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DOCTRINEOFGOD
I.AttributesofGod

A.Introduction
1.KnowingaboutGodandKnowingGod

2.TheInfinitePersonalGod
God:InfiniteGod:Personal
ChasmMan
Man

Chasm

AnimalsAnimals
PlantsPlants
RocksRocks
B.GodasInfinite
1.Introduction
2.SelfExistence
a.Analysis
(1)ScripturalData
(a)

(b)
(c)

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(d)
(e)

(2)SystematicSummary
(a)Definition
(b)SolutiontoTwoProblems
i.IfGodisabeing,thenHeisjustonebeingamongothers.
ii.WheredidGodcomefrom?

(c)ChallengeofPlatonism
i.TheProblem

ii.Solutions

b.Application
(1)

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(2)

3.Eternity
a.Analysis
(1)ScripturalData
(a)

(b)
(c)
(2)SystematicSummary
(a)TheBibledoesnotdistinguishGodsbeingtimelessoreverlasting.

(b)ArgumentforGodstimelessness:Incompletenessoftemporallife.

(c)ArgumentforGodsbeingeverlasting:Hischangingrelationswith
theworld.

(d)Evaluationoftheargumentsandaproposal

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i.Evaluationofthearguments

ii.Aproposal

iii.Advantages

b.Application
(1)

(2)

4.Omnipresence
a.Analysis
(1)Scripturaldata
(a)

(b)

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(2)SystematicSummary
(a)Twooppositeerrorstoavoid

(b)TheBibledoesnotdistinguishwhetherGodtranscendsspaceoris
everywhereinspace.

(c)Godasspaceless.

(d)Summary

b.Application
(1)

(2)

5.Immutability
a.Analysis
(1)ScripturalData

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(a)

(b)
(c)
(d)

(2)SystematicSummary
(a)TraditionalView

(b)RevisedView

b.Application
(1)

(2)

(3)

C.GodasPersonalBeing

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1.Introduction

2.Incorporeality
a.Analysis

(1)ScripturalData

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

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(2)SystematicSummary

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

b.Application

(1)

(2)

(3)

3.IntellectualAttributes:Omniscience

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a.Analysis

(1)ScripturalData

(a)Godknowsallthingsthathappen

(b)Godknowsthesecretthoughtsofeachindividual

(c)Godknowsthefuture

(d)Godcannotlearnanything

(2)SystematicSummary

(a)OmniscienceDefined

(b)TwoProblemsofOmniscience

i.CompatibilityofForeknowledgeandFreedom

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ii.MiddleKnowledge

b.Application

(1)

(2)

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(3)

4.VolitionalAttributes:Omnipotence

a.Analysis

(1)ScripturalData

(a)Godisalmighty

(b)Godcandoallthings

(2)Systematicsummary

(a)ParadoxesofOmnipotence

(b)Omnipotencedefined

b.Application

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(1)

(2)

(3)

5.MoralAttributes

a.Holiness

(1)Analysis

(a)ScripturalData

i.

ii.

iii.

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iv.

(b)SystematicSummary

i.GodsWillorGodsNature?

ii.Solution

(c)Application

i.

ii.

b.Love

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(1)Analysis

(a)ScripturalData

i.

ii.

iii.

(b)SystematicSummary

(c)Application

i.

ii.

iii.

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