Redneck_still_Reforming
Puritan Board Freshman
Hello,
In a few weeks, I will be speaking to a small group about aspects of who God is (aspects applied analogously as God is a simple, complete being w/out parts). I affirm simplicity and I can talk about it a little using terms I was taught but how should I present it to a group of laypeople (they are incredibly wise but this language is foreign to them)? I will be talking about God's Wrath and God's Mercy. In our human finite minds, we see them as opposite which violates our Reformed understanding to say that univocally. How do I speak about these topics without dividing God? Would it be correct to say "though they seem like two aspects to us, in Him they are perfectly united. The difference is human in that we experience these two concepts (which come from His righteousness) in seperate ways."
If you would, please correct any of my phrasing, thinking and statements if they violate the Doctrine of God held by the Reformed. I want my lesson to be edifying, not heterodox and confusing. Any tips from older brothers and sisters would be appreciated.
God Bless
In a few weeks, I will be speaking to a small group about aspects of who God is (aspects applied analogously as God is a simple, complete being w/out parts). I affirm simplicity and I can talk about it a little using terms I was taught but how should I present it to a group of laypeople (they are incredibly wise but this language is foreign to them)? I will be talking about God's Wrath and God's Mercy. In our human finite minds, we see them as opposite which violates our Reformed understanding to say that univocally. How do I speak about these topics without dividing God? Would it be correct to say "though they seem like two aspects to us, in Him they are perfectly united. The difference is human in that we experience these two concepts (which come from His righteousness) in seperate ways."
If you would, please correct any of my phrasing, thinking and statements if they violate the Doctrine of God held by the Reformed. I want my lesson to be edifying, not heterodox and confusing. Any tips from older brothers and sisters would be appreciated.
God Bless