham

What is God? Looking at the relationship between the attributes of God and His nature, this article shows that while the word "God" is not the proper name of God, it is used as an umbrella word to cover what God is. Defining the attribute of simplicity (God cannot be divided into parts; He is non-composite), the author discusses what this tells us about God's nature.

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Repentance and faith are both humbling graces; by repentance a man abhors himself, by faith he goes out of himself Thomas Watson
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