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God Not Divided: Simplicity

By Filings on Fri, 10/16/20
Bible, Theology & Philosophy
Theology Proper
Attributes of God

“Divine simplicity is the doctrine which states: God is what God is, simply. God is not composed of parts. God’s essence is not parceled out piece by piece….Because God is one and undivided, we can rest secure that since God is for us, no one can be against us.” - Ref21

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josh p

NewI can’t remember who it was

Fri, 10/16/20
I can’t remember who it was (Grudem) that used a deck of cards to make this point. If our understanding of His attributes are like a bunch of individual cards all added up we are wrong.

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