Term

communicable attributes

Divine attributes, such as love, wisdom, and justice, that God shares with human beings and which humans reflect in a limited way.

Filed underTheology Proper

Definition

Those attributes God shares or 'communicates' with us. Attributes such as knowledge, wisdom, love, mercy, and justice that God possesses and that human beings also reflect in a limited way.

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Contrasted with: incommunicable attributesTerm
Broader than: patience (God's)Term
peace (God's)Term

Sources

1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 11.1AOriginal citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 11.1A.

Last revised August 14, 2026