LessonsDivine Speech: Eternal Attribute, Inner Speech and Its RelationsQuiz

A meaning may be conveyed through spoken expression, writing, or gesture. The medium changes, but it does not follow that the meaning conveyed comes into being anew with every medium.

A teacher might say “Close the door,” write it, or communicate it by a gesture. These are different modes of expression directed to an identifiable instruction.

The human example illustrates only the distinction between signified meaning and sign. It does not attribute human mental states, a tongue, or bodily organs to God.

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One meaning, multiple means of expression

Divine Speech: Eternal Attribute, Inner Speech and Its Relations

A meaning may be conveyed through spoken expression, writing, or gesture. The medium changes, but it does not follow that the meaning conveyed comes into being anew with every medium.

A teacher might say “Close the door,” write it, or communicate it by a gesture. These are different modes of expression directed to an identifiable instruction.

The human example illustrates only the distinction between signified meaning and sign. It does not attribute human mental states, a tongue, or bodily organs to God.