God the Father, Mentor's Guide, MG06

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G O D T H E F A T H E R

(4) Isa. 44.6

(5) Isa. 44.8

(6) Jer. 10.10

b. God’s attributes are all connected.

c. No one can do an anatomy of God’s person.

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d. We tend to become “reductive” in our analysis of God (we emphasize one characteristic to the exclusion or understatement of others).

4. Ways to overcome the problem

a. Be careful in your judgments.

b. Be aware of the tendency to be reductive.

c. Be humble in statements about God.

B. The purpose of the study of the attributes of God

1. To meditate on the perfections of God for confidence and conviction, Ps. 40.4-5

2. To think God’s thoughts after him in regards to his mighty character, John 14.26