Divine Simplicity (Exodus 34:5-8)

“What we cannot do, however, is we cannot look at this list of attributes

like a recipe card and think that God is made up of ‘one part mercy, one

part grace, a pinch of slow to anger, and a cup steadfast love and

faithfulness’. That would be a grave mistake. God is one. Indivisible. He

is not made up of parts. A few weeks ago Marshall led the congregation in

reciting the 1689 London Baptist Confession, specifically Article 2, which

states: that God’s essence is ‘…without body, parts, or passions…’

Theologians have coined this principle by describing it as the Simplicity

of God. By simplicity they do not mean simplistic. He is not a simpleton.

No, by simplicity they mean God is not composed of parts…

When it comes to us humans, attributes can compete against each other. As a

parent, I struggle with the concept of when to be just and when to be