The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God
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The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God is a theological book by D. A. Carson that explores the complexity, biblical foundations, and apparent tensions in the Christian understanding of God’s love.
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| instanceOf |
Christian non-fiction book
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theological book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
correct misunderstandings of God’s love
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help Christians think carefully about divine love ⓘ |
| argues |
God’s love must be understood alongside God’s holiness
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God’s love must be understood alongside God’s sovereignty ⓘ modern Christians often sentimentalize God’s love ⓘ |
| associatedWith | D. A. Carson’s teaching ministry ⓘ |
| author |
D. A. Carson
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Donald Arthur Carson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | biblical exegesis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
liberal views of divine love
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some contemporary evangelical views of divine love ⓘ |
| discusses |
God’s conditional love in covenant relationships
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God’s love within the Trinity ⓘ God’s particular love for the elect ⓘ God’s providential love over all creation ⓘ God’s salvific stance toward the fallen world ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
the centrality of the cross for understanding God’s love
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the importance of reading all of Scripture to understand God’s love ⓘ the need to hold multiple biblical truths about God together ONNER ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
biblical foundations of God’s love
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complexity of God’s love ⓘ different biblical senses of the love of God ⓘ relationship between God’s love and God’s justice ⓘ relationship between God’s love and God’s sovereignty ⓘ relationship between God’s love and God’s wrath ⓘ tensions in understanding God’s love ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian theology
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theology ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
lay Christians
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pastors ⓘ theology students ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Christianity
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Protestantism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Christian doctrine
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biblical theology ⓘ doctrine of God ⓘ love of God ⓘ |
| theologicalPerspective | Reformed ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | evangelical ⓘ |
| uses |
New Testament texts
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Old Testament texts ⓘ |
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