THE EXISTENCE AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOD



THE EXISTENCE AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOD

by Stephen Charnock

Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, MI,

Reprinted 1996, 1,130 pages, Hardback

Before there was JI Packer's KNOWING GOD, before there was AW Tozer's KNOWLEDGE OF THE HOLY, before there was JB Phillips YOUR GOD IS TOO SMALL, there was Stephen Charnock's EXISTENCE AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOD which is a collection of writings on the topic of God written by Charnock who lived in the British Isles from 1628 to 1680

Charnock was a Puritian Pastor-Theologian who ministered in many places in the British Isles. He was well trained in all the classical sciences: Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Logic, etc. Although he wrote several other books, this one is considered to be his greatest work.

Chapters in this book exhaustively cover the following attributes about God:

1. Eternity

2. Immutability

3. Omnipresence

4. Knowledge

5. Wisdom

6. Power

7. Holiness

8. Goodness

9. Dominion

10. Patience

You may think you already know about these attributes, but if you read Charnock's analysis of them, no matter what you may know now, your thinking in this area will be definitely enhanced about the attributes of God. Why? Because Charnock not only exhaustively defines these attributes of God, he also comprehensively applies them to our thoughts about and behavior towards God. Nearly every Christian pastor or theologian who preaches and writes on the attributes of God seems to quote from Charnock extensively. Why? Because it is one of the most complete study on the attributes of God ever published. Even JI Packer in his KNOWING GOD book acknowledges his great indebtedness to Charnock for providing the inspiration for him to write KNOWING GOD.

Charnock is easier to read than some of the other great Puritian Preachers. However, this book by Charnock will not allow you to understand it with an atmosphere of noise around you. Make sure you have a good quiet place to read and you will be able to comprehend the theological richness of this book much more aptly.

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