What test is used to determine communicability of an attribute of God

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The attributes that are speaking of his deity are clearly not communicable. You mention his aseity. I also point to his eternal nature.

However, the attributes that are bound to his personality are communicalbe. For example, grace and love can be found in us.

We have to be careful though to note that while these attributes of God's can be transferred to us, it is actually God in us that brings about these attributes.

See also: Attributes of God

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I think that absolute attributes can't be communicable, and non-absolute can be communicable. Ex. personal holiness of a man is not the same as holiness of God, Who is absolute in every attribute.

But we should distinct absoluteness of value and absoluteness of attribute. I think that absolute attribute is attribute which cannot have non-absolute value. This way absolute attribute is like boolean Yes/No.

But maybe this test has no value.

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