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The goodness of God means that "God is the final standard of good, and all that God is and does is worthy of approval." [ 12 ] Many theologians consider the goodness of God as an overarching attribute - Louis Berkhof , for example, sees it as including kindness , love , grace , mercy and longsuffering . [ 13 ]
The theological underpinnings of the attributes and nature of God have been discussed since the earliest days of Christianity. In the 2nd century, Irenaeus addressed the issue and expounded on some attributes; for example, Book IV, chapter 19 of Against Heresies [71] states: "His greatness lacks nothing, but contains all things". [21]
Transcendence is the aspect of God's nature that is completely independent of the material universe and its physical laws. Many supposed characteristics of God are described in human terms. Anselm thought that God did not feel emotions such as anger or love, but appeared to do so through our imperfect understanding.
The being of God is identical to the "attributes" of God.Characteristics such as omnipresence, goodness, truth and eternity are identical to God's being, not qualities that make up that being as a collection or abstract entities inherent to God as in a substance; in God, essence and existence are the same.
In that view, God's power, knowledge, and presence have no external limitations, that is, outside of his divine nature and character. [44] Besides, Arminianism view on God's way of expressing his sovereignty, i.e. his providence, is based on postulates stemming from God's character, [44] especially as fully revealed in Jesus Christ. [45]
The debate about human nature between Augustine and Pelagius had to do with the nature of sin and its relation to the state of the human. Pelagius believed that man's nature was inherently good and taught that all children are born "as a fresh creation of God and therefore good. [40]" For Pelagius freedom is a constitute part of human nature. [41]
the character and nature of God — "It is the first principle of the Gospel to know for a certainty the Character of God, and to know that we may converse with him as one man converses with another." [17] "God himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted man, and sits enthroned in yonder heavens! That is the great secret.
In the Dialogues, Hume's characters debate a number of arguments for the existence of God, and arguments whose proponents believe through which we may come to know the nature of God. Such topics debated include the argument from design —for which Hume uses a house as an analogy—and whether there is more suffering or good in the world ...