Impassibility, Blessedness, and Goodness I. General Information about Impassibility A. Definition: B. Terminology: 1. Affection- 2. Passion- C. Key Text: Acts 14:11, 14-15- 11 II. Necessity of Impassibility from Other Attributes A. Supremacy- B. Independence- C. Immutability- D. Blessedness 1. Definition: "that perfect and unmeasurable possession of joy and glory, which God hath in himself for ever, and is the cause of all the bliss and perfection that every creature enjoys in its measure." by Fred Sanders 2. Key Texts: a) 1 Tim 1:10b-11 b) 1 Timothy 6:14-16 3. Implications for Impassibility Works Vol. 12 III. Impassible in Goodness A. What about God's revelation of himself in Exodus 34? 1. God really is these attributes but not in a mutable/dependent way. 2. "God does not have passions or affections. He has perfections." B. Goodness with Respect to the All Men- Justice (also common grace) 1. Exodus 34:7 2. Romans 3:19-20 C. Goodness with Respect to the Elect- Steadfast Love Deut 7:6-8 D. Goodness with Respect to the Redeemed- Mercy Romans 3:21-26
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