God is Simple. Did you know that?

[Jonaitis]

Have you ever heard of Divine Simplicity? No? Here is a lecture I heard years ago by Dr. James Dolezal, he gives a brief overview I would say of what this doctrine teaches us in Scripture about who God is. Please don't respond until you have watched this video.

 

[FatalFantasy]

Have you ever heard of the attribute of Divine Simplicity? No? Here is a lecture I heard years ago by Dr. James Dolezal, he gives a brief overview I would say of what this doctrine teaches us in Scripture about who God is. Please don't respond until you have watched this video.

God is neither complex or simple, he is sophisticated.

 

[Ignatius the Kiwi]

God is neither complex or simple, he is sophisticated.

What does that mean?

 

[FatalFantasy]

What does that mean?

It takes sophistication to make something simple that can become complex, such as our cosmos.

 

[ewq1938]

Anything humans say about God is wrong unless God said it.

 

[Pethesedzao]

Have you ever heard of Divine Simplicity? No? Here is a lecture I heard years ago by Dr. James Dolezal, he gives a brief overview I would say of what this doctrine teaches us in Scripture about who God is. Please don't respond until you have watched this video.

And His foolishness is wiser than the wisdom of man

 

[Jonaitis]

I intend to provide, promote, and distribute good quality content. If you don't want to watch the video, why do you reply? None of you so far seemed to have understood what it was about, but assumed and commented. I pray it will benefit someone who wants to grow in their saving knowledge of God, and move them to worship him with awe and adoration of the beauty of his holiness.

Divine simplicity shows that there is none like our God, not even among the heathen deities.

 

[SkyWriting]

Anything humans say about God is wrong unless God said it.

The entire Bible included? That's a lot of wrong.

" The Bible was written by roughly forty different people from a whole range of backgrounds. Authors include kings (Solomon), fishermen (Peter), doctors (Luke), military leaders (Joshua), tax collectors (Matthew), and even some who are unknown. Biblical writers include almost every type of person: wise and foolish, faithful and treacherous, rich and poor, innocent and guilty, and young and old."
7 Fascinating Facts that Make the Bible Unique - Josh.org

 

[SkyWriting]

Have you ever heard of Divine Simplicity? No? Here is a lecture I heard years ago by Dr. James Dolezal, he gives a brief overview I would say of what this doctrine teaches us in Scripture about who God is. Please don't respond until you have watched this video.

Which 3 minutes would you like me to watch?
I've got things to do.

 

[Radagast]

Have you ever heard of Divine Simplicity? No? Here is a lecture I heard years ago by Dr. James Dolezal, he gives a brief overview I would say of what this doctrine teaches us in Scripture about who God is. Please don't respond until you have watched this video.

Seriously? You want us to watch a video over an hour long?

I'm not interested. I could read the relevant section of a theology book in 2 minutes.

Now if you gave a short précis of the video, that would help those people who have no idea what "simplicity of God" means.

 

[disciple Clint]

Have you ever heard of Divine Simplicity? No? Here is a lecture I heard years ago by Dr. James Dolezal, he gives a brief overview I would say of what this doctrine teaches us in Scripture about who God is. Please don't respond until you have watched this video.

God is not composed or divisible by any physical or metaphysical means. Simplicity of God refers to the fact that he has no parts. The simplicity teaching extends to the entire nature of God. His substance, nature, and very being is that of utter simplicity. The properties usually attributed to God such as omnipotence, omniscience and omnipresence do not contradict the teaching of simplicity because each property is a different way of looking at the infinite active being of God from a limited perspective. One consequence of this teaching is the fact that since God is simple, he must be a pure spirit.

Philosophical Proof from St. Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologica

Primary Argument:

P1. Every composite must have potentiality and actuality

P2. God is entirely actual.

C1. God is not composite and therefore simple.

God is Simple

 

[Jonaitis]

Which 3 minutes would you like me to watch?
I've got things to do.

If you don't have time, then don't watch it. This thread is meant for people with a little patience, not for those who need instance and immediate sound bits.

 

[Jonaitis]

God is not composed or divisible by any physical or metaphysical means. Simplicity of God refers to the fact that he has no parts. The simplicity teaching extends to the entire nature of God. His substance, nature, and very being is that of utter simplicity. The properties usually attributed to God such as omnipotence, omniscience and omnipresence do not contradict the teaching of simplicity because each property is a different way of looking at the infinite active being of God from a limited perspective. One consequence of this teaching is the fact that since God is simple, he must be a pure spirit.

Philosophical Proof from St. Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologica

Primary Argument:

P1. Every composite must have potentiality and actuality

P2. God is entirely actual.

C1. God is not composite and therefore simple.

God is Simple

Brother, I appreciate this, but...what is the point of the OP if someone explains it? I desired to have the video discussed first, then whatever conversations later.

 

[Radagast]

what is the point of the OP if someone explains it?

Better one simple explanation than 70 minutes of time-wasting video.

 

[Radagast]

Simplicity of God refers to the fact that he has no parts.

It follows that the Persons of the Trinity must not be thought of as "parts."

 

[Jonaitis]

Better one simple explanation than 70 minutes of time-wasting video.

Isn't this my thread?

 

[Radagast]

Isn't this my thread?

I don't think you "own" it. And none of the discussion so far is off-topic.

 

[Jonaitis]

I don't think you "own" it. And none of the discussion so far is off-topic.

I clearly said, with a polite gesture, to comment after watching the video. I expected better from Christian men, even from you, since I really enjoy your thoughts and comments on this site. But, what can I expect from online forums? It is choas, just like Facebook groups.

 

[SkyWriting]

If you don't have time, then don't watch it. This thread is meant for people with a little patience, not for those who need instance and immediate sound bits.

I've got patience to read. What 5 minutes do you suggest from your 70 minute brief overview video? It's a simple request.

 

[Radagast]

nm