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Fundamental Theology Course

Lesson Seven: God and the Divine Nature

FUNDAMENTAL THEOLOGY COURSE

Revelation & Faith

Lesson Seven: God and the Divine Nature

Lesson Seven: God and the Divine Nature

Learning Objectives - Lesson 7


When you finish this lesson, you should be able to do the following:

  • express, using negative theology and the analogy of being, some characteristics of the divine nature equally and fully possessed by each of the three divine persons of the Trinity

  • articulate the difference between what pertains to "nature" and what pertains to person

Key Words - 7

Simple
spirit
perfect
Good
Infinite
omnipresent
eternal
One
transcendent
supernatural
preternatural
Pantheism

Dualism
Ineffable
monotheism
personal
emanation
impassible
omnipotent
immanent
deism
Providence
hesed
emeth

VIDEO 7-1:

THE MOST IMPORTANT CATHOLIC TRUTH: GOD HIMSELF 

VIDEO 7-2:

THE DIVINE ATTRIBUTES

Reading Assignment 7

  • The Christian Faith (CF) chap 3 The Triune God pp. 135-157. (par #301-338)

  • Sheed, Theology and Sanity, Part two: God (chap 3-9), pp. 47-123