The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God
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The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God is a theological book by D. A. Carson that explores the complexity, biblical foundations, and apparent tensions in the Christian understanding of God’s love.
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Target entity: The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God Context triple: [D. A. Carson, hasWrittenWork, The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God]
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The Doctrine of God
The Doctrine of God is a theological work by philosopher and apologist William Lane Craig that systematically explores the nature, attributes, and existence of the Christian God.
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The Love of God
"The Love of God" is a Christian worship song, notably recorded by the band MercyMe, that reflects on the vastness and depth of God's love.
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For the Love of God
For the Love of God is Damien Hirst’s infamous platinum cast of a human skull encrusted with diamonds, emblematic of his exploration of mortality, value, and spectacle in contemporary art.
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The Love of Learning Leads to the Love of God
"The Love of Learning Leads to the Love of God" is a humanistic, faith-inflected academic motto expressing the idea that intellectual inquiry and the pursuit of knowledge ultimately guide one toward a deeper spiritual understanding of the divine.
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E.
The Self-Disclosure of God
The Self-Disclosure of God is a seminal work of Islamic mysticism and philosophy by William Chittick that explores Ibn al-‘Arabi’s teachings on how God reveals Himself through creation and human experience.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God Target entity description: The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God is a theological book by D. A. Carson that explores the complexity, biblical foundations, and apparent tensions in the Christian understanding of God’s love.
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A.
The Doctrine of God
The Doctrine of God is a theological work by philosopher and apologist William Lane Craig that systematically explores the nature, attributes, and existence of the Christian God.
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B.
The Love of God
"The Love of God" is a Christian worship song, notably recorded by the band MercyMe, that reflects on the vastness and depth of God's love.
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C.
For the Love of God
For the Love of God is Damien Hirst’s infamous platinum cast of a human skull encrusted with diamonds, emblematic of his exploration of mortality, value, and spectacle in contemporary art.
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D.
The Love of Learning Leads to the Love of God
"The Love of Learning Leads to the Love of God" is a humanistic, faith-inflected academic motto expressing the idea that intellectual inquiry and the pursuit of knowledge ultimately guide one toward a deeper spiritual understanding of the divine.
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E.
The Self-Disclosure of God
The Self-Disclosure of God is a seminal work of Islamic mysticism and philosophy by William Chittick that explores Ibn al-‘Arabi’s teachings on how God reveals Himself through creation and human experience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian non-fiction book
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theological book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
correct misunderstandings of God’s love
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help Christians think carefully about divine love ⓘ |
| argues |
God’s love must be understood alongside God’s holiness
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God’s love must be understood alongside God’s sovereignty ⓘ modern Christians often sentimentalize God’s love ⓘ |
| associatedWith | D. A. Carson’s teaching ministry ⓘ |
| author |
D. A. Carson
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Donald Arthur Carson ⓘ |
| basedOn | biblical exegesis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| critiques |
liberal views of divine love
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some contemporary evangelical views of divine love ⓘ |
| discusses |
God’s conditional love in covenant relationships
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God’s love within the Trinity ⓘ God’s particular love for the elect ⓘ God’s providential love over all creation ⓘ God’s salvific stance toward the fallen world ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
the centrality of the cross for understanding God’s love
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the importance of reading all of Scripture to understand God’s love ⓘ the need to hold multiple biblical truths about God together ONNER ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
biblical foundations of God’s love
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complexity of God’s love ⓘ different biblical senses of the love of God ⓘ relationship between God’s love and God’s justice ⓘ relationship between God’s love and God’s sovereignty ⓘ relationship between God’s love and God’s wrath ⓘ tensions in understanding God’s love ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian theology
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theology ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
lay Christians
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pastors ⓘ theology students ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Christianity
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Protestantism ⓘ
linked to:
Protestant Christianity
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| subject |
Christian doctrine
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biblical theology ⓘ doctrine of God ⓘ love of God ⓘ |
| theologicalPerspective | Reformed ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | evangelical ⓘ |
| uses |
New Testament texts
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linked to:
New Testament
Old Testament texts ⓘ |
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