Lesson Podcasts

Listen to a lesson

Incorporeality

The Nature of God pt 1

PF logo Pict 2 The Nature of God, pt 1 Having considered some arguments for the existence of God in the previous three lessons, in this lesson we move on to consider what this God is like. Is it appropriate to speak of defending God? It is important as we seek to offer an apologetic for God’s existence that we make sure we are talking about the true God. Non-theists often argue against a “straw man” type of God. We need not try to defend the existence of such a God. What are our sources of knowledge about God, and what do they tell us? What do we mean when we say that God is a necessary being? What is the aseity of God? What does it mean that God is immaterial? What is wrong with thinking of God as a complex being? (53 min)
Lesson 12: Review Questions
Lesson 12: Lesson Notes