None Greater
by Matthew Barrett | Book Summary
Author: Matthew Barrett
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We might think we can answer this instinctively. Ponder a while though, and the question grows in complexity. Too often our answers end up describing a being who is like us on a larger scale. If so, we have some deeper thinking to do. We cannot — we must not — bring God down to our level. The Creator God of the Bible is a being who cannot be tamed. He is distinct from creation as the Creator. God is the most perfect, supreme being. He is infinite. In His fullness, He is incomprehensible to our finite minds. This means that certain perfection-making characteristics (attributes) must be true of Him. Since He is not subject to creaturely limitations, He is unchanging, eternal, self-existent, and independent. Yet He is also a God who reveals Himself, showing perfect holiness, love, and mercy, enabling even us limited creatures to know Him. There is none greater than this God. Let's ponder Him together. |
Matthew Barrett (MDiv and PhD in systematic theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY) is associate professor of Christian Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is founder and executive editor of Credo magazine, an evangelical publication making theology accessible to the local church. He also hosts the Credo podcast.
Matthew has authored a number of books, including 40 Questions About Salvation, God's Word Alone, and John Owen on The Christian Life, as well as some forthcoming books include Getting the Trinity Right (Baker); The Mystery of Inspiration and the Doctrine of God (Baker Academic), and The Reformation: A History (Zondervan). He has also edited a number of volumes such as 4 Views on The Historical Adam and The Doctrine on Which the Church Stands or Falls: Justification in Biblical, Theological, Historical and Pastoral perspective.
None Greater
by Matthew Barrett
[ Book Summary ]
| Author | Matthew Barrett |
| Publisher | Baker Books |
| Date | March 5, 2019 |
| Pages | 283 |
Overview:
What does it mean that God is perfect?
We might think we can answer this instinctively. Ponder a while though, and the question grows in complexity.
Too often our answers end up describing a being who is like us on a larger scale. If so, we have some deeper thinking to do. We cannot — we must not — bring God down to our level.
The Creator God of the Bible is a being who cannot be tamed. He is distinct from creation as the Creator. God is the most perfect, supreme being. He is infinite. In His fullness, He is incomprehensible to our finite minds.
This means that certain perfection-making characteristics (attributes) must be true of Him. Since He is not subject to creaturely limitations, He is unchanging, eternal, self-existent, and independent.
Yet He is also a God who reveals Himself, showing perfect holiness, love, and mercy, enabling even us limited creatures to know Him.
There is none greater than this God. Let's ponder Him together.
Matthew Barrett (MDiv and PhD in systematic theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY) is associate professor of Christian Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is founder and executive editor of Credo magazine, an evangelical publication making theology accessible to the local church. He also hosts the Credo podcast.
Matthew has authored a number of books, including 40 Questions About Salvation, God's Word Alone, and John Owen on The Christian Life, as well as some forthcoming books include Getting the Trinity Right (Baker); The Mystery of Inspiration and the Doctrine of God (Baker Academic), and The Reformation: A History (Zondervan). He has also edited a number of volumes such as 4 Views on The Historical Adam and The Doctrine on Which the Church Stands or Falls: Justification in Biblical, Theological, Historical and Pastoral perspective.