JUSTICE §37. God is just, inasmuch as He is His own perfect ethical norm,1 a legislator whose laws are true utterances of His holy will,2 a judge whose judgments are in perfect conformity with His laws,3 an executor whose retribution …
Category: 1 OUTLINES IN DOCTRINAL THEOLOGY
38 – Truth
TRUTH § 38. God is truth, inasmuch as He really is as He manifests Himself,1 wills what He professes to will,2 and does what He has promised to do,3 His works being in full agreement with His words.4 1. God …
40 – Love
LOVE § 40. God is Love, inasmuch as He longs for and delights in union and communion with the objects of His holy desire. I John 4:16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. …
41 – Benevolence
BENEVOLENCE § 41. God is benevolent, inasmuch as He is desirous of blessing the objects of His love. Titus 3:4–7 But after that the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared. Not by works of righteousness which …
42 – Grace
GRACE § 42. God is gracious, inasmuch as He offers and confers His blessings regardless of the merits or demerits of the objects of His benevolence. Psalm 103:10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us …
43 – Mercy
MERCY § 43. God is merciful, inasmuch as He has compassion with the afflicted and bestows His benefits upon the miserable. Psalm 18:27 Thou wilt save the afflicted people. Job 34:28 He heareth the cry of the afflicted. Job 36:15 …
44 – Power
POWER § 44. Power is a divine attribute, inasmuch as God can do and does whatever He purposes to do.—Omnipotence. Mark 10:27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God …
45 – Acts of God
ACTS OF GOD. § 45. The acts of God are of two kinds, internal and external — opera ad intra, opera ad extra.
46 – Internal Acts
INTERNAL ACTS § 46. The internal acts of God are again of two kinds, personal and essential.