Because God is infinite, there is no distinction between His attributes and Himself. This is difficult to put briefly, but we must try. Take knowledge, and begin with our own. My knowing is something that I do, but it is not myself. This may not strike us a limitation, but it is a considerable one. If only my knowledge were myself, I should be knowing all the time, simply by being. I should not have to make a distinct effort to know; I should never forget, But, as it is, my knowledge is less than myself; I am finite enough, heaven knows, but my knowledge is more finite still.

Now, God's knowing is not subject to this limitation. It is not distinct from Himself. It is Himself. If it were not, if there were really a distinction between His knowledge and Himself, then He would have something that His knowledge lacked. In that event His knowledge would not be infinite, and we should have to face the monstrosity of an infinite God with limited knowledge.

This applies to all His attributes. Just as God is knowledge, so He is love, He is justice, He is mercy, we have to think of them as distinct in order to think of them at all; but in Him they are not distinct from His very self, and therefore not from one another, whatever God has He is. And these attributes are not less themselves for being infinite. God's love would not be greater by being distinct from His very self as our is.

It is difficult ideas for our minds. But then God must be mysterious to the being He made of nothing. live with it, keep it in mind. Our feeling that the attributes must be distinct will grow less, and we shall begin to "see" their oneness in God.

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

I have through years of reading, pondering, reflecting and contemplating, the 3 things that last; FAITH . HOPE . LOVE and I would like to made available my sharing from the many thinkers, authors, scholars and theologians whose ideas and thoughts I have borrowed. God be with them always. Amen!

I STILL HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU BUT THEY WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU NOW. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH, SINCE HE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING AS FROM HIMSELF, BUT WILL SAY ONLY WHAT HE HAS LEARNT; AND HE WILL TELL YOU OF THE THINGS TO COME.

HE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. - JOHN 16:12-15 -