Mysteries of the Faith - IV: The Attributes of God and Creation

I. The Attributes of God

The attributes of God are often put into two classes, those that man does not share with God (often called the negative attributes), and those attributes of man that God has in a greater and more perfect sense (the positive attributes). The easier ones to understand are those attributes of God shared by man. These attributes would include life, knowledge, wisdom, will, holiness, justice, truthfulness, power, love, grace, patience and many others. But when these are applied to God, the first class of attributes modifies and changes these to such an extent that they them...