The Excellencies of God: Exploring and Enjoying His Attributes

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God's attributes is the most practical of subjects, inspiring and shaping the entire Christian life. Contemplating who God is and what He has promised to do can bring great comfort to the most despairing soul. Moreover, it brings immense delight to all those who recognize their chief end as the glory and enjoyment of God. In The Excellencies of God, Terry L. Johnson explores several aspects of the divine character and shows how they play a crucial role in our Christian experience. May God's mercy and grace, His patience and wisdom, His truth and faithfulness, His spirituality and blessedness prove to be a blessing to all who peruse these pages. Table of Contents: Preface Introduction: The Christian and the Attributes The Mercy, Grace, and Patience of God 1. The Mercy of God 2. The Grace of God 3. The Patience of God The Truth and Faithfulness of God 4. The God of Truth 5. Liberating Truth 6. Pursue and Proclaim the Truth The Blessedness of God 7. The Blessed God 8. Our Blessedness in God The Fatherhood of God 9. God Our Father 10. Pleasing Our Father 11. Our Father's Children 12. Our Father's Care The Spirituality of God 13. The God Who Is Spirit 14. Serving an Invisible God 15. Spiritual Mindedness 16. Spiritual Worship 17. True Worship The Wisdom of God 18. God Only Wise 19. Wisdom and Folly 20. Seeking and Submitting to God's Wisdom