attributes of God Flashcards

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creatio ex nihilo

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doctrine that matter had to be create by some divine created act

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omnipotent

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God has unlimited power, no one has more power than Him and there is nothing He can’t do

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3
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omniscient

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God knows everything, past present and future

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4
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incorporeal

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God is not made of material/has no material existence

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5
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immanent

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Like Jesus on earth, God is graspable and understandable

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6
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omnipresent

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God is present everywhere and is not bound by time or space

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7
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immutable

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God cannot be changed

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8
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incomprehensible

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God cannot be fully understood

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9
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transcendent

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God is not limited to this world and exists outside of this world

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10
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infinite

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God is beyond measure

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11
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Eternal

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God has no beginning or end

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12
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trinity

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The Father, The Son and the Holy Spirit as one

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13
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Sovereign

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God is the supreme ruler

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14
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omnibenevolent

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God is perfect and is good all the time

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15
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Compare OT with NT: High Priest

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OT: Chosen among men, lineage of Levi
NT: Son of God, lineage of Judah, Jesus is the High Priest

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16
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Compare OT with NT: Sacrifice

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OT: Shed the blood of animals, animal blood cannot forgive/cover sin
NT: shed blood of Jesus, His sacrifice is enough to forgive us of our sins

17
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Compare OT with NT: Covenant

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OT: Written on stone, coveneant of justice, broken most of the time
NT: written on our hearts, covenant of grace

18
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Compare the OT with NT: Tabernacle and Sanctuary

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OT: priest had to intercede for man, had to be purified with sprinkling of blood
NT: Jesus intercedes for us, it lives in us/God dwells in us

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Compare OT with NT: Sin

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OT: sprinkling of blood purified the flesh, symbols and rituals remind us that we are sinful
NT: Jesus removes sin, the Holy Spirit convicts us of sin