beliefs abojt deity Flashcards
(27 cards)
analogy
comparison of one thing and another used for an explanation
myth
a traditional story that usually involves supernatural beings or events
symbol
a mark of character that represents something
monotheism
belief that there is only one God
polytheism
belief that there is many gods
immanent
Within the universe
omnipotent
all powerful
omnibenevolent
all loving
omniscient
all knowing
omnipresent
everywhere
transcendent
separate for the world
agnostic
believes in something supernatural but not fully God
incarnate
embodied in human form
we believe in on God…
the Almighty
we believe I’m one Lord…
Jesus Christ, the only son of God
we believe in the Holy Spirit…
the giver of life
God lives in us…
and is made complete in U.S.
as a mother….
comforts her child, I will comfort you
God is something that in which
nothing greater can be thought of
the earth is the lords
and everything in it
world is too detailed to not have a designer
teleological PALEY
God is the first cause (liberal view)
cosmological ST AQUINAS
God is which nothing can be greater than
ontological ST ANSELM
earth = just right
goldilocks effect SWINBURNE