HHomilitics

Communicable Attributes

Divine attributes that God shares in some measure with humanity, such as love, wisdom, and justice. These reflect God’s image in man, though imperfectly. They contrast with His incommunicable attributes, which belong to Him alone.

Scope

Divine attributes that God shares in some measure with humanity, such as love, wisdom, and justice.

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Divine attributes that God shares in some measure with humanity, such as love, wisdom, and justice. These reflect God’s image in man, though imperfectly. They contrast with His incommunicable attributes, which belong to Him alone.

Anchor keywords

  • Communicable Attributes
  • attributes
  • communicable
  • alone
  • love
  • wisdom
  • justice
  • grace
  • righteousness
  • holiness

Scripture anchors

  • Exodus 34:6–7
  • Leviticus 19:2
  • Psalm 103:8–13
  • Micah 6:8
  • Matthew 5:48
  • Luke 6:36
  • Galatians 5:22–23
  • Ephesians 4:24
  • Colossians 3:12–14
  • 1 Peter 1:15–16
  • 1 John 4:7–12

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