In this episode hosts Oren Martin and Caitlin Van Wagoner talk to guest John Elmore about who God the Father is, what He is like, and why it matters.
Why does it matter to know what God is like?
- Imago Dei
- Incommunicable and communicable attributes of God
Scripture Mentioned: Acts
17:22-31
How can’t we be like God?
- Incommunicable (or inscrutable) attributes of God: qualities that God alone possesses
Scripture Mentioned: Psalm 139:4, Romans 1-8, Romans 11: 33-36, Psalm 90:2, Genesis 1, Ephesians 1:4
How can we be like God?
- Communicable attributes of God: qualities that we can share with Him, in finite ways
- Common Grace
Scripture Mentioned: John 14, 1 John, Leviticus 19:2, Romans 1:8, Acts 17
Which attribute of God is most important?
- re:generation
Scripture Mentioned: John 14:6
What is God not like?
- The Great Commission
Scripture Mentioned: Matthew
28:16-20
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