God the Consuming Fire: The Necessity of Divine Justice | John Owen
Deep Dive into A Dissertation on Divine Justice by John Owen - Piscator’s opinion of this controversy — How far we assent to it — Twisse’s arguments militate against it — How God punishes from a natural necessity — How God is a “consuming fire” — God’s right, of what kind — Its exercise necessary, from some thing supposed — Whence the obligation of God to exercise it arises — Other objections of Twisse discussed
In this excerpt, John Owen examines the theological debate between Piscator and Twisse concerning the nature of divine justice and whether God punishes sin out of a natural necessity…
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