Foundations: Equipping the Church to know what the Bible says so that we can live what the Bible teaches. Brookwood exists for the _______________ _____ _______ and the __________ _____ _______________. Write out your definitions for the four ways we hope to do this: Biblically Literate – Spirit Led – Gospel Centered – Culturally Engaged –
Chapter 4, Doctrine of God The Character of God; “Incommunicable” Attributes of God 1. In a discussion of the attributes of God, there is an assumption of the existence of God. What are the three sources discussed in chapter 4 (pgs. 67-68) for evidence of God’s existence? a. __________________ __________________ b. __________________ c. __________________ 2. God is INCOMPREHENSIBLE. a. Define that term (pg. 69, B1): ________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ b. God cannot be known ____________________ c. God can be known ____________________ 3. Attributes of God. a. There are two categories of God’s attributes: _____________________ and _____________________
b. Sort the following list of attributes into the appropriate categories: aseity, eternal, immutable, patient, omnipresent, loving, just, unchangeable, infinite, merciful, omniscient, forgiving, omnipotent i. Incommunicable i. Communicable 4. God is ____________________ a. Define the term (pg. 71, D1): ________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ b. What is the benefit to us? 5. God is ____________________ a. Define the term (pg. 73, D2): ________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ b. What does it mean that c. If God does not change why does the Bible say repeatedly that “God relented”? (Exodus 32:4; 2 Samuel 24:16; Jeremiah 18:18; 26:13; Psalm 106:45; Joel 2:13; Jonah 3:10; 4:2) 6. God is ____________________ a. Define the term (Pg. 76, D3): ________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ 7. God is ___________________ b. Define the term (pg. 78, D4): ________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ 8. God is UNIFIED c. Define the term (pg. 81, D5): ________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ 9. Which attribute more accurately describes who God is and what God does?