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The Doctrine of God: Week 26
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine, by Wayne Grudem.
Chapter 16, God’s Providence: If God controls all things, how can our actions have real meaning? What are the decrees of God?

Today, in our last class before our summer break, we discuss the opposing arguments of Arminianism and Calvinism.

 

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The Doctrine of God: Week 15
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine, by Wayne Grudem.
Chapter 13, The Character of God: “Communicable” Attributes (Part 2)

This week we finish examining the “communicable” attributes of God (those which He has shared in part with us) which are clasified as ‘attributes of purpose’.  We will be discussing God’s Freedom and Omnipotence.

 

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The Doctrine of God: Week 14
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine, by Wayne Grudem.
Chapter 1, The Character of God: “Communicable” Attributes (Part 2)

This week we start to examine the “communicable” attributes of God (those which He has shared in part with us) which are clasified as ‘attributes of purpose’.  We begin by discussing an often controversial topic - God’s Will.

 

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The Leadership Team answers your questions.

Q1 (2:07): Can you please explain what openness theology is? I heard people discussing it a couple of weeks ago, but was not in the service to hear the teaching.

Q2 (17:45): Who was it that Jacob wrestled with in Genesis 32? Was it an angel or God? Since Jacob was wrestling with God, would this simply have been an angel? Since the angel was from God, would it be like an analogy to Jacob’s overall life up until this point?

Q3 (27:39): I am struggling with developing consistency in my witness at work. I often feel unconfident and frankly embarressed to share my faith. …

 

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