Gerald Bray, The Attributes of God

Jim Cassidy reviews Gerald Bray, The Attributes of God: An Introduction (Crossway)

From the Publisher

How can we (created beings) know God (the Creator)?

Throughout history, the church has recognized the importance of studying and understanding God’s attributes. As the Creator of all things, God is unique and cannot be compared to any of his creatures, so to know him, believers turn to the pages of Scripture. In The Attributes of God, renowned theologian Gerald Bray leads us on an exploration of God’s being, his essential attributes, his relational attributes, and the relevance of his attributes to our thinking, lives, and worship. As we better understand God’s attributes, we will learn to delight in who God is and how he has made himself known to us in Scripture.

Gerald Bray (DLitt, University of Paris-Sorbonne) is research professor at Beeson Divinity School and director of research for the Latimer Trust. He is a prolific writer and has authored or edited numerous books, including The Doctrine of God; Biblical Interpretation; God Is Love; and God Has Spoken.

00:00 Introduction
01:03 Short Studies in Systematic Theology
02:33 About the Author and Book
04:35 The Contemporary Context
08:26 The Usefulness of the Book
11:36 Contemporary Revisions of Impassibility and Immutability
17:51 Thoughts on the Trinity and Modern Theology
26:45 A Note on the Appendix
28:57 Conclusion

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So, in other words, Barth and van Til are the adults in the room that have to keep, for instance, the Westminster divines and other children from making mistakes with the Trinity.