About this episode
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss what it means that God is Self-Existent & Self-Sufficient. Questions Covered in This Episode: What’s an incommunicable attribute of God? Who created God? What does God need to survive? What do we mean when we say that God is “self-existent?” How is this different from saying God is “self-sufficient?” What is Aseity? How do we know, from scripture, that God is self-existent and self-sufficient? Why is this crucial to our doctrine of God? Why is it good news? Helpful Definitions: Incommunicable Attribute: Things that are true about God, that are only true of God and are not true of anyone else. Communicable Attribute: Things that are true about God, that can also become true of us. Self-existent: God is the origin of all things, uncreated. Self-sufficient: God is lacking in nothing, He needs nothing. Independent: Not dependent on anything in order to exist. Aseity: God is a se, or has aseity: He is self-existent and self-sufficient. Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Genesis 1:1, Romans 11, Acts 17:24-28 Amazon affiliate links are used where appropriate. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, thank you for supporting Knowing Faith. Sponsors: Discover how Midwestern Seminary can equip you to more faithfully serve your church through formal theological education or FREE For the Church resources we provide: mbts.edu/KnowingFaith Our Sister Podcasts: The Family Discipleship Podcast | Confronting Christianity Support Training the Church and Become a Patron: patreon.com/trainingthechurch Follow Us: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Website Our Sister Podcast: Tiny Theologians Support Training the Church and Become a Patron: patreon.com/trainingthechurch You can now receive your first seminary class for FREE from Midwestern Seminary after completing Lifeway’s Deep Discipleship curriculum, featuring JT, Jen and Kyle. Learn more at mbts.edu/deepdiscipleship . To learn more about our sponsors please visit our sponsor page . Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.