God the Father, Mentor's Guide, MG06

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b. Does God’s nature suggest tension within his person, and therefore in the way he relates with his creation?

B. God’s nature is one and in perfect harmony within himself.

1. God is one; his nature is integrated and whole.

a. Our God is one (as the only God and within himself), Deut. 6.4.

b. All his attributes are perfectly integrated in his person and actions, Deut. 4.35.

2. God’s attributes can be analyzed separately, but God acts in perfect union within himself and his will.

a. When God acts lovingly, it is always just love; when God demonstrates his justice, it is always loving justice.

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b. Love without justice = sentimentality; justice without love = harshness.

3. Tensions arise from logical analysis of God’s attributes.

a. Tendency of analysis toward isolation and reductionism

b. Inability to see attributes as dynamically integrated within God’s person and character