The Divine Attributes (Aquinas 101)

Deus Caritas Est: God is Love.

John in his first letter says, "God is love", essentially love in all he is. None of us can say, "I am love” or "I am wisdom.” Sacred Scripture also says that God is wisdom, subsistent and substantial wisdom, and ultimately this wisdom and knowledge in God is one with his love and his goodness. When we speak about God's divine perfection, we're speaking about something that pertains to him in virtue of his pure actuality.

The Divine Attributes (Aquinas 101) - Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

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[tropifiori]

I spent 14 years in a Dominican Parish ( Charlottesville). The homilies were wonderful. I was inspired to try to read Aquinas myself and just couldn't get through it. These short clips of clearly explained points is wonderful for me as a lay person with no theologic grounding. Thanks for doing this Friars.
Frank

[brianw.]

Father Thomas Joseph White is the man.

[patgabriel]

There is no more sublime spiritual exercise than to think deeply about God. Thanks to the Thomistic Institute for facilitating this kind of spiritual exercise.

[leew]

Mind blowing! God does not exist in space and time, He does not begin in point A and think His way to point B, He simply knows. Perfection of knowledge, He IS.

[eugengolubic]

I heard about you from Matt Fradd's interview of Gregory Pine.
I'm very glad I subscribed.
When it comes to divine simplicity and God's attributes, I don't know much, so I can't embrace any view.
One of the rare things I can endorse is that God is simple and we know more what He is not, instead of what He is.
Excellent work!

[ethanboy]

Truly, brothers. I give you my sign of gratitude and respect. And God bless you all.

[SedContraApologia]

Go TI institute! Amazing stuff!! Keep it coming! God bless this work!

[lupecajero]

Thank you so much for teaching us more about God. How I wish I could get a Ph.D. on Divinity and Theology. Pray for me everyone. Thank you.

[kristindreko]

Thank you for this video!
May our Lord Jesus Christ bless you!

[josephmartin]

I feel I just attended a Benediction!
Thank you Father!

[maryjohnstone]

A lovely, delightful video about and His endless qualities of love, power and more? Thanks Fr.such a beautifully delivered talk.G B U.

[rileydavidjesus]

Game to this video by way of a thought: "Meditate on the qualities of God."

[fernandolh]

00:50 8 Divine atributes: simplicity, perfection, goodness, infinity, omnipresence, immutability, eternity, and unity
01:10 In the STh: simplicity and perfection
01:30 Divine Simplicity: 4 ways to explain non-composition:
1) humans are embodied souls, not so God who is inmaterial (01:48 and following);
2) humans are individuals with commun nature (02:15); not so God: He is only One, entierely Unique
3) God is and existis by His own self; we receive life, existence and being (03:25 and ff.); He alone can say "I am"
4) God is simply His Knwoledge and His Love (04:15 and ff.) not 'perfectable': He es Love, Wisdom, Goodness in pure actuality
05:30 Divine Perfection: God is above finite realizations of properties and perfections; Perfection in God = mystery of Life, Being, Goodness...
05:57 God's Simplicity ---> immutability, eternity, omnipresence; Perfection ----> goodness, infinity, unity
06:20 Let's grow closer to God by knowledge and by love!
(veritas in caritate, caritas in veritate!!)

[maryjohnstone]

Thanks a ever for a lovely video, helping one to understand a bit more who/ what God is ?.

[byron]

St John of the Cross described our Lord God Jesus Christ as The Word was made flesh and dwelt amongst us! Our Lord Jesus Christ is both Perfect Man and Perfect God! Without Love in our hearts we will not have knowledge and relationship with God for God is Love! St John of the Cross

[iqgustavo]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:

00:00 📖 The tradition of attributing properties to God and discussing divine attributes can be found in both the Bible and ancient philosophy.
01:19 🕊️ Divine simplicity means that God is not composed or complex; He is immaterial, not a composite of body and soul like humans.
02:44 🙏 God is the only one with divine nature; He is unique as the giver of being to all things. Only God has deity.
03:37 🌟 God does not depend on others for existence; it is of His nature to exist, and He is pure existence.
05:04 🧠 God is His knowledge and love, not evolving like humans. He is subsistent wisdom and love. God's divine perfection is based on pure actuality, not potentiality.
06:24 📚 Aquinas's exploration of divine attributes, like simplicity and perfection, leads to a deeper understanding of God and a spiritual ascent of the intellect.

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[maxalaintwo]

Very cool and informative video! The Trequetra being the representation for God in this video kinda creeps me out in some abstract way

[hopesonhigh]

I have a question: is Gratitude an attribute of God? Is God grateful when we do something for Him?

[triroa]

Can you make a video about Divine simplicity and its relation to the Trinity? Thank you!

[miguellozano]

How is Jesus growing in wisdom explained ?