Term

incommunicable attributes

Attributes belonging to God alone that he does not share with others, such as independence, unchangeableness, eternity, and omnipresence.

Filed underTheology Proper

Definition

Those attributes that God does not share or 'communicate' to others. Attributes such as independence, unchangeableness, eternity, and omnipresence that belong to God alone.

Connections

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Contrasted with: communicable attributesTerm
Broader than: eternity (God's)Term
independence (God's)Term
omnipresenceTerm
unchangeableness (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