Questions tagged [nature-of-god]
The nature of God includes all aspects and characteristics attributed directly to the person of God, possibly including all the omni- aspects (e.g. omniscience), love, hate, persons (e.g. the Trinity) or other attributes.
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Do Biblical Unitarians have a theology and definition of divine simplicity?
The doctrine of divine simplicity says that God is simple (without
parts). The general idea can be stated in this way: The being of God
is identical to the "attributes" of God. ...
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What is the earliest clear and unambiguous post-NT denial of the Holy Spirit's personhood in Christianity?
Essentially the opposite of this question:
What is the earliest recorded post-NT instance of a clear and unambiguous denial of the personhood of the Holy Spirit? When was it claimed for the first ...
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How did Arius interpret Colossians 2:9?
Colossians 2:9
HCSB For the entire fullness of God’s
nature dwells bodily in Christ,
NASB: For in Him all the fullness of Deity
dwells in bodily form,
How did Arius interpret Colossians ...
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How does Oneness Pentecostalism interpret Matthew 24:36?
Matthew 24:36 (NIV)
36“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
If the Father and the Son are expressions of the same God, how come ...
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In what respect did Gregory Nazianzen think the pure Nicene faith was adulterated at Constantinople in 381?
In contrast to the previous pro-Homoian emperor Valens, “it was soon clear that Theodosius would pursue a pro-Nicene line.” (LA, 251) In February 380 - only one year after he was declared Augustus and ...
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Did the Cappadocians teach one or two substances?
"One substance" means that Father and Son are one single substance. That is known as numerical sameness.
But if homoousios in the Nicene Creed is translated as "same substance," it ...
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Is believing on God for salvation the same as believing in Jesus as Christ?
I'm interested in answers particularly from Evangelicals who might disagree with this idea, as well as those who agree with it. I'm especially interested in theological considerations - ie. does this ...
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God's patience towards the demons in 1 Peter 3
I understand that there are three popular interpretations of 1 Peter 3:18-20.
Jesus preached salvation, a second proclamation of grace to those who are in Hell.
Similarly, Jesus preached to those in ...
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What passages of scripture give the strongest support for Jesus being a separate person than YHWH?
Jesus' most important commandment is the following:
Jesus answered him, “The first of all the commandments is: ‘Hear, O Israel, YHWH our Elohim, YHWH is 1. And you shall love YHWH your Elohim with ...
