The Attributes of God
Worksheet #4

First read this chapter from T. P. Simmons
Then do this worksheet
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1.  In what scripture does Jesus say that God is spirit? 

2.  What does Luke 24:39 say concerning the body and the spirit? 
    

3.  Instead of a spirit, what is man called in Genesis 2:7? 

4.  What two principles tell us that God is pure spirit, not inhabiting a body?
    

5.  Explain what anthropomorphisms are.
    

6.  Explain in your own words the idea that God is one.
    

7.  Write in your own words the three reasons J. P. Boyce gives for affirming the unity of God:
    

8.  Is the Trinity opposed to the oneness of God?  Explain.
    

9.  Write a 100-word report on the Trinity using at least three sources (books, articles, etc.)  Give proper notation for each source. Write it either here or in an e-mail.  Send to   rwolfe2080@aol.com
    

10. After reading the definitions of attributes by Pendleton, Boyce, and Strong, give your own brief definition.
    

11. Define "absolute attributes."
    

12. Define "relative attributes."
    

13. What is meant by God's self-existence?
    

14. Explain why the present order of things could not have come into existence by mere energy.
    

15. What is immutability?
    

16. What three passages of scripture the general immutability of God?
    

17. Define "anthropomorphisms."
    

18. What about those scriptures which seem to say that God repented?
    

19. Explain Simmons' illustration of the wax and the clay in the sun. Use your own word, not Simmons'.
    

20. Does prayer change God?  Explain.
    

21. What command does 1 Peter 1:15-16 give to believers?
    

22. What are relative attributes?
    

23. In your own words explain Omniscience.
    

24. What is God's truthfulness called?  

25. What two kinds of love does Simmons mention in his relative attributes of God?
    

26. What does Romans 3:26 says about God's justice?
    

27. Read John Murray's "The Sovereignty of God" at http://www.opc.org/cce/sovereignty.html, take notes on the article and type them either here or in an e-mail.  Send to  rwolfe2080@aol.com.