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Herman Bavinck notes that although the Bible talks about God changing a course of action, or becoming angry, these are the result of changes in the heart of God's people (Numbers 14.) "Scripture testifies that in all these various relations and experiences, God remains ever the same." [18] Millard Erickson calls this attribute God's constancy. [3]
The narrative quotes Jesus teaching that all of the people will be assembled before him and "he will separate them one from another", with some who will "inherit the kingdom" while others who will go to "the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels".
The second class of attributes, derived from activity, is most frequently applied to God in the Bible and equally applies to the creatures and the Creator. These anthropomorphisms, however, whether they speak of God as having human form or as displaying a manlike activity, are used in the Bible only to impart knowledge of God to men who would ...
The 13 attributes closely parallel the description of God's nature in the second of the Ten Commandments, except that God is characterized as merciful rather than zealous. [1] Thus, they represent a covenant between God and Israel, replacing the covenant of the Ten Commandments which was broken by the golden calf sin. [1]
Chapter XXIV. Of the natural Attributes of the Deity The attributes of God must, Paley argues, be 'adequate to the magnitude, extent, and multiplicity of his operations'. Chapter XXV. Of the Unity of the Deity Paley argues that the uniformity of plan seen in the universe indicates a single God. Chapter XXVI. The Goodness of the Deity
This attribute is not contingent upon something else other than God himself, and is therefore one of his eternal attributes. [8] God's sovereignty, as the right to exercise his ruling power over his creation, is contingent upon his creation. God's sovereignty only takes effect once creation exists for it to be expressed upon.
In the Bible, it is used to describe both the trustworthy and those believing in God and Jesus Christ, linking the two concepts. [24] The writer of the Letter to the Hebrews describes it this way: "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat ...
N. T. Wright differentiates between 'God' and 'god' when it refers to the deity or essentially a common noun. [7] Murray J. Harris wrote that in NA 26 (USB 3) θεος appears 1,315 times. [8] The Bible Translator reads that "when referring to the one supreme God... it frequently is preceded, but need not be, by the definite article" (Ho theos ...