God's nature and it's divergent emphases

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Benevolence

Liberal protestants emphasises social justice as a reflection of god's love. Evangelical focuses on personal salvation

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Omniscience

Calvinists emphasise god's foreknowledge in predestination. Arminians emphasises freewill alongside his omniscience

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Omnipotent

Liberals interpret this more symbolically focusing on his influence

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Monotheistic

Some Pentecostal groups reject the traditional doctrine of the trinity

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Judge

Conservatives emphasise this. Liberals may focus on his mercy

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Eternal

Liberals will interpret it metaphorically

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Transcendent

Conservatives will focus on this.

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Immanence

Evangelicals emphasise this through personal relationships while orthodox focus on it in sacraments

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Personal

Pentecostal emphasise the personal experience of god through the holy spirit

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Forgiving

Liberals focus on his unconditional forgiveness and universal love