Tag: God

Understanding God's Attributes

It is difficult to imagine God. Many people think of God as a list of attributes. Many people think of God as a force with attributes ...

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God is Spirit

Before talking about God's attributes, one must understand his nature. God is Spirit. But what does it mean that he is spirit?

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God is Holy

I will explain what it means that God is holy. His holiness is expressed through his standard of righteousness and justice.

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God is Love

I will explain how God's integrity is connected to his love. Integrity refers to a person who is not two-faced (hypocrite). What makes ...

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God is Immutable

I will explain God's immutability. Immutability means that God never changes. Since God is already perfect, he cannot change for ...

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God is Triune

The trinity is one of the most important Christian doctrine. It teaches that God is one who exists in three distinct persons.

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Ex Nihilo (Out of Nothing) Creation

I will explain how God created everything ex nihilo (out of nothing). Although it is clear that God created the world (Genesis 1:1), ...

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How Does God Control the World? | Understanding Divine Providence

I will explain the meaning of divine providence and how God sustains and conserves his creation. The doctrine of divine ...

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Divine Providence
Why Does God Allow Evil? | Understanding Theodicy

There is tension between God's providence and the existence of evil. If God is all powerful, why doesn't he stop evil? David Hume ...

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Why Does God Allow Us to Suffer? | The Purpose of Trials

If you are a Christian, you should expect to experience trials. Jesus said in John 16:33 to his disciples that they will experience ...

Christian Living
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Reconciliation

One picture of salvation is that Jesus became our propitiation. Now, what does this word mean? Propitiation refers to a sacrifice ...

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Human Beings
Jeremiah 29:11

Jeremiah 29:11 is often quoted as a promise of hope to people who are discouraged. People assume that this verse teaches that ...

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General Revelation

I will explain the three ways God reveals himself to everybody through general revelation. He gives evidence for his existence ...

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Limitations of General Revelation

I will explain the limitations of general revelation and why we need special revelation. General revelation gives sufficient evidence ...

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God's Existence

I go over the five philosophical arguments that attempt to prove God's existence. They are the cosmological, teleological, ...

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Understanding the Trinity 1

The trinity is one of the most important Christian doctrine. It teaches that God is one who exists in three distinct persons.

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Trinity

Karl Rahner is a theologian who gave this principle regarding the Trinity: "The economic Trinity is the immanent Trinity, and vice ...

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Trinity
Understanding the Trinity 2

A subscriber asked about the beliefs of Unitarianism versus Trinitarianism, which is the orthodox Christian view. Orthodox ...

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