God without Passions, a Primer: A Practical and Pastoral Study of Divine Impassibility

“It is important to know God and worship him as he has revealed himself to us. This book is offered to supply an important piece of God’s self-revelation that, though confessed and treasured by the church throughout the ages, has become unclear due to neglect. I have included study questions in order to highlight key elements of this topic for your own personal thought and to encourage discussion in group studies. It’s one thing to hear someone else answer questions. It’s another to answer them for yourself. May God use this book to enrich your understanding of him as he has revealed himself in Scripture and to increase your appreciation of the truths the church has confessed throughout history. Perhaps you find the doctrine of divine impassibility to be one of those doctrines that is less clear or less known to you. This primer is designed to give a simple, clear, and practical presentation of the doctrine of divine impassibility for everyone from the pulpit to the pew. In fact, this material was originally presented as six sermons to Trinity Reformed Baptist Church where I am a pastor.” Samuel Renihan, from the Preface

Publisher: RBAP
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9780991659913

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Samuel Renihan (M.Div., Westminster Seminary California) is a pastor at Trinity Reformed Baptist Church, La Mirada, CA, and a doctoral candidate at the Free University of Amsterdam. He is editor of God without Passions: a Reader.

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Samuel Renihan’s God without Passions: a Primer provides a clear, cogent, biblical, and pastoral presentation of truth about our all-sufficient, constantly-faithful God. Too often today the truth that the eternal, unchangeable Creator sustains his universe, redeems his people, and interacts with his creatures without becoming hostage to their ceaseless fluctuations is ignored, misunderstood, misrepresented, and rejected. Renihan demonstrates the biblical origins and historical foundations of this doctrine, and he shows its positive implications for our personal spiritual struggles and for the pastoral care of our fellow-strugglers. Dennis E. Johnson, Professor of Practical Theology, Westminster Seminary California