God the Father, Mentor's Guide, MG06

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

3. To learn of the glory of God revealed in creation and in Jesus Christ

a. John 17.3

b. Matt. 11.25-27

The heaviest obligation lying upon the Christian Church today is to purify and elevate her concept of God until it is once more worthy of him–and of her. In all her prayers and labors this should have first place. We do the greatest service to the next generation of Christians by passing on to them undimmed and undiminished that noble concept of God which we receive from our Hebrew and Christian fathers of generations past. This will prove of greater value to them than anything that art or science can devise. ~ A.W. Tozer. The Knowledge of the Holy. New York: Harper San Francisco, 1961. p. 4.

4. To make God known to others, Ps. 71.17-19

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III. The Structure of the Study of God: the Nature and Classification of the Attributes of God

A. The nature of the attributes of God

1. Attributes reflect the traits of the entire Godhead .

a. They are not the same as properties , that is, those functions which relate to the distinct members of the Trinity.

b. They are not the same as the activities or acts of the members, which are more specific characteristics of each particular member of the Trinity.

2. Attributes are permanent qualities , intrinsic to God.

3. Attributes speak of the very essence of who God is .