Welcome to Defenders, the teaching class of Dr. William Lane Craig.

Today, the Doctrine of God Part 18.

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We've been talking about the personal attributes of God.

We looked at God's intellectual attributes, his volitional attributes,

and today we want to turn to God's moral attributes. And the first of these that we want to

address is holiness, the holiness of God. And we want to first begin by looking at some of the scriptural data

concerning God's holiness. Number one, then, God is the very standard of goodness. God is the

standard of goodness. This, it seems to me, is the implication of Romans chapter 9, verses 14 to 21.

Romans chapter 9 versus 14 to 21.

There he talks about the call of God upon the lives of Jacob and the rejection of Esau.

And in verse 14 he says, what shall we say then?

Is there injustice on God's part?

By no means. For he says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I

have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion. So, it depends not upon man's will,

or exertion, but upon God's mercy.

For the scripture says to Pharaoh, I have raised you up for the very purpose of showing my power in you,

so that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.

So then, he has mercy upon whomever he wills. My name may be proclaimed in all the earth.

So then, he has mercy upon whomever he wills, and he hardens the heart of whomever he

wills.

You will say to me then, why does he still find fault?

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