Ethics-The existence of God Flashcards

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Ecclesiastes 3:1

God is immanent
God’s involvement with the world continued after creation. some Christians believe the seasons are controlled by God,
Everything in life happens at the right time.

Life has good and bad moments – both have a purpose.

God is in control of when things happen.

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’’ there is a time for everything, and a season for every activity’’

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1 John 4:8
omnibnevolent , all lovign all caring, KIND

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'’God is love’’

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Genesis 1:26
specail relarionship with god ,unique link to god ,gives a role in stewardship over his creation

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'’Let us make make man in our image’’

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Mark 4:39- specific
God acting in the world
3 other miracles

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’’ quiet! be still!’’

miracles
feeding of the 5000
sending his son Jesus to earth
a blind person getting prayed for then healed

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Mathew 28:19

evidence of…
trinity
evangelism
baptism

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” make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”

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what is the Design argument.

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the argument that suggest that observations of the natural world reveal an order and complexity that could only have been achieved through an intelligent designer.

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what view does William Paley agree with and what is his analogy

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he agrees with the design argument and uses the watch to explain the argument. he said the way in watch all the parts of a watch work together to meet a purpose suggests that the watch must have a design.

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what does John Stuart Mill believe and why

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he disagrees with Paley by examining how nature operates and how some animals are efficient killers or certain creatures living on other animals. other times its the fault of earths structure e.g tsunami, earthquakes and volcano eruptions.

so if a god existed based on the design of the work then his is a cruel God, as his creation brings all kinds of pain and suffering

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