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#161 – Self-Existent & Self-Sufficient
FromKnowing Faith
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26 minutes
Released:
Oct 20, 2022
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Podcast episode
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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss what it means that God is Self-Existent & Self-Sufficient.Questions Covered in This Episode:What’s an incommunicable attribute of God?Who created God?What does God need to survive?What do we mean when we say that God is “self-existent?” How is this different from saying God is “self-sufficient?”What is Aseity?How do we know, from scripture, that God is self-existent and self-sufficient?Why is this crucial to our doctrine of God?Why is it good news?Helpful Definitions:Incommunicable Attribute: Things that are true about God, that are only true of God and are not true of anyone else.Communicable Attribute: Things that are true about God, that can also become true of us.Self-existent: God is the origin of all things, uncreated.Self-sufficient: God is lacking in nothing, He needs nothing.Independent: Not dependent on anything in order to exist.Aseity: God is a se, or has aseity: He is self-existent and self-sufficient. Resources Mentioned in This Episode:Genesis 1:1, Romans 11, Acts 17:24-28Amazon affiliate links are used where appropriate. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, thank you for supporting Knowing Faith.Sponsors:Discover how Midwestern Seminary can equip you to more faithfully serve your church through formal theological education or FREE For the Church resources we provide: mbts.edu/KnowingFaithOur Sister Podcasts:The Family Discipleship Podcast | Confronting ChristianitySupport Training the Church and Become a Patron:patreon.com/trainingthechurch
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Oct 20, 2022
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Podcast episode
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